618 St Nicholas Avenue

618 St Nicholas Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 45 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 10 units · Built 1910

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, 35/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 4 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

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

• Repairs: High (45 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 4 complaints, 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)

45 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 3 class A. 29 issued in the last 12 months. 402 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-07-05. Newest violation issued 2026-08-31.

4 closed in the last 90 days. Median 109 days from issue to close for the 56 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2C), issued 2026-04-27. HPD violation 18815612
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2C), issued 2026-04-27. HPD violation 18815611
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the east, south wall, 3rd room from the east, 5th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW GLASSS PANE, WITH JAGGED EDGES AT LOWER SASH 1ST WINDOW FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5C), issued 2025-01-21. HPD violation 17625264
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, 6th room from the east, 5th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROKEN GLASSS PANE, GLASS WITH JAGGED EDGES AT LOWER WINDOW SASH 1ST WINDOW SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5C), issued 2025-01-17. HPD violation 17625267
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS WITH JAGGED EDGES AT UPPER WINDOW SASH 1ST WINDOW NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5C), issued 2025-01-17. HPD violation 17625262
• Class B: No heat / heating defect, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT HEAT RISER IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3C), issued 2026-07-31. HPD violation 19107628
• Class B: Electrical defect, north wall, 6th room from the east, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT SWITCH COVER AT NORTH WALL IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3C), issued 2026-07-31. HPD violation 19107629
• Class B: Mold, west wall, 6th room from the east, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQ FT AT WEST WALL IN THE 6th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3C), issued 2026-07-31. HPD violation 19107631

311 housing complaints

25 in the last 12 months, 119 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (5), Unsanitary Condition (5), Door/Window (4), Heat/Hot Water (4), Paint/Plaster (4).

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

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 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: EDGECOMBE PRESERVATION, LLC. Head officer: HERMINIO TORRES. Managing agent: C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT. This owner has 194 buildings on record, 100 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020480042, HPD building ID 28152. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 135 St (C, B), 5 min walk
• 145 St (B, D), 6 min walk
• 137 St-City College (1), 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 2026-10-27.