243 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 10.7. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-09-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1).
$41,214 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | ASHLAND EQUITIES CO LLC |
| Head officer | ALAN SACKMAN |
| Managing agent | SACKMAN ENTERPRISES, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,829,000 | $1,273,050 |
| 2026 | $3,246,000 | $1,460,700 |
| 2027 | $2,856,000 | $1,285,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 96 St — 1 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 98 St — M7 M11 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 100 St & Broadway · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith. 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.
786 Amsterdam Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by SACKMAN ENTERPRISES — 45 buildings, 714 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B8. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,523,423 on 2015-11-16 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-16 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES COMPANY L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2015-11-16 | Mortgage $1,523,424 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES COMPANY L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,523,424 | |
| 2015-11-16 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ASHLAND EQUITIES COMPANY L.P. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2011-01-19 | Agreement $1,572,041 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES COMPANY, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,572,041 | |
| 2011-01-19 | AL&R $1,572,041 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES COMPANY, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,572,041 | |
| 2004-02-02 | Mortgage $830,044 — from ASLAND EQUITIES COMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK | $830,044 | |
| 2004-02-02 | Agreement $1,770,000 — from ASLAND EQUITIES COMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,770,000 | |
| 1999-01-06 | Mortgage $700,000 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES COMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK | $700,000 | |
| 1996-11-14 | Mortgage $300,000 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES COMPANY to JOREMI ENTERPRISES,INC. PROFIT SHARING P | $300,000 | |
| 1987-08-21 | Mortgage $103,000 — from C L REALTY CO to FIRST NATIONWIDE BK | $103,000 | |
| 1985-03-21 | Mortgage $65,000 — from C.L. REALTY CO to 786 REALTY CO | $65,000 | |
| 1985-03-21 | Mortgage $285,000 — from C.L. REALTY CO to 786 AMSTERDAM AVE | $285,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 243 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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