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738 St Nicholas Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1020530060 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-08-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,325 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1888)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)LUCILLE A GREY
Managing agentESRA MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$624,000 $280,800
2026$600,000 $270,000
2027$693,000 $311,850

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway145 St — A B C D · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Harlem-148 St — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 147 St — M3 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBradhurst Ave & W 148 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School. 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

738 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

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3015 Riverdale Avenue BX121 B
128 West 138 Street MN60 A
270 Convent Avenue MN60 A
897 Empire Boulevard BK59 A
1212 Ocean Avenue BK48 A
161 East 88 Street MN42 A
353 West 141 Street MN40 A
421 Crown Street BK39 B
2025 Valentine Avenue BX36 B
450 West 147 Street MN32 B
501 West 156 Street MN32 B
273 West 136 Street MN32 A
526 West 158 Street MN30 A
2049 5 Avenue MN28 C
467 Lenox Avenue MN25 B
88 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
108 West 95 Street MN24 B
1384 Pacific Street BK23 C
1987 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
1723 Townsend Avenue BX21 B
1711 Townsend Avenue BX21 A
110 West 114 Street MN20 B
558 West 148 Street MN20 B
110 Cambridge Place BK20 B
454 West 152 Street MN20 B
116 Cambridge Place BK20 A
450 West 152 Street MN20 A
1608 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 A
357 West 115 Street MN18 A
289 Parkside Avenue BK16 A
283 Parkside Avenue BK16 B
107 West 105 Street MN15 A
371 West 120 Street MN15 A
364 West 121 Street MN15 A
981 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 A
753 St Nicholas Avenue MN12 A
7 West 131 Street MN12 A
271 West 150 Street MN11 C
303 West 149 Street MN10 A
8 St Nicholas Terrace MN10 B
59 Morningside Avenue MN10 A
829 Nostrand Avenue BK10 B
494 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
2039 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 A
831 Nostrand Avenue BK9 B
100 Ralph Avenue BK8 A
384 Manhattan Avenue MN8 B
523 West 150 Street MN8 B
503 West 150 Street MN8 A
219 Thomas S Boyland St BK8 C
222 West 136 Street MN7 C
307 West 107 Street MN7 A
302 West 122 Street MN6 A
741 St Nicholas Avenue MN6 A
241 West 137 Street MN5 D
61 Morningside Avenue MN5 C
203 West 122 Street MN5 B
738 St Nicholas Avenue MN4 C
136 West 118 Street MN3 D
160 West 128 Street MN2 C

showing 60 of 63 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,000 on 1999-03-01 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagecorp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-03-01Mortgage $113,000 — from GREY, MAURICE E. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP. $113,000
1996-02-09Mortgage $100,000 — from GREY, MAURICE C. to ZUCKERMAN, LILA $100,000
1988-10-18Mortgage $50,000 — from RICE, HAYNES to ZUCKERMAN, LILA $50,000
1988-03-24Mortgage $26,000 — from RICE, HAYNES to LUNDY, TIMOTHY $26,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701034
201811024
201900415
202010113
202100314
202200314
202301337
202400145
202500235
202600325
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-06-02Boiler inspection
2026-05-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-16311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-01-16Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-11-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-02Boiler inspection
2026-05-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-16311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-01-16Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025
2025-11-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-10-02Boiler inspection
2025-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-27Boiler inspection
2024-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-10-09Boiler inspection
2023-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-07-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-08-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-01-07Boiler inspection
2021-01-05311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2020
2020-09-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE. THIS JOB IS BEING FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 2 APPLICATION #123516711$325
2020-02-28311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-01-13Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-08-18311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2019-06-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019-05-31Boiler inspection
2019-04-09311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018
2018-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-08Boiler inspection
2018-09-19Job filed: REPAIR AND REINFORCE EXISTING RETAINER WALL AT REAR YARD AS REQUIRED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS FILING.$10,000
2018-08-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-15Boiler inspection
2017-04-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-17DOB violation LANDMK:
2015-11-17DOB violation LANDMK:
2015-11-16DOB violation LANDMK:
2015-07-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-04DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2014-05-13TL&R — from GREY, MAURICE E to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.
2014-05-13Mortgage satisfied — from GREY, MAURICE E to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC.
2014-05-06311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Complaince Inspection
2014-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2014-04-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2014-04-28DOB complaint, category ?
2014-04-28DOB violation C: FAIL TO MAINTAIN:738 ST NICHOLAS AV,4 STORY,LANDMARKED BRICK&MORTAR/ TIMBER FLRS BUILT CA.1887 BLDG.ON 3/13/14 PORTION OF NATURAL
2014-03-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2014-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
2014-03-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT REAR YARDRETAINING WALL WHICH IS APPROX 25'FEET IN HEIGHT & APPROX 20
2014-01-24311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2013
2013-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-10-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 27 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2012-10-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 27 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2012-10-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-10-02Permit AL — ISSUED
2012-07-05311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2012-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-09-28Job filed: REPAIR WORK ON FRONT FACADE TO INCLUDE SCRAPING, PATCHING, AND PAINTING OF EXTERIOR WALL. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY, OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATIO$15,000
2010-09-09HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2010-09-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND THE BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3F, 2nd STORY, 1st APA
2010-09-09HPD class A: § 27-2014 ADM CODE PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EXTERIOR WINDOW FRAMES AND SASHES OF THE THIRD WINDOW ON THE WEST WALL I
2010-09-09HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2010-09-09HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2010-09-02311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2010-09-02311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2010-09-02311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB
2010-09-02311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-09-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2010-09-02Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2010-09-02Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-09-02Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2010-08-16HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS AT LOBBY, 1st STORY
2010-08-16HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2010-08-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPALDING BROWN STONE FRONT OF BUILDING , 2nd STORY
2010-08-16HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT
2010-08-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRE IN FORNT OF BUILDING , 1st STORY
2010-08-13ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL DEFECT IS: BROWNSTONE FACADE ATFRONT IS CRACKED, BULGING AND SPALLING. REMEDY: REPAIR DEFEC$200
2010-08-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Facade - Defective/Cracking (Ll11/98)
2010-08-12311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2010-08-12311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-08-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2010-08-12DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3F,
2010-03-15HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD MATERIAL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2010-03-11311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2010-03-11311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2010-03-11311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2010-03-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2010-03-11Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2010-03-11Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2010-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-08-24HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2009-08-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2009-08-07Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-08-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2009-07-30HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2009-07-30HPD class A: § 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE DUST ON FLOOR AND WALLS, ALL STORYS AT PUBLIC HALL
2009-07-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING VESTIBULE , 1st STORY
2009-05-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-05-05Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-05-05Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-05-05Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2008
2008-07-16Deed — from GREY, MAURICE E to GREY FAMILY PROPERTIES L.P.
2005
2005-11-18DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-01-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2004-01-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2002
2002-10-30DOB violation LANDMK:
2002-10-30DOB violation LANDMK:
2002-07-26DOB violation LANDMK:
2002-07-26DOB violation LANDMK:
2002-05-08DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-08-15SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
1999
1999-03-01Mortgage $113,000 — from GREY, MAURICE E. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP.$113,000
1999-03-01Mortgage satisfied — from GREY, MAURICE E. to ZUCKERMAN, LILA
1999-03-01Mortgage assigned — from GREY, MAURICE E. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP.
1997
1997-10-06Mortgage assigned — from WILLIAMS, ETLA S.; GREY, MAURICE W. EXECUTOR to SERAILE, JANETTE ESQ.; SERAILE, WILLIAM
1997-02-04Mortgage assigned — from ZUCKERMAN, LILA to WILLIAMS, ETLA S. ESTATE OF
1996
1996-06-05DOB complaint, category ?
1996-05-23DOB complaint, category ?
1996-02-09Deed — from TINY COVE REALTY CORP. to GREY, MAURICE E.
1996-02-09Mortgage $100,000 — from GREY, MAURICE C. to ZUCKERMAN, LILA$100,000
1991
1991-07-17Deed — from BELSKY, FLORENCE to TINY COVE REALTY CORP
1990
1990-02-06Deed — from RICE, HAYNES to HAMILTON, DARREN
1988
1988-10-18Mortgage $50,000 — from RICE, HAYNES to ZUCKERMAN, LILA$50,000
1988-10-18Mortgage satisfied — from RICE, HAYNES to LUNDY, TIMOTHY
1988-10-18PAT — from RICE, HAYNES to WHITE, WILLIAM A.
1988-06-14CTOR — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE
1988-03-24Mortgage $26,000 — from RICE, HAYNES to LUNDY, TIMOTHY$26,000
1988-03-24Mortgage satisfied — from 357 W 119TH ST CORP to CARVER FED SVGS LN ASOC
1987
1987-10-22Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1970
1970-04-10Deed — from 357 W 119TH STREET CORP to RICE, HAYNES

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