970 St Nicholas Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02108-0021BIN 1062502

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 8 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)

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 15 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 15 apartments.

2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 15

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1896

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building36 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

138

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.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Door/Window14

Heat/Hot Water11

Unsanitary Condition10

Plumbing8

Paint/Plaster7

Water Leak5

Flooring/Stairs4

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

3036

Noise reports · last 12 mo

253

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk2356

Residential497

Vehicle66

Unspecified57

Park34

Commercial26

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

359

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony110

Misdemeanor193

Violation56

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2017-11-21Apt 4-Bresidential

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 2024-02-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2015-04-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2012-03-30

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2012-01-17

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

478 HILL HOMES HDFC

Head officer

YVONNE STENNETT

Managing agent

CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC

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

1772 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 1990 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 2107 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 2110 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 2113 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2010-06-29 · $1,369,058

Most recent mortgage2010-06-29 · $214,773

Mortgage2010-06-29$214,773

borrower 478 HILL HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Mortgage2010-06-29$25,227

borrower 478 HILL HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Sale2010-06-29$1,369,058

JOHN HILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP → 478 HILL HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND

Mortgage1991-12-10$1,229,558

borrower JOHN HILL LTD PRTSHP · lender CITY OF NEW YORK HPD

Sale1991-10-24no recorded price

CITY OF NEW YORK → JOHN HILL LTD PRTNSHP

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