448 St Nicholas Avenue

448 St Nicholas Avenue in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 36 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 24 units · Built 1926

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• A co-op: renting here is a sublet, usually with board approval and a time limit; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: High (36 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (7 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2023, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

36 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 18 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 400 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2000-08-10. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1D), issued 2021-05-04. HPD violation 14318186
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHUT OFF VALVE AND AIR VALVE AT RADIATOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 5C), issued 2012-01-06. HPD violation 9272451
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2011-02-07. HPD violation 8794435
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1 STY FRONT NORTH APT 1A KITCHEN & BATHROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 1A), issued 2008-05-20. HPD violation 2868347
• Class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CLG OF BATHRM 1 STY FRONT NORTH APT 1A. , SECTION '' '' (apt 1A), issued 2008-05-20. HPD violation 2868346
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT CENTER LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1D), issued 2023-03-21. HPD violation 15816219
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT REAR AT FIRE ESCAPE, 3rd STORY, issued 2023-03-14. HPD violation 15778370
• Class B: Mold, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... EAST AND SOUTH WALLS (10 SQ. FT.) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1D), issued 2021-05-04. HPD violation 14318182

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

7 open DOB violations, 5 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 8 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 448-50 ST NICHOLAS HOUSING FUND DEVELOPMENT CORP.. Head officer: RYAN SHAW. Managing agent: 448-50 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HDFC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 26, 2022. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2023 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019580043, HPD building ID 28124. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 135 St (C, B), 4 min walk
• 125 St (A, C, B, D), 7 min walk
• 135 St (2, 3), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.