488 St Nicholas Avenue

488 St Nicholas Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 128 open HPD violations, 44 of them class C, and 30 of 10 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (31/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 10 units · Built 1901

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 31/100)

• 44 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 8 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 5 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 30 of 10 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (128 open, 44 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

128 open violations: 44 class C (immediately hazardous), 55 class B, 28 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 8 issued in the last 12 months. 527 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2002-10-25. Newest violation issued 2026-07-22.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 133 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

8 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: Fire escape defect, 3rd room from the north, 4th floor. , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4D), issued 2026-07-22. HPD violation 19089967
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4D), issued 2026-07-22. HPD violation 19089969
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4D), issued 2026-07-22. HPD violation 19089957
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4D), issued 2026-07-22. HPD violation 19089958
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4D), issued 2025-12-01. HPD violation 18474360
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 3; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4F), issued 2025-09-30. HPD violation 18260906
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED BOILER ROOM DOOR AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2025-01-21. HPD violation 17633929
• Class C: Electrical defect, ceiling, kitchen, 5th floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5D), issued 2024-10-18. HPD violation 17361576

311 housing complaints

6 in the last 12 months, 108 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (3), Door/Window (1), Heat/Hot Water (1), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

5 executed evictions in the last 3 years (7 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

30 of 10 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 30 in 2024, 30 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP. Head officer: LLOYD WILLIAMS. Managing agent: ELH MGMT. LLC. This owner has 9 buildings on record, 8 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019590058, HPD building ID 28132. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 135 St (C, B), 2 min walk
• 135 St (2, 3), 8 min walk
• 125 St (A, C, B, D), 9 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 2026-10-27.