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1600 St Nicholas Avenue

2,940Records
18City systems
1Open violations
20.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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2,940 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,678 311 service requests, 62 HPD complaints, 30 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units47
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)BARRY MARTIN 599 CORP
BBL1021610001
BIN1063863

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 52% 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 20.7. 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

446 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (184) · Water System (136) · Noise (69) · Water Maintenance (13) · Water Conservation (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).

Filed construction activity

$221,479 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (47)
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)BARRY MARTIN 599 CORP
Head officerBARRY M FISHMAN
Managing agentNATHAN L FISHMAN
Last registered2026-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,489,000 $2,020,050
2026$5,191,000 $2,335,950
2027$4,933,000 $2,219,850

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mi Pueblo Deli & GroceryOtherA—

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
190 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 190 St — M3 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 190 St & St Nicholas Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 189
Middle: Middle School 322. 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

1600 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

446 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $3,500,000 on 2005-01-18 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-11-08Agreement $3,262,618 — from BARRY MARTIN 599 CORP to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,262,618
2005-01-18AL&R $3,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to BARRY MARTIN 599 CORP. $3,500,000
2005-01-18Mortgage $3,500,000 — from BARRY MARTIN 599 CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,500,000
1982-08-02Mortgage $305,000 — from BARRY MARTIN, INC. to COLLEGIATE MFG CO.,INC. $305,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201733260133
201801730276
201900750580
202030470252
20212489113901
20222261403621
20230128302286
20240727906292
202500810586
202601630266
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 2,779Ownership & money 16Health & systems 48

Every one of the 2,940 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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