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654 Amsterdam Avenue

260Records
13City systems
2Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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260 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 75 311 service requests, 23 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ELJO COMPANY,
BBL1012390036
BIN1033594

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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 100% 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 0. 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2001-08-31.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · New Tree Request (3) · Dirty Condition (1) · Lead (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$115,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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$3,392,000 $1,526,400
2026$3,155,000 $1,419,750
2027$3,033,000 $1,364,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Holy SchnitzelJewish/KosherAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

Subway96 St — 1 2 3 · 500 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

654 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.

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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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700516
2018814316
2019237214
202000819
20210011112
2022008311
2023009211
202400617
2025009211
202600022
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 93Ownership & money 96Health & systems 26

Every one of the 260 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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