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1480 Amsterdam Avenue

2,691Records
21City systems
2Open violations
56.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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2,691 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 966 HPD complaints, 801 HPD housing violations, 644 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units25
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)501 W 133 LLC
BBL1019870029
BIN1059738

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 56.8. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2007-06-07.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
2
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (32) · Illegal Parking (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Snow or Ice (4) · New Tree Request (3) · Real Time Enforcement (2).

Filed construction activity

$226,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)501 W 133 LLC
Head officerJohn TrevorIves
Managing agentCAM Property MGMT
Last registered2026-02-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,028,000 $1,362,600
2026$3,627,000 $1,632,150
2027$4,030,000 $1,813,500

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hamza & Madina Halal FoodChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 133 St / Amsterdam Av — M11 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeOld Broadway & W 133 St · 550 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

1480 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

83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 CAM PROPERTY MGMT — 47 buildings, 1,639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B10 · C10 · D19 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
530 East 169 Street BX321 F
2410 Washington Avenue BX170 F
400 Herkimer Street BK154 D
2120 Tiebout Avenue BX75 D
1202 Spofford Avenue BX60 F
741 Hunts Point Avenue BX56 B
226 West Tremont Avenue BX49 D
1786 Topping Avenue BX43 C
2417 Albemarle Road BK43 B
1631 Grand Avenue BX42 D
51 Hamilton Place MN29 B
143 Lincoln Avenue BX29 B
440 East 187 Street BX28 D
2707 Morris Avenue BX28 A
546 East 182 Street BX25 D
1480 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 B
84 Wadsworth Avenue MN25 B
503 West 169 Street MN24 D
622 East 169 Street BX23 D
554 West 148 Street MN22 B
82 Wadsworth Avenue MN21 C
505 West 135 Street MN21 B
712 West 180 Street MN21 D
522 West 148 Street MN20 C
925 St Marks Avenue BK20 D
66 East 190 Street BX20 C
846 Prospect Place BK20 D
452 West 164 Street MN20 D
561 West 144 Street MN20 D
72 East 190 Street BX19 C
441 East 187 Street BX18 F
1488 Bushwick Avenue BK16 C
45 Lott Avenue BK16 C
558 West 151 Street MN15 A
1078 Willmohr Street BK12 C
2426 University Avenue BX11 D
228 East Tremont Avenue BX10 D
801 Freeman Street BX10 C
702 Eagle Avenue BX8 F
704 Eagle Avenue BX8 D
299 Throop Avenue BK6 B
221 Himrod Street BK6 C
867 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 D
1738 East 4 Street BK6 D
1111 Willoughby Avenue BK6 F
871 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 B
634 Wilson Avenue BK6 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,186,186 on 2017-11-16 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-09-15M&CON $4,425,000 — from 501 W 133 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,425,000
2020-09-15Deed $5,925,000 — from COLLEGE REALTY LLC to 501 W 133 LLC $5,925,000
2020-09-15AL&R $4,425,000 — from 501 W 133 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,425,000
2020-08-27Sold for $5,925,000 $5,925,000 $237,000
2017-11-16AL&R $3,750,000 — from COLLEGE REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,750,000
2017-11-16Agreement $3,750,000 — from COLLEGE REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,750,000
2017-11-16Mortgage $1,186,187 — from COLLEGE REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,186,187
2013-04-24Agreement $2,840,000 — from COLLEGE REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,840,000
2013-04-24AL&R $2,840,000 — from COLLEGE REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,840,000
2013-04-24Mortgage $499,503 — from COLLEGE REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $499,503
2006-08-29Mortgage $697,780 — from COLLEGE REALTY, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $697,780
2006-08-29AL&R $2,700,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to COLLEGE REALTY, LLC $2,700,000
2006-08-29Agreement $2,700,000 — from COLLEGE REALTY, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $2,700,000
2005-03-04Mortgage $725,000 — from COLLEGE REALTY LLC to NORTHFORK BANK $725,000
2005-03-04AL&R $725,000 — from NORTHFORK BANK to COLLEGE REALTY LLC $725,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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2022
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2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701254232
20180010702109
20193610801118
202004226133
2021121820196
20224015603163
20231024406251
202400454453
202501380544
202605262235
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 2,502Ownership & money 47Health & systems 41

Every one of the 2,691 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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