378 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 180 311 service requests, 47 HPD complaints, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 105.7. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2014-07-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
23 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · APPLIANCE (3).
$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | AMSTERDAM 135, LLC |
| Head officer | LARRY HIRSCHFIELD |
| Managing agent | AMSTERDAM 135, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $660,000 | $297,000 |
| 2026 | $768,000 | $345,600 |
| 2027 | $722,000 | $324,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) 135 St — B C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Broadway — M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 136 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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.
529 West 135 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 AMSTERDAM 135, LLC — 7 buildings, 100 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 625 West 135 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 510 West 136 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 529 West 135 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 509 West 135 Street | MN | 15 | D |
| 507 West 135 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 1747 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 1732 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,142,067 on 2002-06-27 (lender: NYC Hpd), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-02 | Agreement $7,740,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $7,740,953 | |
| 2021-08-02 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $1,400,000 | |
| 2021-08-02 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $1,400,000 | |
| 2021-08-02 | Mortgage $6,340,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $6,340,953 | |
| 2021-08-02 | Agreement $6,340,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $6,340,953 | |
| 2021-08-02 | Mortgage $3,800,000 — from VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; AMSTERDAM 135, LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC | $3,800,000 | |
| 2021-07-29 | RPTT&RET $543,054 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2001 LLC to CCW INVESTOR LLC; VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT | $543,054 | |
| 2021-07-22 | RPTT&RET $11,687,527 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT | $11,687,527 | |
| 2021-06-30 | Sold for $11,687,527 | $11,687,527 | $779,168 |
| 2002-06-27 | Mortgage $5,142,067 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to NYC HPD | $5,142,067 | |
| 2000-05-16 | Mortgage $4,877,458 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHIPHOUSING DVLPMNT F; A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK | $4,877,458 | |
| 2000-05-16 | Mortgage $476,121 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F; A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK | $476,121 | |
| 2000-05-16 | Mortgage $4,176,158 — from A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F to BANK OF NEW YORK | $4,176,158 | |
| 2000-05-16 | Mortgage $476,121 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F; A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK | $476,121 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 67 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 44 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
Every one of the 378 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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