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1468 St Nicholas Avenue

933Records
19City systems
57Open violations
152.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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933 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 268 HPD housing violations, 264 HPD complaints, 226 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1909
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1466-1468 ST NICHOLAS, INC.
BBL1021540069
BIN1079907, 1079914

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 152.1. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations57 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Noise (6) · Missed Collection (4) · Outdoor Dining (4) · Dead Animal (3) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$132,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)1466-1468 ST. NICHOLAS INC.
Head officerZHI LIN
Managing agent1466-1468 ST. NICHOLAS INC.
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,309,000 $1,039,050
2026$2,612,000 $1,175,400
2027$2,599,000 $1,169,550

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mi Ranchito Mexican RestaurantMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway181 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
181 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 184 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 103, 132
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

1468 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $956,579 on 2019-08-29 (lender: Oritani Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-23Agreement $2,800,000 — from CATHAY BANK to 1466-1468 ST. NICHOLAS INC. $2,800,000
2026-04-23AL&R $2,800,000 — from 1466-1468 ST. NICHOLAS INC. to CATHAY BANK $2,800,000
2019-08-29AL&R $3,860,000 — from 1466-1468 ST. NICHOLAS INC. to ORITANI BANK $3,860,000
2019-08-29Agreement $3,860,000 — from 1466-1468 ST. NICHOLAS INC. to ORITANI BANK $3,860,000
2019-08-29Mortgage $956,580 — from 1466-1468 ST. NICHOLAS INC. to ORITANI BANK $956,580
2016-06-30AL&R $3,100,000 — from 1466-1468 ST. NICHOLAS INC. to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $3,100,000
2016-06-30M&CON $3,100,000 — from 1466-1468 ST. NICHOLAS INC. to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $3,100,000
2016-06-30Deed $6,500,000 — from PR 1468 ST NICK LLC to 1466-1468 ST NICHOLAS, INC. $6,500,000
2016-06-22Sold for $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $406,250
2015-06-17Mortgage $1,012,433 — from PR 1468 ST NICK LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $1,012,433
2015-06-17Deed $5,150,000 — from PRANA NINE PROPERTIES, LLC to PR 1468 ST NICK LLC $5,150,000
2015-06-17Agreement $2,900,000 — from PR 1468 ST NICK LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $2,900,000
2015-06-17AL&R $2,900,000 — from PR 1468 ST NICK LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $2,900,000
2005-03-25Deed $2,950,000 — from KHB CORP. to PRANA NINE PROPERTIES, LLC $2,950,000
2005-03-25Agreement $2,380,000 — from PRANA NINE PROPERTIES, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A $2,380,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710380140
201802240228
20195385223
202021230127
202140420147
20220013902141
202300830689
202400370441
202513640472
202620164022
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 778Ownership & money 56Health & systems 34

Every one of the 933 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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