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648 Amsterdam Avenue

203Records
12City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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203 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 311 service requests, 23 boiler inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ELJO COMPANY, LLC
BBL1012390033
BIN1033591

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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 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Damaged Tree (1) · Hazardous Materials (1) · Noise (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$132,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)EL-JO COMPANY LLC
Head officerJOAN COHEN
Managing agentSALON REALTY CORP.
Last registered2025-08-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,466,400 $1,559,880
2026$4,160,000 $1,872,000
2027$4,421,000 $1,989,450

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway96 St — 1 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 91 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 92 St & Broadway · 400 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

648 Amsterdam Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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 SALON REALTY CORP — 89 buildings, 1,795 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B23 · C2 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
353 East 83 Street MN232 A
442 West 57 Street MN118 A
1470 1 Avenue MN81 A
366 West 11 Street MN79 A
1404 2 Avenue MN66 A
219 East 84 Street MN54 A
1279 1 Avenue MN52 A
418 East 88 Street MN48 B
518 East 12 Street MN41 A
152 Prince Street MN40 A
327 East 108 Street MN36 B
86 Kenmare Street MN30 A
204 East 77 Street MN30 A
416 East 71 Street MN30 B
328 8 Avenue MN28 A
229 East 84 Street MN28 A
26 Carmine Street MN26 A
235 East 82 Street MN24 A
217 East 33 Street MN24 A
196 Spring Street MN22 B
325 West 51 Street MN20 B
205 West 102 Street MN20 A
100 Luquer Street BK20 A
417 East 72 Street MN20 B
232 East 82 Street MN20 A
103 West 69 Street MN20 A
441 West 56 Street MN20 B
224 West 16 Street MN20 A
443 West 56 Street MN20 A
57 East 95 Street MN18 A
115 East 27 Street MN18 A
108 East 81 Street MN17 A
167 Bleecker Street MN16 A
1361 1 Avenue MN16 A
332 East 66 Street MN16 A
68 West 3 Street MN16 B
250 West 20 Street MN15 A
213 East 89 Street MN15 A
328 East 94 Street MN14 A
644 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 A
422 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
646 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
8 East 30 Street MN12 B
654 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
200 Spring Street MN11 A
187 Spring Street MN10 A
207 Sullivan Street MN10 A
169 West 80 Street MN10 A
579 Hudson Street MN10 A
762 9 Avenue MN10 A
447 West 56 Street MN10 A
109 Spring Street MN9 A
128 East 29 Street MN9 A
642 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
4 East 30 Street MN9 B
650 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
648 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
652 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
420 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 D
424 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $117,000 on 1998-08-10 (lender: Emigrant Savings Bank), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-08-10Mortgage $117,000 — from ELJO COMPANY LLC to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $117,000
1998-02-10Mortgage $700,000 — from CHARLAND COMPANY LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $700,000
1995-06-27Mortgage $300,000 — from CHARLAND CO. to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $300,000
1995-06-27Mortgage $550,280 — from CHARLAND CO. to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $550,280
1993-12-29Mortgage $819,140 — from CHARLAND CO. to GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPCRP $819,140
1992-03-19Mortgage $410,860 — from CHARLAND CO to CHARNEY, LEON H. $410,860
1989-06-21Mortgage $1,220,000 — from PAMFUT EQUITIES CORP to LAWLAND CORP $1,220,000
1988-05-16Mortgage $1,150,000 — from ALMA EQUITIES CORP; PAMFUT EQUITIES CORP; FUTTERMAN, LEWIS; ALTWOOD PROPERTIES INC to LAWLAND CORP $1,150,000
1987-08-21Mortgage $300,000 — from ALTWOOD PROPERTIES INC to SVIRSKY, SEYMOUR; CHARNEY, LEON H. $300,000
1987-06-30Mortgage $3,000,000 — from FUTTERMAN, LEWIS; ALTWOOD PROPERTIES INC to LAWLAND CORP. $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201730216
2018313411
201900235
202000459
202100437
202200145
202300437
202400336
202500268
202600167
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 37Ownership & money 94Health & systems 46

Every one of the 203 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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