2,673 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,347 311 service requests, 602 HPD complaints, 393 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 196.4. 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 | 59 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
197 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 121 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 44). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
549 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (165) · Water System (101) · HEAT/HOT WATER (95) · Noise (92) · Vendor Enforcement (12) · Derelict Vehicles (10).
$52,660 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (38) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1621 ST NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | MATTHEW KELLER |
| Managing agent | NIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-06-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,900,000 | $1,755,000 |
| 2026 | $4,424,000 | $1,990,800 |
| 2027 | $4,425,000 | $1,991,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI · J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popeyes | Chicken | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 190 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 192 St — M3 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 190 St & St Nicholas Ave · 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.
1621 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 |
549 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 95 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 1,425 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C6 · D12. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,131,166 on 2016-05-16 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-16 | Agreement $107,200,000 — from HP WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING; 1320 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC; 4221 BROADWAY OW to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC | $107,200,000 | |
| 2016-05-16 | Mortgage $6,131,167 — from 1621 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,131,167 | |
| 2016-05-16 | Agreement $9,675,000 — from 1621 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,675,000 | |
| 2016-05-16 | AL&R $9,675,000 — from 1621 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,675,000 | |
| 2016-05-16 | Deed $14,500,000 — from MBS HOLDINGS VI, LLC; 191ST STREET REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to 1621 ST. NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC | $14,500,000 | |
| 2016-05-04 | Sold for $14,500,000 | $14,500,000 | $381,579 |
| 2011-12-06 | Agreement $3,700,000 — from 191ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,700,000 | |
| 2011-12-06 | AL&R $3,700,000 — from 191ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,700,000 | |
| 2011-12-06 | Mortgage $606,489 — from 191ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $606,489 | |
| 2008-09-23 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 191ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC | $3,100,000 | |
| 2008-09-23 | AL&R $3,100,000 — from 191ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2008-09-15 | Mortgage $886,947 — from 191ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $886,947 | |
| 2008-07-01 | Agreement $2,225,288 — from 191ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $2,225,288 | |
| 2002-08-16 | Mortgage $1,641,243 — from 191ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $1,641,243 | |
| 1998-03-23 | Mortgage $39,000 — from 191ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $39,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 276 | 0 | 4 | 293 |
| 2018 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 14 | 101 |
| 2019 | 8 | 70 | 9 | 5 | 92 |
| 2020 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| 2021 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 4 | 97 |
| 2022 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 8 | 143 |
| 2023 | 6 | 178 | 0 | 5 | 189 |
| 2024 | 1 | 208 | 0 | 6 | 215 |
| 2025 | 2 | 264 | 0 | 13 | 279 |
| 2026 | 1 | 256 | 0 | 12 | 269 |
Every one of the 2,673 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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