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169 Manhattan Avenue

775Records
16City systems
1Open violations
46.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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775 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 278 311 service requests, 120 HPD complaints, 86 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC.
BBL1018430051
BIN1055699

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 46.9. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-01.

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

82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · Dirty Condition (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Rodent (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).

Filed construction activity

$310,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1940)
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$4,464,000 $2,008,800
2026$5,313,000 $2,390,850
2027$5,763,000 $2,593,350

The city's market estimate has risen 29% 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 108 St — M7 M116 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 107 St & Columbus Ave · 350 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

169 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

82 311 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 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
2021-11-04Mortgage $418,383 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to SIGNATURE BANK $418,383
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
2021-11-04Agreement $16,704,336 — from MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to SIGNATURE BANK $16,704,336
2021-11-04Mortgage $89,432 — from HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; MANHATTAN AVENUE AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $89,432
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
2021-11-04AL&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
2021-10-13Sold for $21,020,581 $21,020,581 $875,858
2016-12-27AL&R $3,700,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,700,000
2016-12-27Mortgage $3,700,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,700,000
2015-09-08Agreement $17,300,000 — from COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC; LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $17,300,000
2015-09-08Mortgage $4,200,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,200,000
2015-09-08AL&R $17,300,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC; COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $17,300,000
2015-02-04AL&R $13,100,000 — from COSO 165-171 MANHATTAN LLC; LIGHTHOUSE EWING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $13,100,000
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
201792180332
201804170223
201900130114
2020005005
2021403311250
202201300334
202303430349
202402374245
202500322236
202600490251
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The full timeline

Construction 81Enforcement 76Housing & tenants 497Ownership & money 87Health & systems 34

Every one of the 775 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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