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 127 open violations here, about 12.7 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, and 44 of them are still open. HPD issued 8 new violations at the address 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 | 127 open / 527 total · 8 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 523 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 29, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 488 Saint Nicholas Ave rent stabilized?
488 Saint Nicholas Ave in Harlem (North), 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 — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 488 Saint Nicholas Ave?
488 Saint Nicholas Ave (BBL 1019590058) has about 10 residential apartments and was built in 1901, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.