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728 Amsterdam Avenue

245Records
16City systems
15Open violations
9.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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245 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)728 AMSTERDAM AV RLTY CO
BBL1012430033
BIN1033701

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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 63% 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 9.1. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1987-11-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 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

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · Noise (4) · Street Condition (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

$519,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)SAM OSHER II LLC
Head officerALIZA GATAN
Managing agentSAM OSHER II LLC
Last registered2025-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,508,800 $1,578,960
2026$3,924,000 $1,765,800
2027$3,849,000 $1,732,050

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jet's PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 / Amsterdam Av — M96 M106 · 250 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

728 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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SAM OSHER LLC — 3 buildings, 21 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
728 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
14-07 31 Avenue QN7 A
14-05 31 Avenue QN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,637,030 on 2019-12-16 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 4 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
2019-12-16Mortgage $2,637,031 — from ARIEL/MATH REALTY, LLC; S.A.M. OSHER REALTY, LLC; S.A.M. OSHER REALTY II, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,637,031
2019-12-16Agreement $12,250,000 — from S.A.M. OSHER REALTY II, LLC; S.A.M. OSHER REALTY, LLC; ARIEL/MATH REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,250,000
2014-12-03Mortgage $2,200,000 — from ARIEL/MATH REALTY, LLC; S.A.M. OSHER REALTY, LLC; S.A.M. OSHER REALTY II, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,200,000
2013-03-20Mortgage $3,200,754 — from S.A.M. OSHER REALTY, LLC; ARIEL/ MATH REALTY, LLC; S.A.M. OSHER REALTY II, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,754
2013-03-20Agreement $8,875,000 — from S.A.M. OSHER REALTY, LLC; ARIEL/ MATH REALTY, LLC; S.A.M. OSHER REALTY II, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,875,000
2005-12-27Mortgage $1,750,000 — from S.A.M. OSHER REALTY II, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $1,750,000
2005-07-26Deed $2,475,000 — from 728 AMSTERDAM AVENUE REALTY CO.; ULL, WENDY; LERNER, WILLIAM to S.A.M. OSHER REALTY II, LLC. $2,475,000
1987-09-18Mortgage $75,000 — from FIRST NATIONWIDE BK to 728 AMSTERDAM AVE RTY CO $75,000
1985-08-02Mortgage $500,000 — from 728 AMSTERSAM AVE RTY CO to BROWN, MICHAEL A. $500,000
1985-08-02Mortgage $75,000 — from 728 AMSTERDAM AVE RTY CO to ODELL, LEE $75,000
1985-08-02Mortgage $75,000 — from 728 AMSTERDAM AVE RTY CO to MJ REALTY CO $75,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002024
2018000022
2019004228
202010110315
202140140119
202265120225
20235180317
202400110314
20250480416
202600180119
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 137Ownership & money 35Health & systems 31

Every one of the 245 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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