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656 St Nicholas Avenue
Hamilton Heights

656 St Nicholas Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10030

30 Units

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Built in 1920

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6 Floors

3.2(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    Renters Recommendations

    -- of renters recommend this building

    -- of renters approve of this owner
    Review Summary for 656 St Nicholas Avenue
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 656 St Nicholas Avenue highlight a prime location with good sunlight and views as advantages. However, issues with unresponsive and inefficient management, insufficient pest control, and heating problems have been noted. Female tenants report poor responsiveness from the landlord. Although some recommend the building for its location, improvements in management and maintenance are crucial for a better living experience.

    Reviews (3)

    Over 3 years ago
    Building fine, landlord sexist
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great location, beautiful views, good sunlight and big windows.
    Cons:
    Landlord is bad at responding to female tenants.
    Over 4 years ago
    Poor Management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Newly renovated unit, helpful super
    Cons:
    Bedbugs, unresponsive management, poor and inefficient renovations, cuts corners
    Advice to owner:
    Take care of your tenants

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 7 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 656 St Nicholas Avenue is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.26 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    6
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 03, 2025: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the kitchen , the 3rd room from north, the foyer , the 2nd room from north at center, the 2nd room from north at west located at apt 62, 6th story, 1st apartment from east at south , section ''2''
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    Hazardous
    20
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 20, 2025: § 27-2045(b)(1)(b) hmc, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 rcny repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment located at apt 24, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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    Immediately hazardous
    12
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 11, 2025: § 27-2024 adm code provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures . in the entire apartment located at apt 22, 2nd story, 3rd apartment from south at west
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    Missing information/filings
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
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    Alert:
    One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
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    656 Manhattan LLC
    3.2(3)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•30 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    K
    Khalil Sikander
    3.2(3)
    Head Officer•
    1 Property•30 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    N
    Nadia Sikander
    3.2(3)
    Agent•
    1 Property•30 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    A
    Antonio Dedios
    3.2(3)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•30 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1

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