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908 Amsterdam Avenue

156Records
16City systems
0Open violations
0.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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156 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)J&J 908, LLC
BBL1018760033
BIN1056593

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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 88% 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 0.9. 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

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.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)J&J 908 LLC / Barbo 908 LLC
Head officerJAMES VALENTINO
Managing agentSackman Enterprise Inc
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,131,000 $1,408,950
2026$3,503,000 $1,576,350
2027$3,741,000 $1,683,450

The city's market estimate has risen 19% 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

Subway103 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 104 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 104 St & Amsterdam Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145, The Bloomingdale School. 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

908 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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 SACKMAN ENTERPRISES — 45 buildings, 714 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
605 West 112 Street MN62 A
76 West 85 Street MN51 A
525 West 49 Street MN47 A
101 West 86 Street MN40 A
251 West 74 Street MN27 B
231 East 13 Street MN26 A
11 Cooper Street MN22 B
29 Cooper Street MN22 A
15 West 96th Street MN21 A
210 West 104 Street MN20 B
151 West 82 Street MN16 A
906 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 A
908 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 A
220 West 104 Street MN15 A
214 West 104 Street MN15 A
315 West 82 Street MN14 A
163 West 73 Street MN14 A
351 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
34 West 76 Street MN13 A
484 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 B
57 East 77 Street MN12 A
443 West 50 Street MN11 B
55 West 84 Street MN11 A
208 West 104 Street MN11 B
245 West 76 Street MN11 A
28 West 96 Street MN10 A
164 West 83 Street MN10 A
74 West 85 Street MN10 A
137 West 82 Street MN10 A
203 West 84 Street MN10 A
130 West 82 Street MN10 A
212 West 104 Street MN10 A
510 West End Avenue MN10 A
243 West 76 Street MN10 A
126 West 82 Street MN10 B
114 East 27 Street MN10 A
487 West End Avenue MN9 B
55 West 76 Street MN9 A
786 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
307 West 83 Street MN8 A
173 West 85 Street MN8 A
746 10 Avenue MN8 A
139 West 75 Street MN7 A
367 West 48 Street MN7 A
1018320023 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,869,443 on 2015-11-18 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-26Agreement $2,775,000 — from J&J 908, LLC; BARBO 908, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,775,000
2024-04-26ASPM $3,292,500 — from VALSAC 908, LLC; BARBO 908, LLC; J&J 908, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,292,500
2015-11-18Agreement $3,292,500 — from VALSAC 908, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,292,500
2015-11-18Mortgage $1,869,443 — from VALSAC 908, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,869,443
2015-11-18Agreement $3,292,500 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to VALSAC 908, LLC $3,292,500
2010-03-02Agreement $1,550,000 — from VALSAC 908, LLC. to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,550,000
2010-03-02Mortgage $135,085 — from VALSAC 908, LLC. to SOVEREIGN BANK $135,085
2010-03-02Agreement $2,829,831 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to VALSAC 908, LLC.; VALSAC 906, LLC. $2,829,831
2010-03-02Mortgage $1,414,915 — from VALSAC 908, LLC. to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,414,915
2002-07-05Mortgage $1,633,264 — from VALSAC REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,633,264
1999-01-13Mortgage $180,028 — from VALSAC REALTY CO. to NORTH FORK BANK $180,028
1986-12-08Mortgage $431,359 — from VALSAC REALTY CO. to INTERCOUNTY MORTGAGEE CP $431,359
1984-10-09Mortgage $700,000 — from VAL SAC REALTY COMPANY to COLUMBIA FED'L SVGSBANK $700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
2018090211
20190110213
2020090110
20210170118
202203025
2023081312
202404228
202501023
202620114
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 74Ownership & money 40Health & systems 25

Every one of the 156 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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