855 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 393 HPD complaints, 199 311 service requests, 122 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 84.7. 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
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.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PLUMBING (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
$51,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | GWB AMSTERDAM LLC |
| Head officer | CHRISTOPHER ORPHEUS |
| Managing agent | BLDG MANAGEMENT CO. INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,162,000 | $972,900 |
| 2026 | $2,152,000 | $968,400 |
| 2027 | $1,919,000 | $863,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | 103 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 96 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 102 St — M7 M11 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 104 St & Amsterdam Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson. 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.
852 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 |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,007,581 on 2018-01-31 (lender: New York Community 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-16 | RPTT&RET $45,044,735 — from GOLDMAN, LLOYD; GOLDMAN, KATJA B; BLDG ASSOCIATES, INC.; GOLDMAN, DORIAN S to BLDG HOLDINGS II LLC | $45,044,735 | |
| 2018-01-31 | Agreement $4,750,000 — from GWB AMSTERDAM LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,750,000 | |
| 2018-01-31 | Mortgage $1,007,581 — from GWB AMSTERDAM LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,007,581 | |
| 2013-01-31 | Mortgage $4,200,000 — from GWB AMSTERDAM LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,200,000 | |
| 2012-11-26 | Deed $6,950,000 — from FRIXOS REALTY LLC to GWB AMSTERDAM LLC | $6,950,000 | |
| 2008-07-15 | AL&R $3,700,000 — from FRIXOS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $3,700,000 | |
| 2008-07-15 | Mortgage $3,700,000 — from FRIXOS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $3,700,000 | |
| 2008-07-15 | Deed $5,800,000 — from LEE, MYONG SEA; LEE, WON CHUL to FRIXOS REALTY LLC | $5,800,000 | |
| 1996-02-29 | Mortgage $187,000 — from LEE, WON CHUL; LEE, MYONG SEA to BECKER, STEVEN; COHEN, BECKER | $187,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 47 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 855 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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