1253 St Nicholas Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02141-0042BIN 1063467

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 16 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)
05$7,500 in unpaid DOB fines

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 24 stabilized units with New York State for 2022 — of about 32 apartments.

2018 — 27 units registered2022 — 24

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 1 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 building20 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

539

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 2026-04-22RENT-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

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5CIssued 2023-07-19

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - 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 SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-27

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETADANT MATERIALS AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4CIssued 2025-12-01

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR SHUT OFF KNOB AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

132

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water60

Unsanitary Condition17

Door/Window14

Paint/Plaster10

Plumbing10

Water Leak8

Flooring/Stairs6

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

2631

Noise reports · last 12 mo

219

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1264

Residential670

Commercial410

Vehicle138

Unspecified124

Park18

House of Worship7

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

620

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony227

Misdemeanor326

Violation67

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 7 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 OPTIONAL2026-06-09

REQUEST FOR STRUCTURAL STABILITY REPORT FOR CELLAR FIRE PASSAGEWAY CEILING. OBSERVED CONCRETE CEILING IN DISREPAIR WITH AREAS OF DETERIORATION, LOOSE SECTIONS OF MATERIAL, AND EXPOSED REBAR.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-06-04—residential

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 2026-08-03

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2020-02-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-10-27

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2017-07-26

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ALLIED XXXV LLC

Head officer

BAHRAM HAKAKIAN

Managing agent

ALLIED REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORP

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

103 ST MARKS PLACEMANHATTAN 1107 LEXINGTON AVENUEMANHATTAN 113 EAST 11 STREETMANHATTAN 1534 ST NICHOLAS AVENUEMANHATTAN 1540 ST NICHOLAS AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$7,500

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.

ConstructionClass 22026-09-10$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-09-10$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12026-06-09$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-06-02$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-04-21 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2023-04-21 · $23,096.09

Mortgage2023-04-21$23,096.09

borrower ALLIED XXXV LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2023-04-21no recorded price

HERITAGE ASSETS LLC → ALLIED XXXV LLC

Mortgage2018-03-23$1,762,832.27

borrower HERITAGE ASSESTS LLC · lender BANKUNITED, N.A.

Mortgage2013-08-22$508,723.29

borrower HERITAGE ASSETS LLC · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK

Sale2006-04-28$5,075,000

1251 ST. NICK, LLC → HERITAGE ASSETS, LLC

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