Is 285 Saint Nicholas Ave rent stabilized?
285 Saint Nicholas Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Morningside Heights, Manhattan (10027). It has about 32 apartments, built in 1921.
Also written as 285 Saint Nicholas Avenue โ or 285 Saint Nicholas Ave, Manhattan, NY 10027.
How this building compares
With about 32 apartments it sits near the middle of the 143 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Morningside Heights, where the median building has 33. Its 1921 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 76 open violations here, about 2.4 per apartment โ above the one for every 4 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 900 violations on record at the address, 242 are class C โ HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 37 of them are still open. HPD issued 82 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Morningside Heights |
| ZIP | 10027 |
| Year built | 1921 |
| Apartments | 32 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes โ DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1019510014 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 281 ST NICHOLAS PARTNERS LLC 111 Great Neck Road #514 ยท Great Neck, NY 11021 |
| Managing agent | 281 ST NICHOLAS PARTNERS LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 76 open / 900 total ยท 82 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 1114 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 24, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 285 Saint Nicholas Ave rent stabilized?
285 Saint Nicholas Ave in Morningside Heights, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated โ ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 285 Saint Nicholas Ave?
285 Saint Nicholas Ave (BBL 1019510014) has about 32 residential apartments and was built in 1921, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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