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717 Saint Nicholas' Avenue

Manhattan · 10031 | BBL 1020600034 | BIN 1061352
Data as of August 16, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

30 open HPD violations on record: 12 Class A (non-hazardous), 10 Class B (hazardous), and 8 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch set….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class C): 15,344 days (about 42 years), on record since 1984.

Violation figures current as of Aug 16, 2026.

A 9-unit building, built in 1891.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 10 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

Top insights

10
Open HPD
Class B
8
Open HPD
Class C
1762
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
9
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
9
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
250
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,787
ZIP median
rent
1891
Year built
1 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
99 places
Amenities
nearby

717 St Nicholas' Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10031. The closest subway is 145 St (A,C,B,D) (1-minute walk), served by the 1, 3, A, B, C, and D lines.

Is 717 St Nicholas' Avenue rent-stabilized?
Yes — all 9 residential units at 717 St Nicholas' Avenue are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 717 St Nicholas' Avenue?
145 St (A,C,B,D) — a 1-minute walk (43m) from 717 St Nicholas' Avenue. Served by the 1, 3, A, B, C, and D lines.
Is 717 St Nicholas' Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1891, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
F
All-time HPD violations
Total194
Open30
Closed164

Oldest open violation: August 1984. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Class A12 open · 43 closed
Class B10 open · 76 closed
Class C8 open · 44 closed
Class I0 open · 1 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-02-10 Class B · Apt 4R · 230 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN TH…"
  • 2026-01-14 Class C · 257 days open "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
  • 2025-01-24 Class A · 612 days open "§ 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NE…"
  • 2025-01-24 Class A · 612 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGA…"
  • 2025-01-24 Class A · 612 days open "§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVA…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
score 0/100
  • Class C · 8 open · penalty 120 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 10 open · penalty 50 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 12 open · penalty 12 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints17
Open0
Closed17
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat7
Other6
Hot Water4
Electric2
Plumbing2
Paint1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-02-18 · Apt 3R · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-02-09 · Apt 3R · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-02-07 · Apt 4R · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: 4R · 3R
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total1
By year
20251
Most recent
  • 2025-03-18 Apt 1R
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total10
Open10
Closed0
Complaints
Total6
Open (active)0
Closed6
Recent open violations
  • 2014-05-15 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT"
  • 2005-01-31 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 2003-03-19 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

1 lead-paint hazard cited and later remediated (most recent 2026); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.

Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1891). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1891 (135 yr old)
Building classC7 — Walk-up w/ stores
Floors5
Residential units9
Total units10
Building area (sqft)5,868
Lot area (sqft)2,000
Owner of record (PLUTO)WEST NICHOLAS ASSOCIATES
Designations
Historic districtHamilton Heights / Sugar Hill Historic District
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status9 of 9 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)9
Stabilized (latest)9
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total250768
Violent1153
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)13
Felonies63238
Misdemeanors153363
Violations26124
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • PETIT LARCENY: 130
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 118
  • GRAND LARCENY: 78
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 77
  • OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 52
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,234 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls1,762
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 374
  • Illegal Parking: 273
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 111
  • Homeless Person Assistance: 75
  • Noise - Residential: 67
By category
Other1,161
Parking290
Noise215
Homeless75
Rats8
Trash8
Construction3
Drug2
Drinking0
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints215
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk111
Residential67
Commercial26
Vehicle11
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility3 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • K & N DELI GROCERY CORP 701A ST NICHOLAS AVENUE · 51m · $400–600/mo
  • CLARIDAN CONTRACTING, INC. 404 W 145TH ST · 74m · $400–600/mo
  • A & F TOBACCO & GROCERY, INC. 356 W 145TH ST · 97m · $400–600/mo
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby22
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)5
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem K-8 · 2 min (124m) · District 84
  • P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell Pre-K-5 · 4 min (321m) · District 6
  • Hamilton Heights School K-5 · 4 min (321m) · District 6
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem K-8 · 2 min (124m) · District 84
  • New Heights Academy Charter School 5-12 · 6 min (471m) · District 84
  • P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson Pre-K-8 · 6 min (492m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • New Heights Academy Charter School 5-12 · 6 min (471m) · District 84
  • JHS 010 Frederick Douglas 6-8 · 8 min (640m) · District 5
  • Frederick Douglass Academy 6-12 · 9 min (756m) · District 5
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby5
Unique lines6
Lines served: 1 · 3 · A · B · C · D
Closest 3 stations
  • 145 St A, C, B, D · 43m · 1 min walk
  • 145 St 1 · 522m · 7 min walk
  • Harlem-148 St 3 · 697m · 9 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby99
Eating (64) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants38
Fast food26
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)23
→ Supermarkets6
→ Convenience17
Pharmacies4
ATMs1
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (10 places selling coffee, of which 8 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby53
A: 38 B: 5 Pending: 10
Sample
  • Grade A Popeyes · Chicken
  • Grade A Famous Fish Market · Seafood
  • Grade A P & M Classic Pizza & Restaurant · Pizza
  • Grade A Starbucks · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A 1 Stop Patty Shop · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Jacob Restaurant · Soul Food
  • Grade A Falafel Tarboosh · Middle Eastern
  • Grade A Jumbo's Hamburgers · Hamburgers
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby119
By category — top 8 of 15 (96 of 119 facilities)
Health Care17
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten15
Youth Services13
Child Services And Welfare12
Transportation11
Parks And Plazas10
Schools (K-12)9
Historical Sites9
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Harlem Village Academy North Charter School Schools (K-12)
  • Frank White Memorial Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Jackie Robinson Park Parks And Plazas
  • Global Community Charter Middle School Schools (K-12)
  • Firelight Media, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Hamilton Grange Library Libraries

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 500 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10031 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,787/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10031 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$65,067/yr
Median monthly income$5,422/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,627/mo
ZIP median rent$1,787/mo
ZIP median rent is 33% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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