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1634 St Nicholas Avenue

1,115Records
18City systems
14Open violations
27.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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1,115 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 441 311 service requests, 298 HPD complaints, 172 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1917
Floors5
Res. units27
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1634-1640 ST NICHOLAS AVE, LLC
BBL1021610015
BIN1063867

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More 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 27.2. 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 violations14 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-08.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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12
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (62) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Dumping (4) · Water System (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$407,003 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (27)
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)1634-1640 ST. NICHOLAS AVE LLC
Head officerEFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS
Managing agentALMA REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,223,000 $1,000,350
2026$2,478,000 $1,115,100
2027$2,286,000 $1,028,700

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cluck N Moo NYCNot yet graded—

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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.

Getting around

Subway191 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-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 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAudubon Ave & W 192 St · 400 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

1634 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

84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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: $5,064,998 on 2015-05-12 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-09-21Agreement $9,274,542 — from 1634-1640 ST NICHOLAS AVE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,274,542
2015-05-12Agreement $10,000,000 — from 1634-1640 ST NICHOLAS AVE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2015-05-12Deed $5,988,000 — from 574 WEST REALTY LLC to 1634-1640 ST NICHOLAS AVE, LLC $5,988,000
2015-05-12Mortgage $5,064,999 — from 1634-1640 ST NICHOLAS AVE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,064,999
2013-09-09Agreement $1,900,000 — from 574 WEST REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,900,000
2013-09-09AL&R $1,900,000 — from 574 WEST REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,900,000
2013-09-09Mortgage $531,317 — from 574 WEST REALTY, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $531,317
2012-12-03RPTT $2,850,000 — from KOENIGSBERG, ELAINE to EK LEGACY LLC; KOENIGSBERG, CRAIG; GLASER, JERYL LYN; DOUGLAS, KIM; KOENIGSBERG, ELAINE $2,850,000
2004-10-12Mortgage $1,530,000 — from 574 WEST REALTY, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,530,000
2004-10-12AL&R $1,530,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 574 WEST REALTY, LLC $1,530,000
2001-08-31Mortgage $2,726,234 — from MORRIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; 574 WEST REALTY, LLC; UNIVERSITY AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 580 W to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $2,726,234
2001-08-31Mortgage $814,000 — from UNIVERSITY AVENUE REALTY, LLC; 580 WEST 161 ST., LLC; 574 WEST REALTY, INC.; MORRIS AVENUE to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $814,000
1995-09-01Mortgage $732,741 — from TUSCAN ASSOCIATES INC.; CENTURIAN ASSOCIATES; MAEL EQUITIES, INC. to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $732,741
1992-10-30Mortgage $1,500,000 — from MORRIS AVE ASSOCIATES; MAEL EQUITIES INC; CENTURIAN ASSOCIATES to STATE BANK LONG ISLAND $1,500,000
1988-11-02Mortgage $40,000 — from MAEL EQUITIES INC to CENTRAL FDRL SVGS $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201772180330
201840230330
201900240327
202070310240
202121350341
20225095014114
2023002211437
202400320335
202501420447
202600390140
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 935Ownership & money 55Health & systems 63

Every one of the 1,115 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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