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1548 St Nicholas Avenue

3,324Records
19City systems
4Open violations
86.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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3,324 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,262 HPD complaints, 1,113 311 service requests, 491 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1924
Floors6
Res. units55
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1548-1560 ST. NICHOLAS EQUITIES LLC
BBL1021580007
BIN1063808

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 86.5. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-06.
Active vacate order5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 27). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
21
’24–25
27
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

289 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (167) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · Illegal Parking (15) · PLUMBING (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (9).

Filed construction activity

$392,788 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (55)
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)1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC
Head officerEFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS
Managing agentALMA REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,690,000 $2,560,500
2026$6,048,000 $2,721,600
2027$6,535,000 $2,940,750

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Keibre Sazon Con AmorLatin AmericanA—
Kennedy Chicken & GrillChickenA—
Mi Casa Restaurant Con NCYLatin AmericanNot yet gradedMice evidence
Rasta-Pasta and SaladsCaribbeanNot yet graded—
Triangulo KitchenNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

5 restaurants · 1 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: No Permit or License, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 5 restaurants · 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.

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 187 St — M3 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 500 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

1548 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

289 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
34-46 Vernon Blvd QN405 A
107-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-20 Shore Front Parkway QN240 B
1511 Sheridan Avenue BX223 C
1777 Grand Concourse BX170 F
545 Prospect Place BK159 B
880 Bergen Street BK133 B
38-25 Parsons Boulevard QN113 B
3224 Grand Concourse BX112 D
226 Taaffe Place BK109 B
1775 East 18 Street BK96 B
213 Taaffe Place BK90 A
104-25 195 Street QN89 C
9 Thayer Street MN88 A
658 West 188 Street MN88 C
565 Prospect Place BK86 A
3607 Broadway MN84 B
227 Taaffe Place BK83 B
464 St Marks Avenue BK83 A
89-10 35 Avenue QN82 B
91-35 193 Street QN81 B
32-05 Newtown Avenue QN81 A
37-21 31 Street QN80 A
165 Bennett Avenue MN79 A
39-30 59 Street QN77 A
4455 Broadway MN77 B
173-17 89 Avenue QN76 A
699 Classon Avenue BK76 A
38 Sickles Street MN75 B
25-10 31 Avenue QN74 A
23-30 Newtown Avenue QN74 B
203 Underhill Avenue BK72 B
1114 Ward Avenue BX72 C
92 Pinehurst Avenue MN72 B
480 St Marks Avenue BK71 A
3572 DeKalb Avenue BX70 D
200 Highland Boulevard BK66 B
500 St Marks Avenue BK65 A
3885 Broadway MN64 C
4141 Broadway MN62 C
4151 Broadway MN62 C
90 Ellwood Street MN61 B
505 West 162 Street MN60 B
91-10 34 Avenue QN60 A
3851 Broadway MN59 C
140 Clarkson Avenue BK59 B
961 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1548 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 B
520 West 163 Street MN54 C
102-02 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN52 A
559 West 164 Street MN51 B
5008 Broadway MN50 B
393 Lefferts Avenue BK50 A
1415 Bristow Street BX50 C
557 West 148 Street MN49 B
614 West 157 Street MN48 B
35-30 153 Street QN47 C
35-28 153 Street QN47 B
530 West 163 Street MN45 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,242,089 on 2018-08-07 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-07Agreement $17,750,000 — from 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC; 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $17,750,000
2018-08-07AL&R $9,900,000 — from 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,900,000
2018-08-07Mortgage $1,242,090 — from 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,242,090
2018-08-07Agreement $9,900,000 — from 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,900,000
2014-08-06Deed $13,179,000 — from 1548-1560 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P. to 1548-1560 ST. NICHOLAS EQUITIES LLC $13,179,000
2014-08-06Mortgage $6,257,241 — from 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC; 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $6,257,241
2014-08-06Agreement $17,750,000 — from 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC; 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $17,750,000
2014-08-06AL&R $17,750,000 — from 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC; 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $17,750,000
2012-11-19Agreement $20,996,995 — from 61-65 ADRIAN AVENUE L.P.; 1588 AMSTERDAM AVENUE L.P.; 382-384 WADSWORTH AVENUE L.P.; 1610 to SIGNATURE BANK $20,996,995
2012-11-19Mortgage $3,744,891 — from 1548-1560 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,744,891
2012-11-19Agreement $20,996,995 — from 382-384 WADSWORTH AVENUE L.P.; 1588 AMSTERDAM AVENUE L.P.; 1610 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $20,996,995
2012-11-19M&CON $5,850,000 — from 1548-1560 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $5,850,000
2010-01-08Agreement $21,810,000 — from 61-65 ADRIAN AVENUE L.P.; 1548-1560 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P.; 3210 BROADWAY HOLDINGS L.P to HILLTOP PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, L.P. $21,810,000
2010-01-08Agreement $21,810,800 — from 1548-1560 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P.; 382-384 WADSWORTH AVENUE L.P.; 61-65 ADRIAN AVENUE L to HILLTOP PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, L.P. $21,810,800
2010-01-08Mortgage $4,296,900 — from 1548-1560 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P. to HILLTOP PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, L.P. $4,296,900

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174410701116
20183012364136
201951500359
202040520157
20211118905106
2022209703102
202391780391
20246211986141
20251021904224
20263011706126
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The full timeline

Construction 121Enforcement 72Housing & tenants 2,974Ownership & money 98Health & systems 59

Every one of the 3,324 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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