1581 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan

City inspectors were last at this 38-unit walk-up apartment building on April 29, 2026, and the resulting violation remains open.

1581 St Nicholas Avenue is a 38-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021680080). This building is associated with 601 W 189 St Realty Inc. Brix tracks 12 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1922, 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 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

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

• Paint/plaster: 1 complaint
• Heat/hot Water: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 8, 2022.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROKEN WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT
• § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPART

The building last changed hands on January 24, 1985, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 20/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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