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541 Amsterdam Avenue

1,080Records
20City systems
16Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,080 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 276 311 service requests, 211 DOB permits, 170 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1918
Floors13
Res. units86
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)176 WEST 87TH ST OWNERS CO. C/O BHS
BBL1012170064
BIN1032218

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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 95% 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 0.2. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations16 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1999-07-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Outdoor Dining (8) · Food Establishment (7) · Illegal Parking (7) · Encampment (6) · Street Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$13,295,957 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (95 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 (1918)
YesSix or more residential units (86)
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)176 West 87 Street Owners Corp.
Head officerMARK NATHANSON
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$27,660,000 $12,447,000
2026$28,000,000 $12,600,000
2027$30,425,000 $13,691,250

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $4,965,270 a year ($42.36 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,596,482 ($13.62 per sq ft), net operating income $3,368,788. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 99/100 (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
Barney GreengrassJewish/KosherAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Protection, Letter Grading) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 86 St — M7 M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 87 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

541 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

60 311 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 AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,906,200 on 2019-08-30 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-15RPTT&RET $690,000 — from STEWART, FREDERICK to PEROVICH, ADRIENNE; ROBERTSON, ANDREW $690,000
2026-09-04RPTT&RET $975,000 — from HONOHAN, CELIA to COPPERMAN, JOSHUA; BOUCHER-COPPERMAN, AIMEE $975,000
2026-09-04Sold for $690,000 $690,000 $8,023
2026-08-31RPTT&RET $4,135,000 — from 176 WEST 87TH LEASEHOLD LLC to MOUNTAIN VIEW ACQUISITION LLC $4,135,000
2026-08-17RPTT&RET $3,050,000 — from GUERCIO, MATTHEW J; DE RISI, DEIRDRE C to LANDERS, JOSEPH; KRETZ, SARAH $3,050,000
2026-08-17Sold for $975,000 $975,000 $11,337
2026-07-29Sold for $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $35,465
2025-09-25RPTT&RET $825,000 — from KLAG, CHARLES to LUO, SEAN; STEINBERG, LOUISA $825,000
2025-09-23Sold for $825,000 $825,000 $9,593
2025-09-09RPTT&RET $850,000 — from ALROY, JOHN; ESTATE OF ESTHER ELIAS; MOSENFELDER, JED to OSTROWSKY, LAUREN; GARNIER, MATTHIEU $850,000
2025-08-15Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $9,884
2025-02-10RPTT&RET $1,450,000 — from SIMHA, RAGHUVEER to ROMAN, ALEC; ROMAN, MIKHAL $1,450,000
2025-01-22Sold for $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $16,860
2024-06-21RPTT&RET $1,700,000 — from BOWERS, SUSAN; BOWERS, ALAN to DAVIS, PAUL; SHALOWITZ, SAMANTHA $1,700,000
2024-06-11Sold for $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $19,767

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017242107346
2018931310338
201912916171367
2020250374571
20211511319351
20223611921481
20233211510361
2024212353566
202541197233
20262047316
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The full timeline

Construction 373Enforcement 102Housing & tenants 331Ownership & money 220Health & systems 54

Every one of the 1,080 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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