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509 Amsterdam Avenue

660Records
17City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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660 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 378 311 service requests, 67 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES
BBL1012150064
BIN1032136

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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 80% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Illegal Parking (17) · Outdoor Dining (14) · Water System (5) · Food Poisoning (4) · New Tree Request (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,022,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.P.
Head officerMARC S SHORE
Managing agent509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES LP
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,261,000 $1,467,450
2026$3,093,000 $1,391,850
2027$2,950,000 $1,327,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Velvet CowboyAmericanGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

Subway86 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 83 St — M7 M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School of The Arts and Technology. 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

509 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

84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES LP — 2 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
511 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
509 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,548,678 on 2019-11-26 (lender: JPMorgan Chase 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
2019-11-26Agreement $8,651,322 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A. $8,651,322
2019-11-26Mortgage $4,548,678 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A. $4,548,678
2015-05-21AL&R $9,500,000 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,500,000
2015-05-21Agreement $9,500,000 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,500,000
2015-05-21Mortgage $2,789,179 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,789,179
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
2008-08-19Agreement $7,500,000 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $7,500,000
2008-04-17Mortgage $5,097,201 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $5,097,201
2008-04-17Agreement $7,500,000 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $7,500,000
1998-07-15Mortgage $1,207,823 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.P. to GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION $1,207,823
1994-05-12Mortgage $788,640 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $788,640
1986-05-14Mortgage $659,942 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES to GLOBE REALTY CO. $659,942
1986-05-14Mortgage $75,000 — from 509 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES to RAMER & SAPERSTEIN CO. $75,000
1985-02-26Mortgage $322,846 — from GLOBEL REALTY CO. to LEEDS, SANDRA $322,846

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703380243
2018131160333
201940174126
202010260128
202110230529
202242270437
202330270131
202480270439
202512320641
202601200122
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The full timeline

Construction 77Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 427Ownership & money 67Health & systems 36

Every one of the 660 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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