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1245 St Nicholas Avenue

3,355Records
21City systems
7Open violations
264.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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3,355 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,155 HPD complaints, 993 HPD housing violations, 789 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1906
Floors6
Res. units38
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HP WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING
BBL1021410048
BIN1063468

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 264.1. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1996-01-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 31 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

11
’23–24
31
’24–25
17
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

192 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · GENERAL (15) · Elevator (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (13).

Filed construction activity

$284,740 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1245 ST NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC
Head officerMATTHEW KELLER
Managing agentNIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-06-30

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,317,000 $2,392,650
2026$4,668,000 $2,100,600
2027$4,144,000 $1,864,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Elsa Restaurant La Reina Del ChicharronLatin AmericanAMice evidence
PopeyesChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 172 St — M3 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 171 St & St Nicholas Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights
Middle: 319, 324. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1245 St Nicholas Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

192 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 1,425 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C6 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1765 Townsend Avenue BX99 B
2660 Broadway MN81 A
2006 Adam C Powell Blvd MN70 D
337 West 138 Street MN67 B
120 West 105 Street MN62 A
561 West 149 Street MN60 B
540 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1320 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 D
602 West 141 Street MN54 D
545 West 164 Street MN51 C
701 West 179 Street MN50 C
610 West 174 Street MN49 B
1831 Adam C Powell Blvd MN46 D
620 West 141 Street MN46 D
1228 St Nicholas Avenue MN44 D
1631 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 D
1245 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 C
1621 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 C
707 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 D
1117 Westchester Avenue BX32 D
965 Amsterdam Avenue MN28 B
933 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 A
165 Manhattan Avenue MN24 A
169 Manhattan Avenue MN24 B
145 Edgecombe Avenue MN22 B
153 Edgecombe Avenue MN22 C
12 East 177 Street BX22 D
203 West 108 Street MN21 B
305 West 111 Street MN20 B
149 Edgecombe Avenue MN20 D
106 West 105 Street MN18 B
1829 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 D
303 West 111 Street MN15 B
931 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
929 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 B
969 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
127 West 106 Street MN10 B
125 West 106 Street MN10 B
123 West 106 Street MN10 A
971 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,260,405 on 2016-05-18 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-07-16Agreement $107,200,000 — from HP WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING; 1320 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC; 4221 BROADWAY OW to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC $107,200,000
2016-05-18Mortgage $9,260,405 — from 1245 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,260,405
2016-05-18Agreement $12,900,000 — from 1245 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,900,000
2016-05-18Deed $19,300,000 — from 601 WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P.; 601 AMIFRA, LLC; MBS HOLDINGS II, LLC; 601 B, LLC to 1245 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC $19,300,000
2016-05-18AL&R $12,900,000 — from 1245 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,900,000
2016-05-04Sold for $19,300,000 $19,300,000 $507,895
2011-12-09Agreement $3,800,000 — from 601 WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,800,000
2011-12-09AL&R $3,800,000 — from 601 WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,800,000
2011-12-09Mortgage $906,070 — from 601 WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $906,070
2008-09-24Mortgage $1,337,789 — from 601 WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,337,789
2008-09-24AL&R $2,900,000 — from 601 WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,900,000
2008-09-24Agreement $2,900,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 601 WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P $2,900,000
1999-01-14Mortgage $1,150,282 — from 601 WEST ASSOCIATES,L.P. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $1,150,282
1988-12-01Mortgage $466,380 — from 601 WEST ASSOCS to LINCOLN SVGS BK $466,380
1985-03-20Mortgage $484,289 — from 601 WEST ASSOCIATES to MARLA ENTERPRISES INC $484,289

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722716303195
201834921002264
201972151295554
20201526703276
20211429401300
202209159016184
20230144805454
202404820793
20250732304334
202602910396
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 181Housing & tenants 2,997Ownership & money 52Health & systems 75

Every one of the 3,355 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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