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153 Amsterdam Avenue

1,101Records
18City systems
15Open violations
32.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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1,101 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 367 311 service requests, 294 HPD complaints, 160 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)148 WEST 67 LLC
BBL1011380061
BIN1028848

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 32.8. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2026–27: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
3
’26–27

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Outdoor Dining (8) · Food Establishment (5) · Food Poisoning (3) · Snow or Ice (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$883,382 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)148 W67LLC
Head officerMARTIN SCHARF
Managing agent148 W 67 LLC
Last registered2025-07-03

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,725,000 $3,476,250
2026$7,261,000 $3,267,450
2027$7,777,000 $3,499,650

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El FishMexicanNot yet graded—
Old John's DinerAmericanA—
Wok CityChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Food Spoiled, Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 67 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 67 St & Broadway · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 452. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

153 Amsterdam Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $745,818 on 2022-10-13 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-13Agreement $7,500,000 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,500,000
2022-10-13Mortgage $745,819 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $745,819
2017-08-14Mortgage $1,491,995 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,491,995
2017-08-14Agreement $7,500,000 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,500,000
2014-01-08Mortgage $855,803 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $855,803
2014-01-08M&CON $6,400,000 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $6,400,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2011-03-02Mortgage $5,815,000 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,815,000
2011-03-02Mortgage $39,284 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $39,284
2011-03-02Agreement $5,815,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 148 W. 67 LLC $5,815,000
2005-10-11Mortgage $1,195,126 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,195,126
2005-10-11Agreement $6,250,000 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $6,250,000
2001-12-28Mortgage $3,976,141 — from 148 W. 67 LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $3,976,141
1996-10-04Mortgage $152,255 — from TABNIK REALTY CORPORATION to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $152,255

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017156423571
201862340244
201942470356
202080310140
20213112601131
202211642472
202322650473
202401270432
202501290838
202620190223
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The full timeline

Construction 114Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 838Ownership & money 33Health & systems 56

Every one of the 1,101 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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