878 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 259 311 service requests, 234 HPD housing violations, 210 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 128.8. 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 | 56 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2001-04-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 32). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$26,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1917) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | H ST NICHOLAS LLC |
| Head officer | KHASH HAIMOF |
| Managing agent | H ST NICHOLAS LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $783,000 | $352,350 |
| 2026 | $683,000 | $307,350 |
| 2027 | $714,000 | $321,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taqueria Y Paleteria | Latin American | Not yet graded | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 191 St — 1 · 300 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 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Audubon Ave & W 192 St · 450 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.
1630 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
91 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,698,013 on 2018-07-18 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A., F/k/a and Sovereign Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-18 | Agreement $4,500,000 — from H ST. NICHOLAS LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A., F/K/A; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $4,500,000 | |
| 2018-07-18 | Mortgage $1,698,013 — from H ST. NICHOLAS LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A., F/K/A; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $1,698,013 | |
| 2013-07-10 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from H. ST. NICHOLAS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $3,100,000 | |
| 2013-07-10 | Mortgage $912,233 — from H. ST. NICHOLAS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $912,233 | |
| 2008-04-04 | Deed $3,500,000 — from PERAM REALTY INC. to H. ST. NICHOLAS LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2008-04-04 | Mortgage $2,250,000 — from H. ST. NICHOLAS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,250,000 | |
| 2008-04-04 | AL&R $2,250,000 — from H. ST. NICHOLAS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,250,000 | |
| 1995-03-01 | Mortgage $35,000 — from PEREZ, RAMON to B & K ASSOCIATES | $35,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 9 | 101 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| 2021 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2022 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 11 | 100 |
| 2023 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 61 |
| 2024 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 49 |
| 2025 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 11 | 91 |
| 2026 | 12 | 82 | 0 | 9 | 103 |
Every one of the 878 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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