188 St Nicholas Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01925-0050BIN 1058455

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0141 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 42 apartments
0216 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0412 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years
061 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 26 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 42 apartments.

2018 — 26 units registered2023 — 26

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 25 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

162

Open now

230

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSRENT-IMPAIRING

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT THROUGHOUT YARD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 36Issued 2026-09-04

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 36, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 36Issued 2026-09-04

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PROTRUDING NAIL HEAD AT WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 36, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 36Issued 2026-09-04

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 36, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

100

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water32

Unsanitary Condition13

Plumbing12

Flooring/Stairs11

Paint/Plaster8

Door/Window7

Water Leak5

Appliance3

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1225

Noise reports · last 12 mo

102

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk474

Residential453

Commercial149

Unspecified106

Vehicle40

Park2

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

406

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony118

Misdemeanor207

Violation81

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 3 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-05-15

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.AS NOTED I OBS ERVED AT EXPOSURE 1 WEST ELEVATION BETWEEN 6TH&7TH FLOOR,STEP CRACK IN BRICKS.EXPOSURE 2 SETBACK IN NORTH ELEVATION,CRACKS AND SPALLING BRICK S IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.EXPOSURE 3 EAST ELEVATION,SPALLING BRICKS IN M ULTIPLE LOCATIONS.EXP4 SOUTH ELEV,SPALLING BRICKS.REPAIR OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-04-07Apt 34residential

2025-05-06Apt 24residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-05-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-01-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2013-05-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2013-04-22

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

F. E. NADAL CORP.

Head officer

FRANK NADAL

Managing agent

FRANK NADAL

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$4,375

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Local LawClass 22026-04-20$1,250 due

DEFAULTBoilersClass 22025-07-01$3,125 due

Site SafetyHazardous2007-10-29$2,500 penalty

ElevatorsNon-Hazardous2002-11-13$180 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Most recent mortgage1984-06-21 · $135,775

Mortgage1984-06-21$135,775

borrower F.E. NADAL CORPORATION · lender CITY OF NEW YORK HPD

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale