503 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 311 service requests, 94 HPD complaints, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 39.5. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Noise (8) · Food Establishment (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
$500,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC |
| Head officer | DONALD HASTINGS |
| Managing agent | BRIAN GARLAND |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,234,000 | $1,455,300 |
| 2026 | $3,438,000 | $1,547,100 |
| 2027 | $3,578,000 | $1,610,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH NOODLES/WHALE Tea | Other | Grade Pending | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 125 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 123 St — M11 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Morningside Dr & Amsterdam Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 36, 125. 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.
1268 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $540,000 on 2011-03-30 (lender: Sovereign Bank, A Federal Savings Bank), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-02 | RPTT&RET $224,835,274 — from TO METROPOLITAN PORTFOLIO MEMBER LLC to CV METROPOLITAN II, LLC | $224,835,274 | |
| 2022-10-24 | Agreement $18,003,377 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTER, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $18,003,377 | |
| 2018-12-18 | AL&R $18,200,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $18,200,000 | |
| 2018-12-18 | M&CON $18,200,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $18,200,000 | |
| 2015-03-16 | AL&R $17,300,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,300,000 | |
| 2015-03-16 | M&CON $17,300,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,300,000 | |
| 2015-03-05 | RPTT&RET $27,384,139 — from DERMOT AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; PRINCIPAL ENHANCED PROPERTY FUND, L.P. to METROPOLITAN PORTFOLIO II, LLC | $27,384,139 | |
| 2011-03-30 | Mortgage $540,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $540,000 | |
| 2011-03-30 | Agreement $11,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $11,500,000 | |
| 2006-11-21 | Deed $3,695,191 — from EXTELL 1268 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC to AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC | $3,695,191 | |
| 2006-11-21 | Mortgage $1,595,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,595,000 | |
| 2006-11-21 | Agreement $10,960,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $10,960,000 | |
| 2006-11-21 | AL&R $10,960,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC | $10,960,000 | |
| 2006-03-27 | Deed $4,010,370 — from A/K/A POMEROY CO.; POMEROY ASSOC., L.P. to EXTELL 1268 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC | $4,010,370 | |
| 2006-03-27 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to EXTELL 1268 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC | $2,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 55 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 7 | 66 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
Every one of the 503 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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