A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 28. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and
15% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Rodent (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Harboring Bees/Wasps (1).
Filed construction activity
$6,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-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)
121 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC
Head officer
PHILIP FERRONE
Managing agent
PRISTINE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LLC
Last registered
2026-05-28
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$663,200
$298,440
2026
$664,000
$298,800
2027
$797,000
$358,650
The city's market estimate has risen
20% 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
Subway
DeKalb Av — L · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Saint Nicholas Av — B38 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
Suydam St & St Nicholas Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
15 311 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.
2025-05-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER NOTED : AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED METAL ROLL UP GATE HOOD NOT ANCHORE
2025-05-02DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-03-25Boiler inspection
2025-03-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-03-03311: Harboring Bees/Wasps — Bees/Wasps - Not a beekeper
2024
2024-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-28Boiler inspection
2024-03-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-03-20311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-01-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-10-23FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-10-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-10-23FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-08-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-07-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-20311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-04-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-27HPD 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
2023-03-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-02-28Boiler inspection
2023-02-03311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-02-03Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-01-31311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2022
2022-12-17311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-12-06311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-11-14HPD 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
2022-08-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-12Boiler inspection
2022-04-24311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-04-23311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2022-04-23Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2022-03-02HPD 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
2022-03-02HPD 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
2022-03-02HPD 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
2022-03-02HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2022-03-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-07-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-27311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020-04-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-04-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-04-15Job filed: PROPOSE THE REPLACEMENT OF A ROOFTOP HVAC UNIT ON EXISTING ROUGHING AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED HEREWITH. THERE SHALL BE NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR ME$6,000
2020-04-12311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-07311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-02311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2020-04-02311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2017-09-29311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2017-06-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2017-03-20Boiler inspection
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-11-15HPD 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
2015-02-24HPD 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
2013-08-21311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2013-03-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,15,24B,44C,50,50A,50B. 50-FRESH AIR TO BOILER ROOM MISSING FULL SIZE GOOSE NECK TO KEEP RAIN FROM COMING INTO BOILER ROOM AN
2012
2012-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-07-25311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2010-07-25DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-12-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-04-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-04-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-03-31Job filed: INSTALL 10 TON ROOFTOP A/C UNIT. NO CHAN GE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$22,000
2003-01-16Job filed: Filed to add sprinkler water service and sprinkler system to application.
2003-01-16Job filed: Filed to add sprinkler water service and sprinkler system to application.
2002
2002-11-22Job filed: Convert existing 4 family Class A to 8 family Class A M.D. per plans attached. No change to first floor retail store.$42,000
2002-11-22Job filed: Convert existing 4 family Class A to 8 family Class A M.D. per plans attached. No change to first floor retail store.$42,000
2001
2001-01-17DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-12-22Deed — from FERRONE, CHARLES to 121 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC
1968
1968-12-19Deed — from SCHWARZ RUDOLF DECEASED to FERRONE CHARLES
1968-12-19Mortgage — from FERRONE CHARLES to SCHWARZ RUDOLF DECEASED