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566 Amsterdam Avenue

280Records
12City systems
35Open violations
18.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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280 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 98 311 service requests, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WASSEL,CORP.
BBL1012350032
BIN1033211

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 18.6. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations35 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1984-03-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · Noise (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · GENERAL (1) · PLUMBING (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$171,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)WASSEL CORP
Head officerLARA MANOUKIAN
Managing agentARTHUR KRYSTOFIAK
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,660,000 $1,647,000
2026$3,936,000 $1,771,200
2027$3,644,000 $1,639,800

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Amelie Wine BarFrenchBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint 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.

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

Subway86 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
96 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 86 St — M7 M11 · 300 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

566 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

14 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2016-10-13 (lender: Sussex Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-13AL&R $1,000,000 — from WASSEL, CORP to SUSSEX BANK $1,000,000
2016-10-13Mortgage $1,000,000 — from WASSEL, CORP to SUSSEX BANK $1,000,000
1999-07-02Mortgage $229,937 — from WASSEL CORP. to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $229,937
1988-09-26Mortgage $200,000 — from WASSEL CORP to CITIBANK N A $200,000
1987-02-27Mortgage $1,000,000 — from WASSEL CORP to BANK AUDI USA $1,000,000
1984-03-13Mortgage $258,260 — from WASSEL, CORP to YUTALBA I $258,260
1984-03-13Mortgage $89,740 — from WASSEL, CORP to KEPA REALTY CORP $89,740

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017484117
201800426
201900516
202001416
20210019120
2022008210
20230222226
2024018211
202500527
2026207211
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 154Ownership & money 49Health & systems 26

Every one of the 280 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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