1497 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033

1497 St Nicholas Avenue is a 5-story, 23-unit New Law Tenement building located in Washington Heights, built in 1909 and currently owned by George Poulakas. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, with three documented emergency complaints in the past five years (2020, 2023, and most recently January 2025) regarding lack of heat or hot water throughout the entire building.

A violation was issued in October 2023 concerning inadequate hot water service specifically affecting apartment 5C. While the building has passed multiple rodent inspections from 2014 through 2024, indicating good pest control practices, it has had one documented food poisoning complaint in late 2024, though health authorities deemed it an isolated incident. The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with zero cases reported in the last six annual filings between 2019 and 2024.

A Health Maintenance Code violation related to bedbug reporting compliance was recorded in February 2022. Recent building management activity includes the issuance of a permit in March 2021, though the specific nature of the work was not detailed in the provided data. Despite the ongoing heat and hot water issues, the building has generally met routine inspection requirements, with most recent complaints being promptly addressed through standard closure procedures, though access issues have sometimes hindered direct investigation of reported problems.