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170 Amsterdam Avenue

1,203Records
22City systems
8Open violations
2.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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1,203 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 408 311 service requests, 200 DOB permits, 143 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built2016
Floors21
Res. units236
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC
BBL1011580012
BIN1030346

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 60% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.2. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Illegal Parking (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Water System (4) · Lead (3) · Indoor Air Quality (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,416,280 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2016)
YesSix or more residential units (236)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC
Head officerWAYNE NGAI
Managing agentEQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$87,964,000 $39,583,800
2026$88,261,000 $39,717,450
2027$86,905,000 $39,107,250

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sushi LinJapaneseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — 1 2 3 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 67 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 67 St & Broadway · 550 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

170 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

83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — 24 buildings, 4,949 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Riverside Boulevard MN516 A
111 Lawrence Street BK492 B
240 East 27 Street MN325 A
777 Avenue of the Americas MN294 A
831 8 Avenue MN293 A
747 2 Avenue MN269 A
303 East 83 Street MN261 A
400 West 37 Street MN259 A
71 Broadway MN237 B
170 Amsterdam Avenue MN236 A
750 Columbus Avenue MN207 B
180 Montague Street BK193 A
228 West 71 Street MN169 A
41 West 86 Street MN166 A
815 10 Avenue MN164 A
720 Columbus Avenue MN163 B
50 West 77 Street MN137 B
600 Washington Street MN136 A
53 North 3 Street BK113 A
500 West 23 Street MN111 A
431 West 37 Street MN98 A
508 West 55 Street MN58 A
261 North 9 Street BK42 A
238 West 71 Street MN10 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $39,950,000 on 2010-01-12 (lender: Kbc Bank, N.v). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC $2,126,354,644
2020-03-13Agreement $38,000,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $38,000,000
2015-07-06RPTT&RET $2,545,590 — from WOLF, PAMELA to NYKC SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS. LLC; NYKC HOLDINGS, LLC $2,545,590
2011-11-21Agreement $39,950,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $39,950,000
2011-11-21Agreement $39,950,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $39,950,000
2011-09-21Agreement $39,950,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM 1, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $39,950,000
2011-09-21AL&R $39,950,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM 1, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $39,950,000
2011-09-21MLEA $76,500,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC to LAWRENCE DOWNTOWN HOLDINGS, LLC $76,500,000
2010-11-04Agreement $39,950,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $39,950,000
2010-11-04AL&R $39,950,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $39,950,000
2010-01-12Agreement $47,000,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $47,000,000
2010-01-12AL&R $39,950,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V $39,950,000
2010-01-12Mortgage $39,950,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM I, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V $39,950,000
2009-11-09Agreement $47,000,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM 1, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $47,000,000
2009-11-09AL&R $47,000,000 — from ACP AMSTERDAM 1, LLC to KBC BANK, N.V. $47,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017351001634
2018241601133
201908430859
202089581581
202149700487
202283180635
202353130728
2024658108100
202502160523
202600191626
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The full timeline

Construction 320Enforcement 191Housing & tenants 465Ownership & money 143Health & systems 84

Every one of the 1,203 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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