434 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan

City inspectors were last at this 10-unit walk-up apartment building on August 4, 2026, and the resulting violation remains open.

434 St Nicholas Avenue is a 10-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019580053). This building is associated with Whga Renaissance Apartments LP. Brix tracks 8 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1938, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 14 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about plumbing.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 6 complaints
• Plumbing: 6 complaints
• Door/window: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed December 14, 2025.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN UNLOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT OR HOOK ON ROOF DOOR THAT ALLOW RE-ENTRY FROM ROOF TO PUBLIC HALLWAY , 5th STORY
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BULKHEAD ROOF DOOR , 5th STORY
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH WALL [ NO POWER ] IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GFCI ELECTRICAL OUTLETS 1ST FROM SOUTH [ AT WEST WALL ] NO POWER IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT

The building last changed hands on September 26, 2023, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (33/100). View the full report on Brix.

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