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1492 Amsterdam Avenue

918Records
17City systems
84Open violations
207.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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918 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 315 HPD housing violations, 290 HPD complaints, 195 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)EDWARD DOZIER SR HSGDFC
BBL1019870034
BIN1059741

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 207.2. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations84 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
30
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Noise (4) · Rodent (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (18)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)EDWARD DOZIER SR. HDFC
Head officerGENEVIEVE OUTLAW
Managing agentWEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,260,000 $567,000
2026$1,087,000 $489,150
2027$1,222,000 $549,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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: Amsterdam Av / W 133 St — M101 · 150 ft
Citi BikeOld Broadway & W 133 St · 600 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

1492 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

50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
409 West 127 Street MN36 B
405 West 127 Street MN36 A
148 West 143 Street MN34 D
220 West 141 Street MN30 C
1496 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 B
474 West 148 Street MN24 B
152 West 129 Street MN24 B
83 Hamilton Place MN24 A
504 West 135 Street MN24 A
115 West 129 Street MN23 C
93 Hamilton Place MN23 C
1508 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
142 West 143 Street MN20 D
134 West 143 Street MN20 B
204 Bradhurst Avenue MN20 C
138 West 143 Street MN20 B
202 West 133 Street MN20 A
24 Convent Avenue MN20 A
34 Convent Avenue MN20 A
30 Convent Avenue MN20 A
22 Convent Avenue MN19 A
2358 8 Avenue MN19 A
232 West 149 Street MN18 B
1492 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 C
1488 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 D
102 West 142 Street MN18 C
1528 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
16 Old Broadway MN16 D
653 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
633 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
1524 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
115 West 142 Street MN15 B
625 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
629 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
131 West 142 Street MN13 C
211 West 147 Street MN12 B
509 West 142 Street MN12 C
1671 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
134 West 129 Street MN11 A
138 West 129 Street MN11 B
121 West 129 Street MN11 B
119 West 129 Street MN11 B
135 West 131 Street MN11 A
2504 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 B
434 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 B
121 West 133 Street MN10 C
124 West 134 Street MN10 C
2492 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 C
140 West 129 Street MN10 B
158 West 129 Street MN10 C
128 West 134 Street MN10 A
24 West 132 Street MN10 A
1455 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 C
2502 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
1459 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 B
1457 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 D
2494 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 D
513 West 145 Street MN8 D
1654 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
1638 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $631,630 on 2015-07-14 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 3 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
2015-07-14AL&R $631,630 — from EDWARD DOZIER,SR.HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $631,630
2015-07-14Mortgage $631,630 — from EDWARD DOZIER,SR.HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $631,630
2009-07-06Mortgage $424,750 — from EDWARD DOZIER, SR. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY AND THROUGH DEPT $424,750
2009-07-06AL&R $424,750 — from EDWARD DOZIER, SR. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY AND THROUGH DEPT $424,750
1991-06-18Mortgage $3,782,296 — from EDWARD DOUZIER SR ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $3,782,296

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
123
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710260229
201800400242
201900290130
2020002013
202100780179
202200360238
20230011814123
202401560663
202500380846
202600730275
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 826Ownership & money 17Health & systems 37

Every one of the 918 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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