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1534 St Nicholas Avenue

3,286Records
21City systems
8Open violations
24.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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3,286 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,399 HPD complaints, 1,049 311 service requests, 551 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1922
Floors5
Res. units28
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ALLIED XXXIV LLC
BBL1021570075
BIN1063791

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 24.1. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2017-06-23.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 20 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
8
’24–25
20
’25–26
3
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

110 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (44) · Noise (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Derelict Vehicles (7) · Dirty Condition (5) · Water System (5).

Filed construction activity

$424,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1922)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)ALLIED XXXIV LLC
Head officerBAHRAM HAKAKIAN
Managing agentALLIED REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,396,000 $1,078,200
2026$2,215,000 $996,750
2027$2,389,000 $1,075,050

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 7/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Equis Pica PolloNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 187 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 250 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

1534 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

110 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 ALLIED REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORP — 26 buildings, 494 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B8 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
206 Audubon Avenue MN35 C
200 Audubon Avenue MN33 B
54 Carmine Street MN32 A
1253 St Nicholas Avenue MN32 B
182 Avenue A MN32 A
28 West 26 Street MN28 A
1534 St Nicholas Avenue MN28 A
34 8 Avenue MN23 A
1540 St Nicholas Avenue MN23 B
103 St Marks Place MN21 A
26 Vandam Street MN21 A
16 St Marks Place MN18 B
247 Mulberry Street MN18 A
501 West 167 Street MN17 C
24 St Marks Place MN16 B
217 East 4 Street MN15 A
2083 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 B
2145 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 C
2143 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 B
1741 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
1743 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
132 Sullivan Street MN11 A
791 Broadway MN10 B
375 1 Avenue MN9 A
2002 2 Avenue MN6 A
94 Greenwich Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $481,370 on 2023-04-27 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-04-27Agreement $4,560,000 — from ALLIED XXXIV LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,560,000
2023-04-27Mortgage $481,370 — from ALLIED XXXIV LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $481,370
2023-04-27AL&R $4,560,000 — from ALLIED XXXIV LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,560,000
2018-03-29Agreement $4,450,000 — from DUPONT REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,450,000
2018-03-29AL&R $4,450,000 — from DUPONT REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,450,000
2018-03-29Mortgage $2,621,326 — from DUPONT REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,621,326
2005-05-06Mortgage $1,476,525 — from DUPONT REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,476,525
2005-05-06Agreement $2,750,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to DUPONT REALTY LLC $2,750,000
2005-05-06Agreement $2,750,000 — from DUPONT REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,750,000
2001-10-04Mortgage $1,312,500 — from DUPONT REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,312,500
1985-11-18Mortgage $150,000 — from 2750 EIGHTH AVE EQTINC to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP $150,000
1985-11-01Mortgage $175,000 — from 590 WEST 187TH ST ASSOCS to SKYDELL, HARRY $175,000
1985-11-01Mortgage $515,057 — from 590 WEST 187TH ST ASSOCS to FARKAS, JEFFREY; FARKAS, JENNIFER $515,057

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170018608194
201840645780
201901660269
202001940196
20210013601137
20221279021103
2023559179117
202420352342
202500650368
202600330639
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 3,096Ownership & money 48Health & systems 82

Every one of the 3,286 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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