258 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10027

258 St Nicholas Avenue is a 10-story, 52-unit residential building in Harlem, constructed in 2006 and currently owned by Kinda Younes. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing being a heat/hot water emergency affecting the entire building in October 2023, though this was promptly resolved within three days. There are also open violations from a June 2021 inspection related to water leaks and unsafe electrical wiring in the bicycle storage room, along with several outstanding violations regarding building identification and inspection certificate postings.

A concerning pattern of maintenance compliance issues is evident, as the building has multiple violation records spanning from 2019 to 2023, including failures to submit required elevator inspections and technical reports, though these violations were eventually dismissed. The property has maintained a clean record for bedbug infestations, with zero reported cases in the past seven reporting periods from 2018 to 2024. Recent inspections indicate improved rodent control measures, with six consecutive passed inspections from 2023 to 2025, following some initial concerns in 2022.

The building has had several complaints regarding maintenance issues since 2018, including multiple complaints about unauthorized conversions, though inspections in these cases generally resulted in either access denial or no violations being found. The most recent maintenance complaints from October 2023 involved flooring, ceiling, and appliance issues, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify these conditions. The building has received various permits for maintenance and repair work between 2018 and 2019, indicating ongoing efforts to address building maintenance needs.