1,196 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 453 311 service requests, 315 HPD complaints, 260 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 76.6. 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 | 63 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (38) · Rodent (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (4).
$55,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (25) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | EDWARD DOZIER SR HDFC |
| Head officer | GENEVIEVE OUTLAW |
| Managing agent | WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,716,000 | $772,200 |
| 2026 | $1,498,000 | $674,100 |
| 2027 | $1,628,000 | $732,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruces | Juice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads | B | — |
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: Amsterdam Av / W 133 St — M101 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Convent Ave & W 135 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.
1496 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 |
75 311 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.
Managed by WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-14 | Mortgage $631,630 — from EDWARD DOZIER,SR.HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $631,630 | |
| 2015-07-14 | AL&R $631,630 — from EDWARD DOZIER,SR.HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $631,630 | |
| 2009-07-06 | Mortgage $424,750 — from EDWARD DOZIER, SR. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY AND THROUGH DEPT | $424,750 | |
| 2009-07-06 | AL&R $424,750 — from EDWARD DOZIER, SR. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY AND THROUGH DEPT | $424,750 | |
| 1991-06-18 | Mortgage $3,782,296 — from EDWARD DOUZIER SR ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $3,782,296 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 0 | 4 | 97 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 10 | 90 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 1 | 20 | 173 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 43 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 59 |
Every one of the 1,196 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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