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1473 Amsterdam Avenue

660Records
14City systems
11Open violations
465.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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660 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 218 HPD housing violations, 177 311 service requests, 166 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)GREENE LG LLC
BBL1019700063
BIN1059634

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 465.5. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Water System (4) · ELECTRIC (3).

Filed construction activity

$98,352 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC
Head officerLEON GOLDENBERG
Managing agentUS REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,138,800 $512,460
2026$911,000 $409,950
2027$916,000 $412,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
137 St-City College — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 133 St — M101 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 131 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos. 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

1473 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

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 US REALTY CORP — 54 buildings, 1,876 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C12 · D11 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
199 Linden Boulevard BK145 D
211 West 146 Street MN108 D
1834 Caton Avenue BK84 D
612 Ocean Avenue BK80 B
2483 Devoe Terrace BX72 C
635 Riverside Drive MN67 D
25 Tennis Court BK61 D
65 Lenox Road BK60 B
35 Tennis Court BK60 B
260 Linden Boulevard BK58 A
894 Riverside Drive MN54 D
990 President Street BK54 B
454 Van Duzer Street SI52 B
145 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
1400 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
40 Sherman Avenue MN45 B
605 West 156 Street MN44 D
518 West 139 Street MN42 C
544 West 158 Street MN42 C
759 46 Street BK41 A
634 West 135 Street MN39 D
669 East 5 Street BK34 C
1514 Sterling Place BK32 B
837 East 22 Street BK32 B
625 West 156 Street MN32 C
291 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 C
754 East 23 Street BK31 C
170 East 17 Street BK30 C
1016 President Street BK26 C
20 Baughman Place BK24 A
287 Edgecombe Avenue MN24 C
166 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
162 East 109 Street MN20 C
46 Sullivan Street BK20 B
294 West 147 Street MN20 F
584 Rugby Road BK20 D
307 West 143 Street MN20 B
1021 Ocean Avenue BK16 A
553 East 2 Street BK16 C
483 Washington Avenue BK16 A
917 Greene Avenue BK16 B
1120 Madison Street BK16 B
545 West 133 Street MN10 D
861 Greene Avenue BK8 B
880 Greene Avenue BK8 A
363 East 21 Street BK8 B
640 Warren Street BK8 A
90 Remsen Street BK7 A
560 Vanderbilt Avenue BK6 A
908 Greene Avenue BK4 A
174 East 109 Street MN4 F
914 Greene Avenue BK4 D
1473 Amsterdam Avenue MN4 F
5308 13 Avenue BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,600,000 on 2017-11-27 (lender: Customers Bank), covering 9 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-01Deed $6,107,253 — from GREENE ML LLC to GREENE LG LLC; GREENE GH LLC; GREENE METRO LLC $6,107,253
2017-11-27AL&R $4,600,000 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,600,000
2017-11-27Mortgage $4,600,000 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,600,000
2014-06-06ASPM $78,838 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $78,838
2014-06-06ASPM $690,931 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $690,931
2014-06-06ASPM $123,615 — from GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC; WEST 133RD STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to PENY & CO., L.L.C. $123,615
2014-06-06Deed $1,125,000 — from WEST 133RD STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to GREENE PACKAGE REALTY LLC $1,125,000
2010-09-14Agreement $73,550 — from WEST 133RD STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $73,550
2010-09-14Agreement $123,615 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to WEST 133RD ST. ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WEST 133RD STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. $123,615
2010-09-14CERR $123,615 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to WEST 133RD ST. ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WEST 133RD STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. $123,615
2010-09-14Agreement $617,419 — from WEST 133RD STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $617,419
2006-01-10RPTT $348,113 — from BNY AURORA HOLDING CORP. to ALLIANT TAX CREDIT FUND IV, LTD. $348,113
1996-01-30Mortgage $690,931 — from WEST 133RD STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $690,931
1996-01-30Mortgage $78,838 — from WEST 133RD STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $78,838
1996-01-30Mortgage $136,243 — from WEST 133RD STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $136,243

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173018214
201801144221
201900550156
202001590262
20210015701158
202201600364
202300370441
202400440347
202500110415
202600310233
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 571Ownership & money 35Health & systems 32

Every one of the 660 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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