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720 Amsterdam Avenue

824Records
16City systems
20Open violations
43.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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824 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 347 311 service requests, 86 HPD complaints, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units28
ClassHH
Owner (PLUTO)201 WEST 95TH STREETREALTY,
BBL1012430029
BIN1033697

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 43.8. 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

Open HPD violations20 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1995-09-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · WATER LEAK (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Outdoor Dining (5) · ELECTRIC (4).

Filed construction activity

$96,560 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (28)
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)201W 95TH ST REALTY LLC
Head officerESTHER PERLSTEIN
Managing agentESTHER PERLSTEIN
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,911,000 $1,759,950
2026$4,103,000 $1,846,350
2027$4,156,000 $1,870,200

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Buceo 95SpanishAMice evidence
Isrk LLCNot yet graded—
Shah's Halal FoodMiddle EasternA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
96 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 96 St / Broadway — M96 M106 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 95 St & Broadway · 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

720 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

74 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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: $627,849 on 2020-01-13 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-13Mortgage $627,850 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY L.L.C. to INVESTORS BANK $627,850
2020-01-13Agreement $6,250,000 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY L.L.C. to INVESTORS BANK $6,250,000
2020-01-13AL&R $6,250,000 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY L.L.C. to INVESTORS BANK $6,250,000
2015-02-06Mortgage $440,843 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY L.L.C. to BANK UNITED, N.A. $440,843
2015-02-06Agreement $6,250,000 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY L.L.C. to BANK UNITED, N.A. $6,250,000
2015-02-06AL&R $6,250,000 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY L.L.C. to BANK UNITED, N.A. $6,250,000
2006-12-11Mortgage $4,302,188 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB $4,302,188
2006-12-11Agreement $6,500,000 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB $6,500,000
2006-12-11Agreement $6,500,000 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB $6,500,000
2006-12-11AL&R $6,500,000 — from DORAL BANK, FSB to 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY LLC $6,500,000
2006-01-13Mortgage $250,000 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREET REALTY LLC to TRIBORO CAPITAL LLC $250,000
2005-04-28Mortgage $700,000 — from WEST 95TH STREET, LLC to TRIBORO CAPITAL, LLC $700,000
2000-02-10Mortgage $732,741 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREETREALTY, L.L.C. to DORAL MONEY, INC. $732,741
1998-03-05Mortgage $421,047 — from 201 WEST 95TH STREETREALTY, L.L.C. to 201 WEST 95TH STREETREALTY, INC. $421,047
1986-10-16Mortgage $429,500 — from 201 W.95TH ST.REALTYINC to AMERICAN SVG&LN ASSN $429,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017133390459
201844320242
201906500359
202002245031
202100290029
202200452552
202304700882
202400840589
202503310640
202621140118
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The full timeline

Construction 78Enforcement 134Housing & tenants 496Ownership & money 69Health & systems 47

Every one of the 824 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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