656 St Nicholas Avenue
A 6-story building with 30 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10030.
HPD records as of November 3, 2026
656 St Nicholas Avenue has 36 open HPD violations, 9 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 42 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 656 Manhattan LLC. 12 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 656 St Nicholas Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 36 open violations as of November 3, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 9 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 18 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 9 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 42 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 3, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 656 St Nicholas Avenue?
656 St Nicholas Avenue is registered with HPD to 656 Manhattan LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in May 2024. HPD’s record has 17 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
It was once in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, for the city’s worst-maintained buildings, and has since left it.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 25% of residential buildings in 10030 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 656 St Nicholas Avenue rent stabilized?
12 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 14 in 2018. That’s 12 of the building’s 30 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 660 St Nicholas Avenue30 apartments, built 1910
- 654 St Nicholas Avenue24 apartments, built 1939
- 165 Edgecombe Avenue20 apartments, built 1910
- 169 Edgecombe Avenue20 apartments, built 1910
- 666 St Nicholas Avenue50 apartments, built 1915
- 642 St Nicholas Avenue94 apartments, built 2002
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 3, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-02051-0031.