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1028 Amsterdam Avenue

829Records
20City systems
3Open violations
8.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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829 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 316 311 service requests, 113 DOB permits, 91 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1909
Floors6
Res. units38
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)ST JOHN S OWNERS CORP
BBL1018820036
BIN1056909

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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 67% 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 8.7. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-12-14.

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

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (15) · Noise (10) · Rodent (8) · Homeless Person Assistance (8) · Graffiti (5) · Litter Basket Request (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,201,870 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (25 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)ST JOHN COURT OWNERS CORP
Head officerJOHN HILLNER
Managing agentROBERT E HILL, INC.
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,237,000 $2,356,650
2026$5,532,000 $2,489,400
2027$5,742,000 $2,583,900

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,344,184 a year ($24.06 per sq ft), operating expenses $682,148 ($12.21 per sq ft), net operating income $662,036. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 17/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hula PokeHawaiianA—
Insomnia CookiesBakery Products/DessertsA—
TartinaItalianA—
The Hungarian Pastry ShopEastern EuropeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 4 restaurants · 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cathedral Pkwy / Amsterdam Av — M4 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 110 St & Amsterdam Ave · 400 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

1028 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

65 311 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 ROBERT E. HILL, INC. — 35 buildings, 2,299 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
25 Knolls Crescent BX252 A
60 Knolls Crescent BX240 A
3850 Sedgwick Avenue BX122 A
3388 Wayne Avenue BX104 B
3635 Johnson Avenue BX82 A
3515 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX79 A
255 Fieldston Terrace BX76 A
620 West 239 Street BX76 A
315 West 232 Street BX72 A
75 West 238 Street BX72 A
2530 Independence Avenue BX69 A
2465 Palisade Avenue BX69 A
251 Seaman Avenue MN67 A
60 Cooper Street MN61 A
3030 Johnson Avenue BX60 A
2390 Palisade Avenue BX60 A
3206 Fairfield Avenue BX56 A
190 E Mosholu Parkway S BX55 B
2711 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX51 A
91 Van Cortlandt Ave E BX50 A
3720 Independence Avenue BX49 A
518 Ft Washington Avenue MN47 B
3810 Greystone Avenue BX44 A
645 West 239 Street BX43 A
6291 Broadway BX42 A
528 West 111 Street MN41 A
241 West 108 Street MN40 A
532 West 111 Street MN40 A
1028 Amsterdam Avenue MN38 A
239 West 108 Street MN37 A
510 Kappock Street BX34 A
3220 Arlington Avenue BX26 A
3816 Waldo Avenue BX24 A
562 West 190 Street MN21 C
2057960152 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $863,742 on 2021-03-29 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-11RPTT&RET $995,000 — from WORTHINGTON, SARAH; CARVER, NATHAN to HARRIS, JEFFREY; HARRIS, LYNN $995,000
2024-10-08Sold for $995,000 $995,000 $26,184
2022-09-20RPTT&RET $776,670 — from KEISLER, DOUGLAS A to GEARY, TASHA STATZ $776,670
2022-09-06Sold for $776,670 $776,670 $20,439
2022-07-01RPTT&RET $1,250,000 — from KRALLMAN, RICHARD to RIOS, LAUREN; RIOS, JEFFREY $1,250,000
2022-06-21Sold for $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $32,895
2021-12-10RPTT&RET $1,285,000 — from KRYGAR, JACQUELINE to CONROY, ANNE ELIZABETH; RADECKI, GLENN LAWRENCE $1,285,000
2021-11-18Sold for $1,285,000 $1,285,000 $33,816
2021-03-29Agreement $3,205,000 — from ST. JOHN COURT OWNERS CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $3,205,000
2021-03-29Mortgage $863,743 — from ST. JOHN COURT OWNERS CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $863,743
2021-03-29AL&R $3,205,000 — from ST. JOHN COURT OWNERS CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $3,205,000
2018-06-15RPTT&RET $695,927 — from TITAN WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P. to KEISLER, DOUGLAS $695,927
2018-06-04Sold for $695,927 $695,927 $18,314
2017-12-12RPTT&RET $750,000 — from PAULSEN, BRUCE to PAULSEN, BARBARA $750,000
2017-12-07Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $19,737

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017166142240
201864222438
201902212126
202053370247
202107616276
202201364546
2023012601643
2024202521544
20251022141047
202620150926
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The full timeline

Construction 194Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 369Ownership & money 101Health & systems 80

Every one of the 829 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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