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448 Amsterdam Avenue

261Records
16City systems
18Open violations
4.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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261 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 50 HPD complaints, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1891
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)448 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC
BBL1012290033
BIN1032684

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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 4.3. 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

Open HPD violations18 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1990-04-02.

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

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Indoor Air Quality (13) · Smoking or Vaping (8) · Smoking (1) · Panhandling (1) · Obstruction (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$79,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1891)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)448 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC
Head officerSTACEY SHURGIN
Managing agentLEEDS ASSOCIATES
Last registered2025-11-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,040,800 $2,718,360
2026$6,984,000 $3,142,800
2027$7,160,000 $3,222,000

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Van Leeuwen Ice CreamFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 81 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 82 St · 250 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

448 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

27 311 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 LEEDS ASSOCIATES LLC — 24 buildings, 688 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
215 West 83 Street MN113 A
318 West 56 Street MN68 A
310 West 47 Street MN65 A
27 Avenue B MN52 A
150 East 30 Street MN48 A
2731 Broadway MN33 A
425 West 46 Street MN28 A
67 West 109 Street MN24 A
475 Columbus Avenue MN23 A
151 West 87 Street MN21 A
444 West 46 Street MN20 B
305 East 94 Street MN20 A
303 East 94 Street MN20 A
307 East 94 Street MN20 A
498 Amsterdam Avenue MN20 A
433 West 45 Street MN17 A
71 West 109 Street MN16 A
435 West 45 Street MN16 A
306 West 47 Street MN14 A
483 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 B
485 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
424 West 53 Street MN12 B
448 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
364 13th Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $434,082 on 2015-03-16 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-03-16Mortgage $434,082 — from 448 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $434,082
2015-03-16Agreement $1,550,000 — from 448 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,550,000
2010-10-28Mortgage $42,016 — from 448 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC, to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $42,016
2010-10-28Deed $3,500,000 — from 236 WEST 56TH ST. REALTY CORP., to 448 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC $3,500,000
2010-10-28Agreement $1,200,000 — from 448 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC, to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,200,000
2010-10-28AL&R $1,200,000 — from 448 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC, to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS, $1,200,000
2004-07-04Mortgage $142,097 — from 236 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $142,097
2004-07-04Agreement $1,300,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 236 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY CORP. $1,300,000
2002-04-15Mortgage $325,611 — from 236 WEST 56TH ST. REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $325,611
2000-02-22Mortgage $900,000 — from 236 WEST 56TH ST. REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $900,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017006410
2018304613
201900527
20200011213
202100729
202200639
2023025310
202400336
202500628
20260022527
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 175Ownership & money 27Health & systems 39

Every one of the 261 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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