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1520 St Nicholas Avenue

3,019Records
18City systems
34Open violations
182.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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3,019 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,066 HPD complaints, 950 311 service requests, 768 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1911
Floors5
Res. units24
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1520-1526 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC
BBL1021570067
BIN1063788

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 182.6. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations34 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 16 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
16
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

140 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · Water System (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Noise (14) · Obstruction (12) · PLUMBING (10).

Filed construction activity

$33,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)1520-1526 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC
Head officerANH DO
Managing agent1520-1526 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,070,000 $931,500
2026$1,826,000 $821,700
2027$1,967,000 $885,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bunny DeliSandwichesAMice 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

Subway191 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 187 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 189
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

1520 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

140 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 1520-1526 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC — 2 buildings, 42 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1520 St Nicholas Avenue MN24 C
1526 St Nicholas Avenue MN18 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,025,025 on 2021-08-13 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-13Mortgage $11,025,026 — from 1520-1526 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,025,026
2021-08-13Deed $12,550,000 — from 1520-26 ST. NICHOLAS HOLDING LLC to 1520-1526 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC $12,550,000
2021-08-13AL&R $11,025,026 — from 1520-1526 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,025,026
2021-07-21Sold for $12,550,000 $12,550,000 $522,917
2017-12-28Mortgage $11,325,000 — from 1520-26 ST. NICHOLAS HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,325,000
2017-12-28Agreement $11,325,000 — from 1520-26 ST. NICHOLAS HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,325,000
2017-12-28Mortgage $5,394,204 — from 1520-26 ST. NICHOLAS HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,394,204
2017-12-28AL&R $11,325,000 — from 1520-26 ST. NICHOLAS HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,325,000
2013-10-15Agreement $6,200,000 — from 1520-26 ST. NICHOLAS HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,200,000
2013-10-15Mortgage $5,357,228 — from 1520-26 ST. NICHOLAS HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,357,228
2013-10-15AL&R $6,200,000 — from 1520-26 ST. NICHOLAS HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,200,000
2004-04-01Mortgage $64,172 — from 1520 ST.NICHOLAS AVENUE REALTY INC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK 0F WILLIAMSBURGH $64,172
2004-04-01Agreement $1,260,828 — from 1520 ST.NICHOLAS AVENUE REALTY INC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK 0F WILLIAMSBURGH $1,260,828
2001-04-20Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 1520 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE REALTY, INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $1,350,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201723644174
20180123704242
20190034604350
20200039600396
20210021154220
202201359011371
202301220010231
20240010669121
202500530558
202604114012130
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 2,854Ownership & money 33Health & systems 74

Every one of the 3,019 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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