488 St Nicholas Avenue
Manhattan · 10030 · BBL 1019590058 · look up another building
Four residential evictions on record here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10030.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, July 17, 2026
488 St Nicholas Avenue is a multi-family walk-up in Harlem, Manhattan, ZIP 10030. City records date it to 1901 and count 10 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as GREATER HARLEM HOUSING HDFC. Its total assessed value is $675K, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 30 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 488 St Nicholas Avenue and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 488 St Nicholas Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $675K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $68K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
4 marshal evictions at 488 St Nicholas Avenue
City marshals executed 4 evictions at 488 St Nicholas Avenue in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Jul 8, 2025. The first fell on Oct 24, 2024, so the filings span 9 months. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10030. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 488 St Nicholas Avenue
DHCR registration records list 30 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 488 St Nicholas Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 53 violations against this building, of which 38 remain unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 10030. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 17 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 488 St Nicholas Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling at public hall, 1st storyNov Sent Out | Jul 17, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire rated material at ceiling at public hall, 1…Nov Sent Out | Jul 17, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Jul 17, 2026 | C |
| Remove the illegal fastening at door leading to fire escape in the 3rd room from north at eastNov Sent Out | Jul 17, 2026 | C |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Jul 17, 2026 | C |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Jul 17, 2026 | C |
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | Apr 29, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Dec 1, 2025 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 488 St Nicholas Avenue
28 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 488 St Nicholas Avenue compares in 10030
PulseCities tracks 1,114 lots in 10030, of which 176 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 54 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 15.8% of the ZIP. 10030 scores 53.1 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 12 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Harlem →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 2 other addresses on tax block 1959 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 488 St Nicholas Avenue
Who owns 488 St Nicholas Avenue?
The city's property file lists GREATER HARLEM HOUSING HDFC as the owner of record for 488 St Nicholas Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 488 St Nicholas Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 488 St Nicholas Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 488 St Nicholas Avenue?
Yes. Four marshal-executed evictions at 488 St Nicholas Avenue appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Jul 8, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 488 St Nicholas Avenue rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 30 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 488 St Nicholas Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $675K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 488 St Nicholas Avenue?
10030 (Harlem) scores 53.1 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.