Is 438 Saint Nicholas Ave rent stabilized?
438 Saint Nicholas Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10027). It has about 10 apartments, built in 1901.
Also written as 438 Saint Nicholas Avenue — or 438 Saint Nicholas Ave, Manhattan, NY 10027.
How this building compares
With about 10 apartments it is smaller than 61% of the 734 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (North). Its 1901 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 6 open violations here, about 0.6 per apartment — below the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 302 violations on record at the address, 83 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 834 HPD complaints at the address, 15 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10027 |
| Year built | 1901 |
| Apartments | 10 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1019580051 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MERIC D. LLC 1 HOLLAND AVENUE #102 · Floral Park, NY 11001 |
| Managing agent | MERIC D. LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 6 open / 302 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 834 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 16, 2025 |