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1500 Amsterdam Avenue

2,274Records
20City systems
39Open violations
257.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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2,274 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 713 HPD complaints, 685 311 service requests, 578 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC
BBL1019880029
BIN1059764

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 257.3. 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 violations39 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

165 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 29 · winter 2024–25: 84 · winter 2025–26: 52). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
84
’24–25
52
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

167 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (74) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · Noise (15) · PLUMBING (7) · APPLIANCE (6) · Water System (5).

Filed construction activity

$136,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)AMSTERDAM PARTNERS, LLC
Head officerSTEVE GROSS
Managing agentMANOR MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,954,000 $879,300
2026$2,077,000 $934,650
2027$2,162,000 $972,900

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kennedy Chicken & BurgerChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

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 5-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 135 St — M100 M101 · 150 ft
Citi BikeConvent Ave & W 135 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

1500 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

167 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 74 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 MANOR MANAGEMENT LLC — 17 buildings, 452 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C8 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
408 West 130 Street MN83 C
2701 Ocean Avenue BK63 C
37 Payson Avenue MN56 C
1026 St Nicholas Avenue MN45 B
7902 Bay Parkway BK28 B
15 Wadsworth Avenue MN25 B
519 West 134 Street MN25 C
1500 Amsterdam Avenue MN24 C
1722 West 4 Street BK23 B
1710 West 4 Street BK23 C
707 West 180 Street MN21 C
213 West 139 Street MN8 C
30 Edgecombe Avenue MN7 A
218 21 Street BK6 B
1043 50 Street BK6 A
329 18 Street BK6 D
1564 Prospect Place BK3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,357,155 on 2017-02-06 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-02M&CON $4,375,000 — from AMSTERDAM PARTNRERS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,375,000
2022-05-02AL&R $4,375,000 — from AMSTERDAM PARTNRERS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,375,000
2017-02-06AL&R $4,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,500,000
2017-02-06Mortgage $2,357,156 — from AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,357,156
2017-02-06Agreement $4,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,500,000
2012-12-04Deed $3,335,000 — from 1500 AMSTERDAM REALTY, LLC; 1500 AMSTERDAM FAMILY, LLC to AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC $3,335,000
2012-12-04Agreement $2,300,000 — from AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $2,300,000
2012-12-04Mortgage $622,841 — from AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $622,841
2006-02-07Agreement $1,875,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 1500 AMSTERDAM REALTY, LLC; 1500 AMSTERDAM FAMILY, LLC $1,875,000
2006-02-07Deed $3,000,000 — from 134 REALTY CORP. to 1500 AMSTERDAM FAMILY, LLC; 1500 AMSTERDAM REALTY, LLC $3,000,000
2006-02-07Mortgage $900,899 — from 1500 AMSTERDAM FAMILY, LLC; 1500 AMSTERDAM REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $900,899
2003-11-28Mortgage $214,825 — from 134REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $214,825
2002-02-27Mortgage $425,153 — from 134 REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $425,153
1996-10-16Mortgage $220,000 — from 134 REALTY CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $220,000
1990-02-05Mortgage $375,000 — from 1500 AMSTERDAM AVE INC to MORTGAGE FACILITIESCP $375,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175211743131
20183018002185
20191011701119
20201310402110
20210013601137
20220321144222
202302175012189
202403126413146
20252515209168
202600570461
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 2,072Ownership & money 55Health & systems 78

Every one of the 2,274 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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