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1271 St Nicholas Avenue

1,344Records
16City systems
15Open violations
157.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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1,344 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 583 311 service requests, 408 HPD complaints, 184 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units36
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HEIGHTS 600 LLC
BBL1021430013
BIN1063524

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 157.2. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations15 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-30.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
8
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

141 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (48) · Water System (12) · GENERAL (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Illegal Parking (7).

Filed construction activity

$304,180 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
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)Heights 600
Head officerScott Silverman
Managing agentBronstein Properties LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,867,000 $1,290,150
2026$3,309,000 $1,489,050
2027$3,876,000 $1,744,200

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 44/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

Subway175 St — A · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
168 St — 1 A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 174 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWadsworth Ave & W 175 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt
Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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

1271 St Nicholas Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

141 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55-15 99 Street QN138 B
90-19 88 Avenue QN127 C
140-02 Franklin Avenue QN120 A
307 West 57 Street MN103 A
1780 West 3 Street BK99 A
43-17 48 Street QN95 B
313 Edgecombe Avenue MN93 B
46-16 47 Street QN86 A
43-05 47 Street QN82 B
118 Post Avenue MN80 B
42-09 47 Avenue QN79 B
43-09 40 Street QN77 B
30 Seaman Avenue MN74 A
82-15 Britton Avenue QN72 B
415 East 17 Street BK72 B
43-34 49 Street QN72 B
43-22 45 Street QN70 A
2015 Dorchester Road BK70 C
60-15 Calloway Street QN67 A
55 Payson Avenue MN66 A
7402 Bay Parkway BK65 B
20 Seaman Avenue MN65 A
20 Laurel Hill Terrace MN64 A
135-16 82 Avenue QN64 B
88-50 179 Street QN63 B
87-24 115 Street QN60 B
521 Isham Street MN60 B
47-07 41 Street QN59 B
50 East 21 Street BK59 B
45-42 41 Street QN59 B
84-05 108 Street QN59 B
135 Clarkson Avenue BK58 B
47-21 41 Street QN58 A
204 Sherman Avenue MN57 A
91 St Nicholas Avenue BK57 B
141 East 19 Street BK56 C
86-02 Park Lane South QN54 B
45 Thayer Street MN53 B
2212 Ditmas Avenue BK52 C
456 Grand Street BK52 A
414 West 44 Street MN52 A
175-39 Highland Avenue QN52 A
133 Seaman Avenue MN49 B
2160 Caton Avenue BK48 A
613 East 16 Street BK48 B
84-23 85 Road QN48 B
612 West 178 Street MN48 A
446 Ocean Avenue BK47 C
85-25 120 Street QN47 B
198-40 32 Avenue QN46 B
555 West 170 Street MN45 D
1605 Putnam Avenue QN45 B
45-35 46 Street QN45 A
85-31 120 Street QN45 A
122-04 Metropolitan Avenue QN44 A
514 West 213 Street MN44 A
609 West 174 Street MN43 A
89-15 102 Street QN43 B
602 West 190 Street MN42 B
51 Stratford Road BK42 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,407,946 on 2015-09-21 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-08RPTT&RET $5,070,058 — from 5B REALTY COMPANY LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC $5,070,058
2024-07-02RPTT&RET $2,172,882 — from BRONSTEIN EQUITIES LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC $2,172,882
2022-06-01Agreement $7,224,153 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,224,153
2021-05-13RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,696,842
2020-11-04RPTT $9,694,401 — from COMMINGLED PENSION TRUST FUND (SSP) to SSPF REIT 1 LLC $9,694,401
2019-10-28Agreement $7,445,149 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,445,149
2015-09-21Mortgage $1,407,946 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,407,946
2015-09-21Agreement $7,760,000 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,760,000
2013-08-29Agreement $6,487,500 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,487,500
2013-08-29Mortgage $211,890 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $211,890
2012-03-12Agreement $4,749,970 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,749,970
2012-03-12Agreement $1,583,323 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,583,323
2009-04-22Agreement $1,600,000 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2009-04-22Agreement $4,800,000 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,800,000
2007-10-10AL&R $1,600,000 — from HEIGHTS 600 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
190
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700400141
201801290535
201901771281
202000731276
202100271230
202200271230
202330450351
20244018123190
202500590261
202601610365
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 1,212Ownership & money 62Health & systems 42

Every one of the 1,344 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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