414 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 112 HPD housing violations, 47 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 251. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 104 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 60 class B, 39 class A. Oldest open since 1972-09-05. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · PLUMBING (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Food Establishment (3) · WATER LEAK (3).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1891) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 487-89 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HDFC |
| Head officer | SCOTT DAMES |
| Managing agent | 487-89 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HDFC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,980,000 | $1,791,000 |
| 2026 | $4,776,000 | $2,149,200 |
| 2027 | $4,210,000 | $1,894,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bustan | Mediterranean | B | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 86 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 83 St — M7 M11 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson. 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.
487 Amsterdam Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
56 311 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.
Managed by 487-89 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HDFC — 2 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 489 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 487 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2018-12-27 (lender: Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-27 | RPTT&RET $560,000 — from MARTIN, SHANTELL; MARTIN, CRAIG to NIEBANCK, CHRISTIN; HEATH, BRANDON | $560,000 | |
| 2022-05-20 | Sold for $560,000 | $560,000 | $70,000 |
| 2018-12-27 | AL&R $700,000 — from 487-89 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT | $700,000 | |
| 2018-12-27 | Mortgage $700,000 — from 487-89 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT | $700,000 | |
| 2006-08-16 | AL&R $250,000 — from LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT to 487-489 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HDFC; 487-89 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HDFC | $250,000 | |
| 2006-08-16 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 487-489 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HDFC; 487-89 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HDFC to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT | $250,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| 2026 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
Every one of the 414 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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