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849 Saint Nicholas Avenue

Manhattan · 10031 | BBL 1020670043 | BIN 1061629
HPD data as of November 4, 2026
C+
Compliance verdict — Hazardous conditions on record — 3 open Class B

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

5 open HPD violations on record: 2 Class A (non-hazardous) and 3 Class B (hazardous).

Filed by HPD under 849 St Nicholas Avenue — the city’s address directory lists that address and this one as the same building (BIN 1061629).

Most serious recent open violation (Class B): Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in wash basin in the bathroom.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 6,769 days (about 19 years), on record since 2008.

Violation figures current as of Nov 4, 2026.

A 35-unit building, built in 1903.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 22 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

3
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
2863
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
—
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
35
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
272
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,787
ZIP median
rent
1903
Year built
2 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
82 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 1903 as the year built — older than 71% of the 1,066 buildings we cover in ZIP 10031. Inside the Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill Northwest Historic District. The building’s floor space is 4.5 times the size of its lot: 26,724 sq ft of building on a 5,900 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 10, 2026.

849 Saint Nicholas Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10031. The closest subway is 155 St (C) (2-minute walk), served by the C line.

What's the closest subway to 849 Saint Nicholas Avenue?
155 St (C) — a 2-minute walk (161m) from 849 Saint Nicholas Avenue. Served by the C line.
Is 849 Saint Nicholas Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1903, 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
HPD Online ↗
All-time HPD violations
Total9
Open5
Closed4
ⓘ Counted under 849 St Nicholas Avenue, which the city lists as this same building. HPD files violations by street address, and this building is on file under that address rather than the one on this page — common for a corner building recorded on its cross street. The city’s address directory gives both the same building identification number (BIN 1061629), so these are this building’s records.

On record since April 2008. 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
Recent open violations
  • 2008-04-30 Class B · Apt 5C · 6,769 days open "SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5C,…"
  • 2008-04-30 Class B · Apt 5C · 6,769 days open "SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STO…"
  • 2008-04-30 Class A · Apt 5C · 6,769 days open "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILIN…"
  • 2008-04-30 Class B · Apt 5C · 6,769 days open "SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORD…"
  • 2008-04-30 Class A · Apt 5C · 6,769 days open "SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET ..…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 4, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class B · 3 open · penalty 15 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total30
Open22
Closed8
Complaints
Total9
Open (active)0
Closed9
Recent open violations
  • 2014-05-30 ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTIO… "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
  • 2007-04-02 LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL
  • 2005-01-31 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
DOB data as of November 4, 2026 — last checked against the Department of Buildings on that date; the records were unchanged.
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)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1903. 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. 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 built1903 (123 yr old)
Building classD4 — Elevator co-op
Floors6
Residential units35
Building area (sqft)26,724
Lot area (sqft)5,900
Owner of record (PLUTO)849 ST. NICHOLAS AVE HDFC
Designations
Historic districtHamilton Heights / Sugar Hill Northwest Historic District
Council district7
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
StatusNot registered as rent-stabilized
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 Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeD
ENERGY STAR score38 / 100
Site EUI106.5 kBtu/ft² (national median 99.1)
Recent years
2024Grade D · 38/100
2023Grade D · 40/100

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total272809
Violent3381
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies97246
Misdemeanors136369
Violations28152
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):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 144
  • PETIT LARCENY: 120
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 75
  • SEX CRIMES: 58
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 58
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,234 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls2,863
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 783
  • Illegal Parking: 264
  • Noise - Residential: 242
  • PLUMBING: 223
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 200
By category
Other2,212
Noise350
Parking266
Rats31
Construction4
Drug0
Trash0
Drinking0
Homeless0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints350
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential242
Street Sidewalk83
Vehicle24
Commercial1
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 susceptibility2 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 840 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE 54m · $400–600/mo licensee: 840 ST. NICHOLAS FOOD CORP.
  • 89 SAINT NICHOLAS PL 166m · $400–600/mo licensee: JR AUTO SERVICE CORP
  • 1881 AMSTERDAM AVE 176m · $400–600/mo licensee: JOSE GROCERY CORP.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby19
Elementary (K-5)7
Middle (6-8)8
High (9-12)4
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (7)
  • P.S./I.S. 210 - Twenty-first Century Academy for C Pre-K-8 · 3 min (210m) · District 6
  • New Heights Academy Charter School 5-12 · 3 min (254m) · District 84
  • P.S. 028 Wright Brothers Pre-K-5 · 3 min (269m) · District 6
Middle — closest 3 by walk (8)
  • P.S./I.S. 210 - Twenty-first Century Academy for C Pre-K-8 · 3 min (210m) · District 6
  • New Heights Academy Charter School 5-12 · 3 min (254m) · District 84
  • Community Health Academy of the Heights 6-12 · 6 min (498m) · District 6
High — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • New Heights Academy Charter School 5-12 · 3 min (254m) · District 84
  • Community Health Academy of the Heights 6-12 · 6 min (498m) · District 6
  • Frederick Douglass Academy 6-12 · 10 min (807m) · District 5
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby7
Unique lines6
Lines served: 1 · 3 · A · B · C · D
Closest 3 stations
  • 155 St C · 161m · 2 min walk
  • 155 St B, D · 366m · 5 min walk
  • 145 St A, C, B, D · 517m · 6 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby82
Eating (54) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants30
Fast food24
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)17
→ Supermarkets5
→ Convenience12
Pharmacies5
ATMs1
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (8 places selling coffee, of which 6 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 nearby28
A: 17 B: 2 C: 1 Pending: 8
Sample
  • Grade A Jimbo's Hamburger Palace · Hamburgers
  • Grade A Parlay Cafe · Middle Eastern
  • Grade A Tsion Cafe & Bakery · Ethiopian
  • Grade A New Golden Empire Chinese Restaurant · Chinese
  • Grade A Dunkin, Baskin Robins · Donuts
  • Grade A Devin's Fish & Chips · Seafood
  • Grade A Mama's Fried Chicken · Chicken
  • Grade A Texas Star Coffee Shop · American
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby119
By category — top 8 of 14 (99 of 119 facilities)
Youth Services20
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten18
Health Care17
Parks And Plazas12
Historical Sites9
Human Services8
Cultural Institutions8
Schools (K-12)7
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • New Heights Academy Charter School Schools (K-12)
  • Carmansville Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Bradhurst Gardens Association Parks And Plazas
  • Bwso Manhattan Sewer Maintenance City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Wright Brothers Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Sugar Hill Hope Garden Parks And Plazas

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 Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up

How to check internet providers before signing an NYC lease →

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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