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188 St Nicholas Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-01925-0050

En español: 16 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 38 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 29 años abierta, desde el 25 de abril de 1997.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 16 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 29 years, since April 25, 1997.

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16 open Class C and a facade rated Unsafe. The oldest open HPD violation was filed April 25, 1997.

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DOB violations
11 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued May 15, 2026.
Housing court
2 open housing court cases, most of them tenant actions. The newest opened May 27, 2026.
DOB complaints
13 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 25, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed March 17, 2026 (inspection cycle 9). Need this filed?
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued January 21, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 35 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected May 29, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed May 22, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2024. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair orders
3 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $15,076 in total. The most recent of the 3, a lead paint order, was opened February 24, 2026.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C16 open most often Lead Paint
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19185750
Notice sent19185749
Notice sent19185747
Notice sent19151024F. E. NADAL CORP.
Not complied with19101622F. E. NADAL CORP.
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent18541979F. E. NADAL CORP.
Lead PaintDefect letter sent17270344
Lead PaintDefect letter sent17270343
Lead PaintDefect letter sent17270342
Lead PaintDefect letter sent17270341
The report lists all 16, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B20 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19185754
Fire SafetyNotice sent19185752
Fire SafetyNotice sent19185751
Notice sent19185748
Notice sent19185746
Notice sent18981550F. E. NADAL CORP.
Notice sent18981549F. E. NADAL CORP.
Notice sent18753175F. E. NADAL CORP.
Notice sent18753174F. E. NADAL CORP.
Fire SafetyNotice sent18711892F. E. NADAL CORP.
The report lists all 20, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB2 open
Local Law, Class 2Found in violation37036796JF. E. NADAL CORP.
Boilers, Class 2Decided by default37036032J

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The most common category among the open records here is lead paint.

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Questions about this building

Does 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan had 38 open violations on September 27, 2026: 36 from HPD and 2 from OATH/ECB. 16 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 29 years, since April 25, 1997.

Is 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 16 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 11 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued May 15, 2026. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 2 open housing court cases, most of them tenant actions. The newest opened May 27, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 13 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 25, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 3 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $15,076 in total. The most recent of the 3, a lead paint order, was opened February 24, 2026. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan?

Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed March 17, 2026 (inspection cycle 9). Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued January 21, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 35 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?

On May 29, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On May 22, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2024. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 7 floors.

How many apartments does 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 42 residential units at 188 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 188 St Nicholas Ave, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/188-st-nicholas-avenue-manhattan

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