Is 488 Saint Nicholas Ave rent stabilized?
488 Saint Nicholas Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (North), Manhattan (10030). It has about 10 apartments, built in 1901.
Also written as 488 Saint Nicholas Avenue — or 488 Saint Nicholas Ave, Manhattan, NY 10030.
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 128 open violations here, about 12.8 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 527 violations on record at the address, 141 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 523 HPD complaints at the address, 24 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (North) |
| ZIP | 10030 |
| Year built | 1901 |
| Apartments | 10 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1019590058 |
Owner & management
| Owner | GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP 200A WEST 136TH STREET · NEW YORK, NY 10030 |
| Managing agent | ELH MGMT. LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 128 open / 527 total · 13 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 523 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 29, 2025 |