990 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 313 HPD housing violations, 299 311 service requests, 216 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 150.3. 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 | 76 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1995-07-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PLUMBING (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1890) |
| 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) | 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | ZALMEN BIEDERMAN |
| Managing agent | ZALMEN BIEDERMAN |
| Last registered | 2025-11-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,100,000 | $1,845,000 |
| 2026 | $4,920,000 | $2,214,000 |
| 2027 | $4,337,000 | $1,951,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alachi Masala | Indian | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report 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.
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 | 86 St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 83 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 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.
488 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 |
55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $266,772 on 2019-07-05 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-17 | Agreement $11,963,954 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC; BEAVER RESIDENCE LLC; 1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $11,963,954 | |
| 2025-03-17 | AL&R $11,963,954 — from BEAVER RESIDENCE LLC; 1009 WILLOUGHBY REALTY LLC; 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $11,963,954 | |
| 2019-07-05 | Mortgage $266,773 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $266,773 | |
| 2019-07-05 | Agreement $5,950,000 — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC | $5,950,000 | |
| 2019-07-05 | AL&R $5,950,000 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $5,950,000 | |
| 2014-06-17 | Mortgage $1,889,405 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $1,889,405 | |
| 2014-06-17 | Agreement $6,030,000 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $6,030,000 | |
| 2014-06-17 | AL&R $6,030,000 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $6,030,000 | |
| 2008-04-22 | Mortgage $1,515,790 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,515,790 | |
| 2008-04-22 | Agreement $4,410,000 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $4,410,000 | |
| 2008-04-22 | AL&R $4,410,000 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $4,410,000 | |
| 2006-02-16 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $200,000 | |
| 2005-10-13 | M&CON $2,800,000 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,800,000 | |
| 2005-06-27 | Mortgage $1,365,982 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,365,982 | |
| 2005-06-27 | Mortgage $1,942,500 — from 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,942,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2018 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 2019 | 2 | 85 | 6 | 2 | 95 |
| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2022 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2023 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| 2024 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
Every one of the 990 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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