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165 Manhattan Avenue

427Records
16City systems
0Open violations
3.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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427 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 129 HPD complaints, 100 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC.
BBL1018430017
BIN1055686

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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 80% 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 3.1. 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

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 2023–24: 4).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$111,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerJOSHUA GOTLIB
Managing agentNIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,842,000 $1,728,900
2026$4,016,000 $1,807,200
2027$4,205,000 $1,892,250

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 108 St — M7 M116 · 50 ft
Citi BikeW 107 St & Columbus Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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

165 Manhattan 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

5 311 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 1,425 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C6 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1765 Townsend Avenue BX99 B
2660 Broadway MN81 A
2006 Adam C Powell Blvd MN70 D
337 West 138 Street MN67 B
120 West 105 Street MN62 A
561 West 149 Street MN60 B
540 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1320 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 D
602 West 141 Street MN54 D
545 West 164 Street MN51 C
701 West 179 Street MN50 C
610 West 174 Street MN49 B
1831 Adam C Powell Blvd MN46 D
620 West 141 Street MN46 D
1228 St Nicholas Avenue MN44 D
1631 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 D
1245 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 C
1621 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 C
707 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 D
1117 Westchester Avenue BX32 D
965 Amsterdam Avenue MN28 B
933 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 A
165 Manhattan Avenue MN24 A
169 Manhattan Avenue MN24 B
145 Edgecombe Avenue MN22 B
153 Edgecombe Avenue MN22 C
12 East 177 Street BX22 D
203 West 108 Street MN21 B
305 West 111 Street MN20 B
149 Edgecombe Avenue MN20 D
106 West 105 Street MN18 B
1829 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 D
303 West 111 Street MN15 B
931 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
929 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 B
969 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
127 West 106 Street MN10 B
125 West 106 Street MN10 B
123 West 106 Street MN10 A
971 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $89,432 on 2021-11-04 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 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
2021-11-04AL&R $3,569,985 — from HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,569,985
2021-11-04Agreement $3,569,985 — from HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,569,985
2021-11-04Mortgage $89,432 — from HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $89,432
2021-11-04AL&R $16,704,336 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to SIGNATURE BANK $16,704,336
2021-11-04Mortgage $418,383 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to SIGNATURE BANK $418,383
2021-11-04Agreement $16,704,336 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to SIGNATURE BANK $16,704,336
2021-11-04Deed $21,020,581 — from COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC; LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC to MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, $21,020,581
2021-10-13Sold for $21,020,581 $21,020,581 $875,858
2016-12-27Mortgage $3,700,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,700,000
2016-12-27AL&R $3,700,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,700,000
2015-09-08Mortgage $4,200,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,200,000
2015-09-08Agreement $17,300,000 — from COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC; LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $17,300,000
2015-09-08AL&R $17,300,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $17,300,000
2015-02-04Mortgage $2,869,057 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,869,057
2015-02-04Agreement $13,100,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $13,100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175360317
2018011013
2019015028
2020003003
202140311018
2022015017
20230590216
20240028111
2025003216
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 231Ownership & money 101Health & systems 22

Every one of the 427 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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