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985 Amsterdam Avenue

190Records
17City systems
33Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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190 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 311 service requests, 39 HPD housing violations, 17 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)985 AMSTERDAM AV/HO/E
BBL1018630003
BIN1055998

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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 3.3. 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 violations33 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1987-05-08.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6).

Filed construction activity

$90,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (9)
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)985 AMSTERDAM AVENUE H.D.F.C.
Head officerJEANNE BAUER
Managing agentCFA MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-11-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,549,000 $697,050
2026$1,859,000 $836,550
2027$2,231,000 $1,003,950

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 109 St — M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 110 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

985 Amsterdam 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

6 311 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 CFA MANAGEMENT, INC. — 49 buildings, 487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B3 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 East 10 Street MN56 A
534 East 11 Street MN29 A
44 West 96 Street MN25 A
170 East 92 Street MN20 A
346 East 58 Street MN20 A
3 Weehawken Street MN20 A
227 East 87 Street MN18 A
227 East 12 Street MN16 A
311 East 83 Street MN14 A
307 East 12 Street MN13 A
38 West 15 Street MN13 A
141 Mac Dougal Street MN11 A
216 East 7 Street MN10 A
424 Greenwich Street MN10 A
643 East 11 Street MN10 A
625 East 6 Street MN10 A
72 Perry Street MN10 A
985 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
58 West 15 Street MN9 A
993 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
53 Prince Street MN9 A
320 East 14 Street MN9 A
322 West 22 Street MN8 A
127 West 15 Street MN8 A
7 Great Jones Street MN7 A
275 Water Street MN6 A
242 8 Avenue MN6 A
381 Broome Street MN6 A
471 West 22 Street MN6 A
244 8 Avenue MN6 A
321 East 52 Street MN6 A
358 West 23 Street MN6 A
112 Hudson Street MN5 A
334 West 19 Street MN5 A
60 West 15 Street MN5 A
480 Broome Street MN5 A
48 West 86 Street MN5 A
332 West 19 Street MN5 A
331 West 84 Street MN5 A
425 East 9 Street MN4 B
423 East 9 Street MN4 C
325 East 9 Street MN4 B
378 West Broadway MN4 C
40 West 12 Street MN4 B
202 West 123 Street MN4 D
141 West 24 Street MN4 A
399 Washington Street MN4 A
334 East 30 Street MN3 C
27 Perry Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-03-07RPTT&RET $375,000 — from MATTA, JOSE to ROSSI, GEORGINA ISABEL; KNUTH, PENELOPE ANN $375,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004059
201802130217
2019002226
2020007018
202100250126
2022205029
202300110314
2024003025
2025004026
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 122Ownership & money 12Health & systems 28

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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