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1620 St Nicholas Avenue

1,100Records
17City systems
19Open violations
49.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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1,100 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 727 311 service requests, 107 HPD complaints, 85 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1917
Floors5
Res. units28
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)573 W. 191ST STREET LLC
BBL1021610009
BIN1063865

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 49.3. 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 violations19 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
16
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

177 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (102) · Noise (38) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Water System (5) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (4).

Filed construction activity

$44,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1917)
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)573 W 191ST STREET LLC
Head officerNELSON LOPEZ
Managing agentKIF CONSTRUCTION LLC
Last registered2024-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,358,000 $1,511,100
2026$3,646,000 $1,640,700
2027$3,717,000 $1,672,650

The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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 fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lulo RestaurantSpanishGrade Pending—

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 · 250 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 192 St — M3 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 190 St & St Nicholas Ave · 350 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

1620 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

177 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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: $108,684 on 2017-11-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-11-28Mortgage $108,684 — from 573 W 191ST STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $108,684
2017-11-28Agreement $3,161,316 — from 573 W 191ST STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $3,161,316
2013-05-02Mortgage $95,879 — from 573 W. 191ST STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $95,879
2013-05-02Agreement $3,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 573 W. 191ST STREET LLC $3,500,000
2008-01-18Mortgage $3,665,000 — from LOPEZ, NELSON to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $3,665,000
1990-07-27Mortgage $16,200 — from 1620 ST NICHOLAS AVECRP to BPD INTERNATIONL BANK $16,200
1990-07-27Mortgage $80,000 — from 1620 ST NICOLAS AVECORP to SIXTEEN TWENTY ETAL $80,000
1988-03-11Mortgage $27,500 — from SIXTEEN-TWENTY UPTWNASC to FILIPPOU, NICHOLAS $27,500
1987-12-09Mortgage $588,000 — from SIXTEEN TWENTY UPTWNASC to ALEX CARVELLAS RL EST CP $588,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700232227
201830380344
201903200326
202000600262
20210111102114
202200280432
202357590475
202400290534
202500730376
20260011003113
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 947Ownership & money 38Health & systems 43

Every one of the 1,100 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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