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680 West End Avenue

645Records
18City systems
0Open violations
5.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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645 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 160 311 service requests, 138 HPD complaints, 98 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1918
Floors13
Res. units63
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)ACQUISITION AMERICA I,
BBL1012410001
BIN1033640

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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 73% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Illegal Parking (3) · Missed Collection (3) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Litter Basket Request (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,515,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1918)
YesSix or more residential units (63)
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)ACQUISITION AMERICA I, LLC
Head officerFADIL HODZIC
Managing agentEMPIRE MGMT AMERICA CORP
Last registered2026-02-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$22,254,000 $10,014,300
2026$22,731,000 $10,228,950
2027$23,297,000 $10,483,650

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 98/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 94 St — M104 · 300 ft
Citi BikeWest End Ave & W 94 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson. 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

680 West End 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

42 311 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 EMPIRE MGMT AMERICA CORP — 8 buildings, 503 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
509 Cathedral Parkway MN94 A
515 Cathedral Parkway MN83 B
680 West End Avenue MN63 A
603 West 140 Street MN56 B
664 West 163 Street MN54 B
652 West 163 Street MN54 B
268 Cabrini Boulevard MN53 B
517 West 113 Street MN46 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,200,000 on 2022-11-22 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-22Agreement $30,200,000 — from AQUISITION AMERICA I LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $30,200,000
2022-11-22Mortgage $4,200,000 — from AQUISITION AMERICA I LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,200,000
2022-11-22AL&R $30,200,000 — from AQUISITION AMERICA I LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $30,200,000
2019-04-23Agreement $26,000,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA I, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $26,000,000
2019-04-23Mortgage $4,687,165 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA I, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,687,165
2014-05-30Agreement $22,500,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA I, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $22,500,000
2014-05-30Mortgage $4,810,029 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA I, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,810,029
2010-04-06Mortgage $2,925,705 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA I, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,925,705
2010-04-06Agreement $18,300,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA I, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $18,300,000
2005-06-14Agreement $16,155,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AQUISITION AMERICA I LLC $16,155,000
2005-06-14Mortgage $10,425,000 — from AQUISITION AMERICA I LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,425,000
2005-06-14Mortgage $5,730,000 — from AQUISITION AMERICA I LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,730,000
2003-06-04Mortgage $62,361,851 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA V LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA II LLC; ACQUI to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $62,361,851
2003-03-27DEEDO $28,558,000 — from 680 WEST END AVENUE, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to ACQUISITION AMERICA I, LLC $28,558,000
1993-01-27Mortgage $1,440,000 — from NINETY THIRD WEST ETC to JAMAICA SAVINGS BK FSB $1,440,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703180324
201808160327
201905292238
202006130221
202112990131
202215134326
2023116160538
202472140326
202551110421
202663300241
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The full timeline

Construction 79Enforcement 154Housing & tenants 337Ownership & money 34Health & systems 41

Every one of the 645 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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