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440 Amsterdam Avenue

451Records
16City systems
7Open violations
4.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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451 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 162 311 service requests, 78 HPD complaints, 71 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1894
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)201 WEST 81ST STREETASSOCIATES L.P.
BBL1012290029
BIN1032681

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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 76% 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 4.4. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2017-04-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (6) · Noise (6) · Missed Collection (5) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Panhandling (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$171,290 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1894)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)201 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerVLADY SHEYNIN
Managing agentPinnacle City Living
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,455,000 $2,454,750
2026$5,637,000 $2,536,650
2027$5,777,000 $2,599,650

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
OrwashersBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, 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

Subway79 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 81 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 82 St · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

440 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

28 311 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 PINNACLE CITY LIVING — 137 buildings, 2,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B41 · C46 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
63 Wall Street MN476 A
67 Wall Street MN331 A
200 East 82 Street MN230 A
280 East 161 Street BX204 D
1533 Third Avenue MN131 A
200 Montague Street BK121 A
39-40 30 Street QN103 A
1975 Madison Avenue MN93 A
1105 Jerome Avenue BX79 A
2363 Southern Boulevard BX72 B
180 East 93 Street BK70 B
117 Kent Avenue BK62 A
820 Jackson Avenue BX61 B
103 East 165 Street BX54 C
101 East 165 Street BX54 D
972 Leggett Avenue BX46 B
951 Anderson Avenue BX45 B
35 Claver Place BK44 A
814 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 A
953 Anderson Avenue BX42 C
321 East 69 Street MN40 A
1140 Woodycrest Avenue BX35 B
39 West 8 Street MN34 A
280 East 91 Street BK31 B
951 Woodycrest Avenue BX28 B
121 West 116 Street MN22 C
206 East 87 Street MN20 B
538 Hudson Street MN18 A
426 West 48 Street MN18 C
985 2 Avenue MN16 B
440 Amsterdam Avenue MN10 A
372 West 127 Street MN10 C
2109 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2095 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
151 East 82 Street MN7 B
119 Powers Street BK3 C
170 South 4 Street BK3 D
221 2 Avenue MN3 B
308 Clermont Avenue BK3 B
101 Macon Street BK3 D
223 East 59 Street MN3 F
274 Lafayette Avenue BK3 B
20 Lefferts Place BK2 B
44A Eldert Street BK2 C
1076 Decatur Street BK2 B
698 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
843 Prospect Place BK2 B
185 Hart Street BK2 D
2001 5 Avenue MN2 C
1226 Putnam Avenue BK2 C
360 West 123 Street MN2 C
103 Greene Avenue BK2 C
1456 Dean Street BK2 A
113 Schaefer Street BK2 A
722 St Nicholas Avenue MN2 D
1148 Sterling Place BK2 A
891 Knickerbocker Avenue BK2 B
738A Madison Street BK2 D
96 Decatur Street BK2 C
211 Powers Street BK2 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,198,336 on 2017-10-23 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-10-23AL&R $5,750,000 — from 201 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $5,750,000
2017-10-23Agreement $5,750,000 — from 201 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $5,750,000
2017-10-23Mortgage $2,198,337 — from 201 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,198,337
2011-08-15AL&R $3,920,000 — from 201 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $3,920,000
2011-08-15Agreement $3,920,000 — from 201 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $3,920,000
2011-08-15Mortgage $818,416 — from 201 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $818,416
2005-01-13Mortgage $3,485,000 — from 201 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES L.P. A N to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A FEDERAL AS $3,485,000
1987-12-29Mortgage $84,480 — from MANHATTAN WESTSIDE ASSOC to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK $84,480
1986-01-30Mortgage $1,500,000 — from MANHATTAN WESTSIDE ASSOC to RICHKEN REALTY CORP. $1,500,000
1985-03-13Mortgage $368,772 — from BACWATT ASSOCIATES to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK $368,772
1983-10-25Mortgage $94,946 — from BACO DEVELOPMENT ETC. to CITIBANK, N.A. $94,946
1983-08-24Mortgage $155,000 — from BACO DEVELOPMENT ETC. to CITIBANK, N.A. $155,000
1983-01-12Mortgage $306,500 — from BACO DEVELOPMENT ETC. to BANK LEUMI TR CO/NY $306,500
1982-04-16Mortgage $125,000 — from BIMAN REALTIES INC. to SACKMAN ENTERPRISES,INC. $125,000
1982-01-06Mortgage $192,500 — from BIMAN REALTIES, INC. to WEST EIGHTIES EQ/GPII $192,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721595471
20181190617
201901270230
202000120214
202100150318
202200130518
202300220224
202400124622
202500101314
20260290314
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 279Ownership & money 71Health & systems 55

Every one of the 451 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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