1,323 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 517 HPD complaints, 410 311 service requests, 164 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 405.5. 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 | 30 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
99 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 49 · winter 2025–26: 46). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · Missed Collection (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2).
$1,558,952 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.
| 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) | 420-428 AMSTERDAM LLC |
| Head officer | ZUZU AGHRAVI |
| Managing agent | SALON REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,905,000 | $3,107,250 |
| 2026 | $7,365,000 | $3,314,250 |
| 2027 | $7,765,000 | $3,494,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willet's Corner | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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 | 79 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 79 St — M7 M11 M79-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 79 St · 450 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.
420 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 |
84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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 SALON REALTY CORP — 89 buildings, 1,795 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B23 · C2 · D6. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 89 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $74,510 on 2024-02-12 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-12 | Mortgage $74,511 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $74,511 | |
| 2024-02-12 | Agreement $18,500,000 — from WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC | $18,500,000 | |
| 2024-02-12 | AL&R $18,500,000 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $18,500,000 | |
| 2016-11-07 | Agreement $20,000,000 — from 420-428 AMSETRDAM, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $20,000,000 | |
| 2016-11-07 | Mortgage $8,871,829 — from 420-428 AMSETRDAM, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $8,871,829 | |
| 2016-11-07 | AL&R $20,000,000 — from 420-428 AMSETRDAM, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $20,000,000 | |
| 2013-01-02 | Mortgage $2,039,112 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,039,112 | |
| 2013-01-02 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2009-01-29 | Mortgage $3,147,628 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,147,628 | |
| 2009-01-29 | Agreement $10,500,000 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,500,000 | |
| 2009-01-29 | AL&R $10,500,000 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,500,000 | |
| 2003-10-20 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC | $8,000,000 | |
| 2003-10-20 | Mortgage $2,437,225 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,437,225 | |
| 2001-03-14 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK | $2,100,000 | |
| 1997-07-21 | Mortgage $2,698,381 — from 420-428 AMSTERDAM, LLC to GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION | $2,698,381 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 39 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 81 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 54 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 82 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 91 |
Every one of the 1,323 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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