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1479 St Nicholas Avenue

2,633Records
20City systems
5Open violations
83.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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2,633 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,946 311 service requests, 357 HPD complaints, 93 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units38
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)RANDI MANAGEMENT CO, LLC
BBL1021660023
BIN1063963

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 83.1. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations5 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-22.
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

295 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 54 · winter 2024–25: 92 · winter 2025–26: 145). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

54
’23–24
92
’24–25
145
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

322 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (145) · Noise (100) · Water System (16) · Elevator (9) · Illegal Parking (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

$232,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)RANDI MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Head officerRUBIN PIKUS
Managing agentMILBROOK PROPERTIES LTD
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,560,000 $2,502,000
2026$5,220,000 $2,349,000
2027$5,598,000 $2,519,100

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

Subway181 St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
181 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 184 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek
Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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

1479 St Nicholas Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

322 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 145 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 MILBROOK PROPERTIES LTD — 26 buildings, 1,308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2820 Bailey Avenue BX102 C
108 West 227 Street MN82 A
320 Wadsworth Avenue MN80 A
2121 Westbury Court BK67 B
1645 Grand Concourse BX67 A
253 Sherman Avenue MN65 B
16 East 169 Street BX64 A
2525 Morris Avenue BX64 B
3130 Albany Crescent BX59 A
1325 Edward L Grant Hwy BX57 A
1332 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 A
120 West 228 Street MN56 B
760 Riverside Drive MN56 B
1 Audubon Avenue MN55 A
4520 Broadway MN54 A
320 Eastern Parkway BK50 A
1400 St Nicholas Avenue MN40 B
1479 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 B
2670 Broadway MN37 B
4841 Broadway MN35 B
556 West 180 Street MN31 A
550 West 180 Street MN30 A
1337 Edward L Grant Hwy BX28 A
1585 1 Avenue MN16 A
414 East 83 Street MN11 A
1627 2 Avenue MN8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $320,849 on 2020-11-09 (lender: Symetra Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-11-09Agreement $2,400,000 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $2,400,000
2020-11-09Mortgage $320,850 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $320,850
2018-07-09Agreement $2,150,000 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,150,000
2018-07-09AL&R $2,150,000 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,150,000
2018-07-09Mortgage $312,415 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $312,415
2012-04-09Agreement $2,000,000 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC C/O MILBROOK PR to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2012-04-09AL&R $2,000,000 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC C/O MILBROOK PR to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2012-04-09Mortgage $543,958 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC C/O MILBROOK PR to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $543,958
2004-05-25M&CON $1,700,000 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,700,000
2003-08-11M&CON $1,650,000 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,650,000
2002-06-10Mortgage $579,911 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO.LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $579,911
1994-05-03Mortgage $285,413 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT COMPANY to LEXINGTON MORTGAGE COMPANY $285,413
1991-05-08Mortgage $115,000 — from RANDI MANAGEMENT CO to CHEMICAL BANK $115,000
1987-12-01Mortgage $601,552 — from RANDI MGMT CO to CHEMICAL BANK $601,552
1987-01-09Mortgage $476,574 — from PIKUS, SHARON; RANDI MANAGEMENT COMPANY; PIKUS, RUBIN to PINKWASSER, ETHEL; PINKWASSER, ALAN; CYPRUS, JOEL; CYPRUS, ROCHELLE; PINKWASSER, GOLDIE; F $476,574

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017029503100
201804494259
201904390346
202070324144
202132200126
20226997103989
20230136803372
20240818005193
20250314602151
20262216503172
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 2,419Ownership & money 59Health & systems 44

Every one of the 2,633 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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