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305 Amsterdam Avenue

172Records
15City systems
0Open violations
12.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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172 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 24 DOB permits, 16 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1886
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)305 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC
BBL1011460103
BIN1030099

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.7. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Sewer (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$91,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1886)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)NICOLA S BRUSCO
Managing agentZACARIAS VAZQUEZ
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,582,000 $1,161,900
2026$3,098,000 $1,394,100
2027$3,536,000 $1,591,200

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Frame CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—
Hummus PlaceMiddle EasternA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility), shared by 2 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

Subway72 St — 1 2 3 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 75 St — M7 M11 · 300 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

305 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $30,000 on 1990-04-02 (lender: Progressive Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-04-02Mortgage $30,000 — from MAHONEY, JOHN F to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $30,000
1989-01-13Mortgage $100,000 — from MAHONEY, JOHN F to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $100,000
1988-10-11Mortgage $80,000 — from MAHONEY, JOHN F to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $80,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001045
201800240327
20190090211
2020001012
2021014016
202200100212
20237040314
20241050612
20250072413
2026005016
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 84Ownership & money 15Health & systems 34

Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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