1653 St Nicholas Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10040

80 Units

Built in 1925

5 Floors

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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 113 violations which is 1.41 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
22Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
56Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
35Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Apr 01, 2024(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 hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.Nov sent out
Feb 01, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at south wall in the kitchen located at apt 15d, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at eastCiv14 mailed
Feb 01, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 1st room from north located at apt 15d, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at eastCiv14 mailed
Feb 01, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 2nd room from north located at apt 15d, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at eastCiv14 mailed
Feb 01, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 3rd room from north located at apt 15d, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at eastCiv14 mailed
Aug 05, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective inoperative bell and return buzzer system from 1st story public hall to east wall in the foyer located at apt 7d, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northNov sent out
Aug 05, 2021Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the kitchen located at apt 7b, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at northNov sent out
Aug 05, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective inopertive bell and return buzzer system from 1st story public hall to east wall in the foyer located at apt 7b, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at northNov sent out
Sep 06, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing estucheon plate at riser ceiling in the 3rd room from north located at apt 6d, 4th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Sep 06, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at baseboard at north wall in the foyer located at apt 6d, 4th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Sep 06, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing estucheon plate at riser ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 6d, 4th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Sep 06, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation at 1st riser from south at west wall in the bathroom located at apt 6d, 4th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Sep 06, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling, north wall in the bathroom located at apt 6d, 4th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Sep 06, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the kitchen located at apt 6d, 4th story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Aug 05, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and walls in the bathroom located at apt 10d, 4th story, 1st apartment from east at south , section ''1653''Nov sent out
Aug 05, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation steam- riser in the bathroom located at apt 10d, 4th story, 1st apartment from east at south , section ''1653''Nov sent out
Aug 05, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective caulking around bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 10d, 4th story, 1st apartment from east at south , section ''1653''Nov sent out
Feb 27, 2018Section 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint the east and west fire escapes at inner court yardNov sent out
Apr 23, 2017Section 27-2005 adm code refit upper and lower window sashes in the 2nd room from east located at apt 10d, 4th story, 1st apartment from south at west , section ''1653''Nov sent out
Feb 11, 2016Section 27-2104 adm code post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at lobby, 1st storyNov sent out
Dec 24, 2015Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the foyer , the private hallway , the 1st room from east located at apt 3d, 4th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
Apr 09, 2014Section 27-2005 adm code refit windows in the entire apartment located at apt 8b, 2nd story, 2nd apartment from west at northNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

Luis Guevara
Site Manager, Officer, Head Officer
2.3(1)

10 Properties

256 Units

Stepmike Realty Ltd
Agent, Corporate Owner
2.3(1)

10 Properties

256 Units

St Nicholas Manhattan Realty Corp.
Agent, Corporate Owner
2.3(1)

2 Properties

100 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

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When will I get my gas working again?
Former Tenant
Pros:
clean, quiet however no gas. (c) openigloo
Cons:
It has been months without (c) openigloo gas
Advice to owner:
Fix the gas please