676 St Nicholas Avenue
A 6-story building with 35 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10030.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
676 St Nicholas Avenue has 157 open HPD violations, 22 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the past year, 18 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Desperation HDFC.
Does 676 St Nicholas Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 157 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 22 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 98 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 37 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 18 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 676 St Nicholas Avenue?
676 St Nicholas Avenue is registered with HPD to Desperation HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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 April 2024. HPD’s record has 7 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions 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 676 St Nicholas Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 678 St Nicholas Avenue35 apartments, built 1920
- 672 St Nicholas Avenue48 apartments, built 1915
- 211 Edgecombe Avenue36 apartments, built 1926
- 219 Edgecombe Avenue30 apartments, built 1926
- 666 St Nicholas Avenue50 apartments, built 1915
- 680 St Nicholas Avenue111 apartments, built 1900
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 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 1-02051-0043.