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965 Amsterdam Avenue

712Records
17City systems
2Open violations
45.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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712 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 231 HPD complaints, 199 311 service requests, 83 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units28
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC.
BBL1018620003
BIN1055985

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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 45.6. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Noise (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Food Establishment (3) · GENERAL (2) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$319,910 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 (1900)
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)AMSTERDAM AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS 2 LLC
Head officerJOSHUA GOTLIB
Managing agentNIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,471,000 $2,461,950
2026$5,876,000 $2,644,200
2027$5,899,000 $2,654,550

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Domino'sPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Handwashing, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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) — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 106 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 106 St & Amsterdam Ave · 500 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

965 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

40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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: $323,373 on 2021-11-05 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-05AL&R $9,994,941 — from AMSTERDAM AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS 2 LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to SIGNATURE BANK $9,994,941
2021-11-05Mortgage $323,374 — from AMSTERDAM AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS 2 LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to SIGNATURE BANK $323,374
2021-11-05Deed $9,998,638 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS LLC to AMSTERDAM AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS 2 LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, $9,998,638
2021-11-05Agreement $9,994,941 — from AMSTERDAM AFFORDABLE HOLDINGS 2 LLC; HP MJM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to SIGNATURE BANK $9,994,941
2021-10-13Sold for $9,998,638 $9,998,638 $357,094
2021-05-13RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,696,842
2017-11-28AL&R $10,228,828 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,228,829
2017-11-28Agreement $10,228,828 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,228,829
2015-11-24AL&R $1,750,000 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,750,000
2015-11-24Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,750,000
2014-10-27Mortgage $2,794,564 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,794,564
2014-10-27Agreement $9,100,000 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,100,000
2014-10-27AL&R $9,100,000 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,100,000
2013-09-06Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,100,000
2013-09-06AL&R $1,100,000 — from 965 AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017701241033
20180070310
20194140312
2020014027
20211088724
202200180422
202300330740
202403362445
2025012621039
20260090211
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 489Ownership & money 84Health & systems 61

Every one of the 712 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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