3,555 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,587 HPD complaints, 950 311 service requests, 404 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 287.3. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 62 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
212 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (62) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · FLOORING/STAIRS (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12).
$672,970 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (37) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1610-1618 ST. NICHOLAS AVE, LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,731,000 | $2,578,950 |
| 2026 | $4,709,000 | $2,119,050 |
| 2027 | $5,027,000 | $2,262,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 7) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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.
| Subway | 191 St — 1 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 190 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 192 St — M3 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 190 St & St Nicholas Ave · 200 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.
1610 St Nicholas Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
212 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Managed by ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $495,000 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-13 | RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC | $1,696,842 | |
| 2018-08-07 | Agreement $17,750,000 — from 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC; 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,750,000 | |
| 2018-08-07 | Mortgage $7,605,000 — from 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,605,000 | |
| 2018-08-07 | Mortgage $495,000 — from 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $495,000 | |
| 2018-08-07 | Agreement $8,100,000 — from 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,100,000 | |
| 2018-08-07 | AL&R $8,100,000 — from 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,100,000 | |
| 2014-08-06 | Agreement $17,750,000 — from 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC; 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $17,750,000 | |
| 2014-08-06 | Deed $11,121,000 — from 1610 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P. to 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC | $11,121,000 | |
| 2014-08-06 | AL&R $17,750,000 — from 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC; 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $17,750,000 | |
| 2014-08-06 | Mortgage $6,257,241 — from 1548-1560 ST NICHOLAS EQUITIES, LLC; 1610-1618 ST NICHOLAS AVE LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $6,257,241 | |
| 2012-11-19 | M&CON $6,000,000 — from 1610 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2012-11-19 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from 1610 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2012-11-19 | Agreement $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 | |
| 2012-11-19 | Agreement $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 | |
| 2012-11-19 | Mortgage $3,840,914 — from 1610 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,840,914 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 12 | 159 | 0 | 12 | 197 |
| 2018 | 9 | 6 | 103 | 7 | 25 | 150 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 51 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 73 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 3 | 84 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 5 | 109 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 114 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 189 | 4 | 5 | 205 |
| 2025 | 8 | 10 | 193 | 0 | 3 | 214 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 132 |
Every one of the 3,555 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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