241 St Nicholas Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01949-0026BIN 1059239

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0157 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 42 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0417 active DOB violation(s)
053 DOB fines 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1913

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade F — did not comply

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 building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

138

Open now

403

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-26

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICK STAND AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-26

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-26

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 22Issued 2026-06-22

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 22, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water24

General12

Door/Window12

Water Leak8

Paint/Plaster8

Plumbing8

Appliance4

Unsanitary Condition3

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

672

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk258

Residential244

Unspecified105

Vehicle40

Commercial22

Park3

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

634

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony159

Misdemeanor378

Violation97

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 4 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 OPTIONAL2026-05-13

FTM BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED DETERIORATING FACADE ON ALL EXPOSURES IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. SPALLED/SPALLING/CRACKED STUCCO AT PARAPET LEVEL. DAMAGED SPALLED/SPALLING BRICKWORK, DAMAGED/MISSING MORTAR JOINTS AND RUSTED SAGGING LINTELS. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-09-19

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.AS NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED ON EXP1 SOUTH ELEV:CRACKED,BULGING STUCCO ON PA RAPET.OPEN MORTAR JOINTS AT MULTIPLE WINDOW SILLS,CORRODED CORNICE/WAT ER TABLE AT 5TH FL SPANDRELS,LOOSE BRICK AT 5TH FL SPANDREL SW CORNER REMEDY:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE DAMAGED FACADE AND ON ALL FOUR EXPOSURES

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-01-03

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-05-01Apt 26residential

2017-08-04Apt 34residential

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 2025-11-07

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-11-16

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2022-08-16

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2022-04-08

Comprehensive

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

303 West 122nd Street H.D.F.C

Head officer

GABRIEL RUBINOV

Managing agent

AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.

4 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

257 WEST END AVENUEMANHATTAN 315 EAST 77 STREETMANHATTAN 35 WEST 92 STREETMANHATTAN 710 RIVERSIDE DRIVEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$40,000

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.

UnknownClass 22026-05-13$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-05-13$5,000 due

UnknownClass 22026-04-13$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-04-13$5,000 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1985-08-21 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1967-09-29 · no recorded price

Sale1985-08-21no recorded price

CITY OF NEW YORK → 303 W.122ND ST HDFC

Sale1981-04-17no recorded price

COMMISSIONER FNCE NYC → CITY OF NEW YORK

Sale1976-06-29no recorded price

ELMAL REALTY INC NKA, GREGMAL REALTY CO ETAL, GOODSTEIN, WILLIAM → EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage1967-09-29no recorded price

borrower ELMAL REALTY, INC · lender EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK

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