870 St Nicholas Avenue
A 5-story building with 48 apartments, built in 1926, in Manhattan, NY 10032.
Addresses on the lot: 870 to 874 St Nicholas Avenue.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
870 St Nicholas Avenue has 100 open HPD violations, 27 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 18 complaints to HPD in the past year, 7 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 870 ST. NICHOLAS AVE, LLC. 49 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 870 St Nicholas Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 100 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 | 27 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 65 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 8 |
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, 9 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 18 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 7 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 870 St Nicholas Avenue?
870 St Nicholas Avenue is registered with HPD to 870 ST. NICHOLAS AVE, 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 June 2026. HPD’s record has 5 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 34% of residential buildings in 10032 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 870 St Nicholas Avenue rent stabilized?
49 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 48 in 2018. 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
- 67 St Nicholas Place61 apartments, built 1915
- 880 St Nicholas Avenue36 apartments, built 1920
- 61 St Nicholas Place24 apartments, built 1896
- 79 St Nicholas Place27 apartments, built 1921
- 83 St Nicholas Place24 apartments, built 1905
- 853 St Nicholas Avenue24 apartments, built 1903
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 1-02069-0048.