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618 Amsterdam Avenue

1,129Records
22City systems
0Open violations
3.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,129 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 365 311 service requests, 230 HPD complaints, 97 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1925
Floors14
Res. units108
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)HITCHCOCK PLAZA, INC.
BBL1012370033
BIN1033310

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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 53% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.1. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 5).

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

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (20) · Noise (16) · Street Condition (7) · Air Quality (6) · Water System (5) · Indoor Air Quality (4).

Filed construction activity

$3,047,974 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (108)
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)HITCHCOCK PLAZA INC.
Head officerMORRIS SCHREIBER
Managing agentRCR MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$29,555,000 $13,299,750
2026$34,430,000 $15,493,500
2027$36,874,000 $16,593,300

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chick ChickChickenBMice evidence
Dragon 89ChineseA—
MidoJapaneseA—
PanineriaItalianNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

20 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 4 restaurants · 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
96 St — 1 2 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 89 St — M7 M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 90 St & Amsterdam Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Lillian Weber. 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

618 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

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 RCR MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC — 40 buildings, 3,048 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B13 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-11 Corporal Kennedy St QN219 B
425 Riverside Drive MN178 B
98 Riverside Drive MN133 B
280 Riverside Drive MN129 A
900 West End Avenue MN128 A
205 West 88 Street MN116 B
275 Central Park West MN109 A
10-06 Neilson Street QN108 C
618 Amsterdam Avenue MN108 A
652 West 189 Street MN96 B
41-15 50 Avenue QN95 B
300 Wadsworth Avenue MN95 B
27 West 96 Street MN92 A
90-01 Braddock Avenue QN88 B
825 West 187 Street MN87 A
42-06 212 Street QN84 A
84-50 Austin Street QN75 A
80 Ft Washington Avenue MN75 B
89-39 221 Place QN66 A
45-41 39 Place QN66 A
86 Ft Washington Avenue MN65 B
120 West 79 Street MN64 A
155 Riverside Drive MN64 A
305 Riverside Drive MN63 A
210-02 43 Avenue QN63 A
290 Riverside Drive MN58 A
225 Central Park North MN58 D
55 West 92 Street MN55 A
211-01 42 Avenue QN54 A
550 Riverside Drive MN50 B
412 Cathedral Parkway MN49 A
168 West 86 Street MN46 A
760 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 B
209-30 43 Avenue QN42 A
101 West 85 Street MN41 A
521 West 122 Street MN32 B
515 West 122 Street MN32 A
100 West 86 Street MN12 A
102 West 86 Street MN6 A
35 Union Square MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $22,150,000 on 2018-11-07 (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
2018-11-07Mortgage $22,150,000 — from HITCHCOCK PLAZA, INC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $22,150,000
2018-11-07AL&R $25,000,000 — from HITCHCOCK PLAZA, INC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $25,000,000
2018-11-07Agreement $25,000,000 — from HITCHCOCK PLAZA, INC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $25,000,000
2015-07-06RPTT&RET $2,545,590 — from WOLF, PAMELA to NYKC SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS. LLC; NYKC HOLDINGS, LLC $2,545,590
2011-01-11Agreement $2,850,000 — from HITCHCOCK PLAZA, INC to SOVERIGN BANK $2,850,000
2011-01-11Mortgage $1,863,333 — from HITCHCOCK PLAZA, INC to SOVERIGN BANK $1,863,333
2004-05-12Agreement $986,667 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP. to HITCHCOCK PLAZA, INC. $986,667
1994-06-03Mortgage $1,100,000 — from HITCHCOCK PLAZA, INC. to INDDEPENDENCE SAVINGS BANK $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017611290248
201821284430
2019109390361
2020198390268
202194470161
202286330451
202332270234
202432430654
202506330645
202620180828
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The full timeline

Construction 179Enforcement 198Housing & tenants 673Ownership & money 24Health & systems 55

Every one of the 1,129 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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