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165 Nicholas Avenue · Staten Island · BBL 5010960081 · 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, AEP18.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 61.3. In ZIP 10302, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-03-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Illegal Dumping (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)165 NICHOLAS AVE PARTNERS LLC
Head officerGARY GRINBERG
Managing agentSINY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$573,000 $34,380
2026$537,000 $32,220
2027$609,000 $36,540

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Nicholas Av / Castleton Av — S46 S96 · under 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park
Middle: I.S. 051 Edwin Markham. 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

165 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 SINY DEVELOPMENT LLC — 45 buildings, 87 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B5 · C15 · D9 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3756 Neptune Avenue BK5 D
83 Taft Avenue SI3 C
28 New Street SI3 D
3167A Victory Blvd SI3 C
230 Benziger Avenue SI2 B
196 Lexington Avenue SI2 B
629 Cary Avenue SI2 C
17 Continental Place SI2 B
212 Vanderbilt Avenue SI2 B
125 Corson Avenue SI2 C
4 Baltic Street SI2 A
17 Maple Parkway SI2 A
88 Holland Avenue SI2 C
24 Stanley Avenue SI2 A
416 Castleton Avenue SI2 C
70 Housman Avenue SI2 A
42 Shaughnessy Lane SI2 A
85 Sweetbrook Road SI2 A
273 Port Richmond Avenue SI2 C
40 South Avenue SI2 F
22 Fancher Place SI2 C
86 State Street SI2 A
276 Foster Road SI2 A
165 Nicholas Avenue SI2 D
112 Osgood Avenue SI2 D
776 Van Duzer Street SI2 A
235 Willow Road East SI2 B
24 Grove Street SI2 D
47 Dongan Street SI2 C
81 Russell Street SI2 D
253 Lockman Avenue SI2 C
64 Lexington Avenue SI2 D
19 De Groot Place SI2 A
120 Lockman Avenue SI2 D
40 Dongan Street SI2 C
71 Rockland Avenue SI2 A
3880 Amboy Road SI1 D
97 Steuben Street SI1 A
192 Charles Avenue SI1 C
122 Lockman Avenue SI1 A
21 Betty Court SI1 C
106 Elizabeth Street SI1 C
74 Winant Street SI1 C
226 Targee Street SI1 A
28 Barker Street SI1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-16RPTT $325,000 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN IT to 165 NICHOLAS AVE PARTNERS LLC $325,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
24
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700000
201800000
201900011
202000314
202100112
2022109111
20233120024
202411406
202500303
20260013013
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The last 12 months — 16 records

DateRecord
2026-05-02HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STOR
2026-05-02HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2026-03-05HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2026-03-05HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1s
2026-03-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-03-02311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-03-02311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-03-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-03-02Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-03-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-03-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-03-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-02-09311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-11-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2025-11-15311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-11-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-02HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STOR
2026-05-02HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2026-03-05HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2026-03-05HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1s
2026-03-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-03-02311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-03-02311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-03-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-03-02Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-03-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-03-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-03-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-02-09311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025
2025-11-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2025-11-15311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-11-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024
2024-05-22311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024-02-13311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-02-11311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-01-30311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-01-29DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-12Permit Curb Cut — Signed-off
2023
2023-12-25311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-12-20311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-12-13311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-12-13311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2023-12-13DOB complaint, category ?
2023-11-16311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2023-11-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2023-10-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2023-09-21HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1
2023-09-12311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-08-29311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-08-16311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-07-20Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-05-11Job filed: Alteration
2023-04-24Job filed: 10' CURB CUT$1,000
2023-03-21311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-02-27311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2023-02-22311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022
2022-12-02311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-11-15311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-10-30311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-10-27311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-10-26311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-10-25311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2022-10-23311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-10-23311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-09-21311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-07-11Job filed: Alteration CO
2022-03-25RPTT — from 165 NICHOLAS AVE PARTNERS LLC to ROCKLAND AVE PARTNERS LLC
2021
2021-10-01311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-07-16RPTT $325,000 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN IT to 165 NICHOLAS AVE PARTNERS LLC$325,000
2020
2020-08-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2020-08-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-31RPTT $100 — from PASSARELLO, ESQ AS REFEREE, JOHN A to U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN IT$100
2019
2019-12-30Sold for $100$100
2015
2015-05-12311: Street Sign - Damaged — Bus Stop
2015-05-11311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2012
2012-04-19RPTT — from OSORIO, OLGA to OSORIO, BRENDA

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