2,827 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,086 HPD complaints, 721 HPD housing violations, 694 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 337.9. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 154 total — 41 class C (immediately hazardous), 92 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 2009-04-02. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 17 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 20 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$2,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · Noise (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · PLUMBING (20) · GENERAL (10) · WATER LEAK (9).
$597,982 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| 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) | Stephen Ginsberg, receiver for 1484 Amsterdam Ave. |
| Head officer | Stephen j Ginsberg |
| Managing agent | Kinsey Equities LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,535,000 | $690,750 |
| 2026 | $1,632,000 | $734,400 |
| 2027 | $1,596,000 | $718,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Casita Taqueria & Restaurant | Mexican | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | 137 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 133 St / Amsterdam Av — M11 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Old 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.
1484 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 |
152 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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.
Managed by KINSEY EQUITIES LLC — 29 buildings, 408 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B11 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 517 West 161 Street | MN | 41 | A |
| 227 West 109 Street | MN | 36 | B |
| 310 West 20 Street | MN | 33 | A |
| 1484 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 28 | D |
| 110 St Marks Place | MN | 22 | A |
| 446 West 164 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 424 East 14 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 541 West 144 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 219 West 20 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 536 West 47 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 220 West 14 Street | MN | 17 | B |
| 220 Avenue A | MN | 16 | B |
| 320 West 22 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 41 West 24 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 419 East 76 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 18 West 129 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 323 East 75 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 827 East 218 Street | BX | 8 | D |
| 3942 Barnes Avenue | BX | 7 | D |
| 342 East 78 Street | MN | 6 | B |
| 259 West 18 Street | MN | 6 | B |
| 359 East 34 Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 217 2 Avenue | MN | 5 | B |
| 356 West 21 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 134 Kingsland Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 99 South 2 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 1478 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 37 West 10 Street | MN | 1 | C |
| 224 Varick Street | MN | 1 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,718,534 on 2019-07-25 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-25 | Mortgage $1,718,534 — from 1484 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $1,718,534 | |
| 2019-07-25 | Agreement $5,008,000 — from 1484 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $5,008,000 | |
| 2017-09-13 | Deed $5,900,000 — from MANHATTANVILLE APARTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC to 1484 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC | $5,900,000 | |
| 2017-09-13 | M&CON $3,400,000 — from AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,400,000 | |
| 2017-09-13 | AL&R $3,400,000 — from AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,400,000 | |
| 2017-09-05 | Sold for $5,900,000 | $5,900,000 | $210,714 |
| 2014-12-03 | AL&R $2,750,000 — from MANHATTAN APARTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $2,750,000 | |
| 2014-12-03 | Mortgage $503,646 — from MANHATTAN APARTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $503,646 | |
| 2014-12-03 | Agreement $2,750,000 — from MANHATTAN APARTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $2,750,000 | |
| 2012-08-02 | Mortgage $573,239 — from MANHATTANVILLE APARTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOICATION | $573,239 | |
| 2012-08-02 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from MANHATTANVILLE APARTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOICATION | $2,350,000 | |
| 2012-08-02 | Agreement $2,350,000 — from MANHATTANVILLE APARTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOICATION | $2,350,000 | |
| 2011-01-12 | AL&R $1,819,018 — from MANHATTANVILLE APARTMENT HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,819,018 | |
| 2011-01-12 | Agreement $1,819,018 — from MANHATTANVILLE APARTMENT HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,819,018 | |
| 2011-01-10 | Deed $2,849,000 — from 1484 AMSTERDAM LLC to MANHATTANVILLE APARTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,849,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 57 |
| 2018 | 18 | 4 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 126 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 80 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 0 | 2 | 113 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 295 | 0 | 5 | 301 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 142 | 0 | 6 | 156 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 0 | 7 | 113 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 2 | 144 |
Every one of the 2,827 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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