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269 Amsterdam Avenue

1,810Records
19City systems
8Open violations
73.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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1,810 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 979 311 service requests, 290 HPD complaints, 111 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1906
Floors12
Res. units75
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)G&L REALTY DELAWARE LLC
BBL1011440061
BIN1029960

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 73.7. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

356 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 74 · winter 2024–25: 128 · winter 2025–26: 116 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
128
’24–25
116
’25–26
6
’26–27

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

$310 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

305 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (173) · Noise (25) · PLUMBING (19) · Elevator (8) · Street Condition (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).

Filed construction activity

$1,735,765 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (75)
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)G & L REALTY DELAWARE LLC
Head officerMichael Laub
Managing agentG & L REALTY DELAWARE LLC
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$34,026,000 $15,311,700
2026$36,411,000 $16,384,950
2027$37,935,000 $17,070,750

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 17/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chipotle Mexican GrillTex-MexA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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

Subway72 St — 1 2 3 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 72 St — M7 M11 BxM2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 73 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 087 William Sherman. 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

269 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

305 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 173 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by G & L REALTY DELAWARE LLC — 2 buildings, 164 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
261 Amsterdam Avenue MN89 A
269 Amsterdam Avenue MN75 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,403,581 on 2021-05-18 (lender: Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-18RPTT&RET $350,000 — from FELDBERG, BARBARA K to XU, DAN; CHEN, QI $350,000
2024-10-07Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $4,667
2021-05-18AL&R $95,000,000 — from G & L REALTY DELAWARE LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $95,000,000
2021-05-18Agreement $95,000,000 — from G & L REALTY DELAWARE LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $95,000,000
2021-05-18Mortgage $6,403,581 — from G & L REALTY DELAWARE LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $6,403,581
2007-04-04Agreement $62,500,000 — from G&L REALTY DELAWARE LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $62,500,000
2007-04-04Mortgage $30,500,000 — from G&L REALTY DELAWARE LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $30,500,000
2007-04-04AL&R $62,500,000 — from G&L REALTY DELAWARE LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $62,500,000
2003-06-18Mortgage $7,000,000 — from G & L REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,000,000
2003-06-18Agreement $32,000,000 — from G & L REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $32,000,000
2002-02-27Mortgage $6,422,896 — from G & L REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,422,896
1997-01-02Mortgage $11,152,191 — from G & L REALTY LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $11,152,191
1997-01-02Mortgage $3,000,000 — from G & L REALTY LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $3,000,000
1993-06-30Mortgage $3,280,468 — from BROADWAY AMSTERDAM ETC to BAYSIDE FEDERAL SV BK $3,280,468
1988-07-07Mortgage $33,721 — from BROADWAY AMSTERDAM ASSC to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB $33,721

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201746411557
2018104350150
201973290746
202044650073
20214514991168
20227323804252
20232721806233
202412414624177
20254127305283
20260211103116
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The full timeline

Construction 91Enforcement 173Housing & tenants 1,394Ownership & money 69Health & systems 83

Every one of the 1,810 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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