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1056 St Nicholas Avenue

MANHATTAN, NY 10032 BBL 1021210010 37 units · 3 floors · 1950

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Washington Heights
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 1056 St Nicholas Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1950
6 or more units
37 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 1056 St Nicholas Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
80th percentile

Out of 1273 buildings in this neighborhood, 1018 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
24.3%
No serious
violations
66.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
9.2%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Hazardous violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as hazardous — things like mold, peeling lead paint, or broken heat.

Building characteristics
Total units37
Floors3
Year built1950
Gross area28,424 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

1063 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1056 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1058 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1060 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1062 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1064 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1066 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1068 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1070 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1072 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1074 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
1076 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032
505 West 163rd St, New York, NY 10032
507 West 163rd St, New York, NY 10032
504 West 164th St, New York, NY 10032
506 West 164th St, New York, NY 10032
508b West 164th St, New York, NY 10032
Who's behind the building

1056 St Nicholas Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Ems Garden Apts LLC
Landlord portfolio

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