642 St Nicholas Avenue

642 St Nicholas Avenue in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, has 7 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 94 of 94 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (80/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 94 units · Built 2002

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: B (Good, 80/100)

• 3 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.
• 8 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 94 of 94 units are rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (7 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. 19 issued in the last 12 months. 113 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-01-24. Newest violation issued 2026-08-06.

15 closed in the last 90 days. Median 118 days from issue to close for the 19 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, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 401, 4th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 401), issued 2026-06-26. HPD violation 19034425
• Class C: Mice, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 105, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 105), issued 2026-06-23. HPD violation 19031877
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 103, 1st STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 103), issued 2025-12-08. HPD violation 18490607
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. , 2012 HMC & § 309 MDL: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE STORAGE OF MATERIAL CREATING AN UN SAFE ENVIROMENT FOR EGRESS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 103, 1st STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 103), issued 2025-07-18. HPD violation 18101989
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. , 2012 HMC & § 309 MDL: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE STORAGE OF MATERIAL CREATING AN UN SAFE ENVIROMENT FOR EGRESS. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 205, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 205), issued 2025-07-18. HPD violation 18101971
• Class B: Mold, west wall, bathroom, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQ FT OF MOLD AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 410, 4th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 410), issued 2024-08-16. HPD violation 17203622
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST WALL APPROXIMATELY 1 SQUARE FEET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 413, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14579113 ISSUED 21-SEP-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 413), issued 2022-01-24. HPD violation 14791912

311 housing complaints

20 in the last 12 months, 96 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8), Unsanitary Condition (8), Plumbing (2), Door/Window (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (4 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

94 of 94 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: 94 in 2024, 94 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 141 NICHOLAS HDFC. Head officer: PAUL WOODY. Managing agent: Project Renewal INC. This owner has 6 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 22, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020510025, HPD building ID 838871. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 145 St (B, D), 4 min walk
• 135 St (C, B), 6 min walk
• 145 St (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 2026-10-28.