1245 St Nicholas Avenue

1245 St Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 7 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 35 of 38 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 38 units · Built 1906

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 6 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.
• 8 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 35 of 38 units are rent-stabilized; 32 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Medium (7 open, 6 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. 23 issued in the last 12 months. 993 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-06-23. Newest violation issued 2026-08-14.

10 closed in the last 90 days. Median 414 days from issue to close for the 100 violations closed 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: Mice, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6F, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6F), issued 2026-08-14. HPD violation 19136992
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6F, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6F), issued 2026-08-14. HPD violation 19136993
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4B), issued 2023-12-26. HPD violation 16540439
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, foyer, 5th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5F), issued 2023-10-05. HPD violation 16290634
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT WEST DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2B), issued 2005-06-29. HPD violation 5575484
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, bathroom. MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT SAGGING WOOD FLOOR 2 STY EAST AT SOUTH APT 2B WEST ROOM PRIVATE HALL KITCHEN & BATHROOM ER1 LOCATED AT APT 2B (apt 2B), issued 2005-06-23. HPD violation 2854495
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2C), issued 2023-02-14. HPD violation 15699712

311 housing complaints

23 in the last 12 months, 147 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8), Plumbing (5), Paint/Plaster (4), Door/Window (3), Unsanitary Condition (2).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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 (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

35 of 38 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: 35 in 2024, 32 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 1245 ST NICHOLAS AVE OWNER LLC. Head officer: MATTHEW KELLER. Managing agent: NIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. This owner has 50 buildings on record, 44 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021410048, HPD building ID 27944. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 168 St (A, C), 5 min walk
• 168 St-Washington Hts (1), 5 min walk
• 175 St (A), 5 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.