1,678 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 731 311 service requests, 474 HPD complaints, 268 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 36.4. 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 | 6 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-04-27. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
222 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (92) · Smoking or Vaping (49) · PLUMBING (39) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
$1,080,443 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (40) |
| 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) | 1634-1640 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 | $3,662,000 | $1,647,900 |
| 2026 | $4,018,000 | $1,808,100 |
| 2027 | $4,014,000 | $1,806,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2023 (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 · 450 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 192 St — M3 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Audubon Ave & W 192 St · 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.
1640 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 |
222 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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: $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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 | Agreement $9,274,542 — from 1634-1640 ST NICHOLAS AVE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $9,274,542 | |
| 2015-05-12 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from 1634-1640 ST NICHOLAS AVE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-12 | Mortgage $5,064,999 — from 1634-1640 ST NICHOLAS AVE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,064,999 | |
| 2015-05-12 | Deed $8,982,000 — from 573 WEST 192 ST., LLC to 1634-1640 ST NICHOLAS AVE, LLC | $8,982,000 | |
| 2013-09-09 | Mortgage $1,248,252 — from 573 WEST 192 ST., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,248,252 | |
| 2013-09-09 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from 573 WEST 192 ST., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2013-09-09 | AL&R $3,100,000 — from 573 WEST 192 ST., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2012-12-03 | RPTT $3,990,000 — from KOENIGSBERG, ELAINE to GLASER, JERYL LYN; EK LEGACY LLC; KOENIGSBERG, ELAINE; KOENIGSBERG, CRAIG; DOUGLAS, KIM | $3,990,000 | |
| 2004-12-06 | Agreement $2,070,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 573 WEST 192 ST. LLC | $2,070,000 | |
| 2004-12-06 | Mortgage $1,210,651 — from 573 WEST 192 ST. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,210,651 | |
| 2004-12-06 | AL&R $2,070,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 573 WEST 192 ST. LLC | $2,070,000 | |
| 1997-12-31 | Mortgage $51,239 — from 573 W. 192 ST., LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB | $51,239 | |
| 1990-05-15 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from MAEL EQUITIES INC to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 1988-11-02 | Mortgage $56,000 — from MAEL EQUITIES INC to CENTRAL FDRL SVGS | $56,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 111 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 69 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 59 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 45 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 129 | 0 | 3 | 140 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 5 | 90 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 92 |
Every one of the 1,678 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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