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1551 St Nicholas Avenue

2,058Records
18City systems
90Open violations
157Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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2,058 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 826 311 service requests, 653 HPD housing violations, 296 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units38
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1551 ST. NICHOLAS LLC
BBL1021680015
BIN1063997

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 157. 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 violations90 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1988-01-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$10,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

384 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (333) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · PLUMBING (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).

Filed construction activity

$12,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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)1551 ST NICHOLAS LLC
Head officerZAHAVA Mashiah
Managing agentNEW REALTY MGMT INC
Last registered2025-11-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,120,000 $1,404,000
2026$2,838,000 $1,277,100
2027$2,775,000 $1,248,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 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
Anita's CuisineMexicanBMice evidence
Puro Sabor A MexicanoNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
181 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 187 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 500 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

1551 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

384 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $238,000 on 1998-07-14 (lender: Home Federal Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-07-14Mortgage $238,000 — from 1551 ST. NICHOLAS, LLC to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $238,000
1997-07-16Mortgage $462,000 — from 1551 ST. NICHOLAS LLC to 1551 ST. NICHOLAS AVE. CORP. $462,000
1989-02-06Mortgage $485,000 — from 1551 ST NICHOLAS AVECP to 1551 STNICHOLAS ASSOC $485,000
1986-07-01Mortgage $615,000 — from 1551 ST. NICHOLAS ASSOC. to JEANALEX REALTY CORP. $615,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201727894102
2018031173123
20190432339
2020011311133
20210280991
2022071162125
202301038452
20243849262
2025042053212
2026002721273
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 1,843Ownership & money 30Health & systems 59

Every one of the 2,058 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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