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1488 St Nicholas Avenue

516Records
10City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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516 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 356 311 service requests, 53 ECB/OATH violations, 33 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1922
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)ST NICHOLAS REALTY
BBL1021570008
BIN1063763

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

192 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (111) · Dirty Condition (21) · Water System (18) · Illegal Parking (14) · Water Maintenance (9) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$67,833 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,307,000 $1,038,150
2026$1,969,000 $886,050
2027$3,322,000 $1,494,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Blue LobsterLatin AmericanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Letter Grading) · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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

Subway181 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 350 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

1488 St Nicholas Avenue

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.

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.

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700718
201830317
201920215
20201928038
20213040144
20220039342
20230029231
20240034135
20250051354
20260099099
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 72Housing & tenants 356Ownership & money 3Health & systems 28

Every one of the 516 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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