8,497 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,752 311 service requests, 2,793 HPD complaints, 1,091 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 555.9. 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 | 19 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2017-06-08. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
129 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 48 · winter 2025–26: 59). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$93,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
1,461 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (884) · Illegal Parking (160) · HEAT/HOT WATER (64) · Dirty Condition (56) · PAINT/PLASTER (33) · Homeless Person Assistance (30).
$388,330 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1896) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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) | 1627-1635 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,815,000 | $1,266,750 |
| 2026 | $2,444,000 | $1,099,800 |
| 2027 | $2,221,000 | $999,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick's On the Hill | Caribbean | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
15 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Odor) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2022 (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.
| Subway | 137 St-City College — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) 145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 140 St — M101 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hamilton Pl & W 140 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
1627 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 |
1,461 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 64 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,648,409 on 2019-02-14 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-14 | Agreement $7,735,000 — from 1619-1625 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 1627-1635 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,735,000 | |
| 2019-02-14 | Mortgage $1,648,409 — from 1627-1635 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 1619-1625 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,648,409 | |
| 2013-11-18 | AL&R $6,750,000 — from 1619-1625 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 1627-1635 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,750,000 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $6,750,000 — from 1619-1625 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 1627-1635 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,750,000 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Mortgage $1,879,535 — from 1619-1625 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 1627-1635 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,879,535 | |
| 2011-03-04 | Mortgage $1,936,778 — from 1619-1625 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 1627-1635 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,936,778 | |
| 2011-03-04 | Deed $1,300,000 — from AMBIANCE REALTY CORP. to 1627-1635 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC | $1,300,000 | |
| 2011-03-04 | Agreement $5,100,000 — from 1627-1635 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 1619-1625 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,100,000 | |
| 2003-03-13 | Mortgage $630,765 — from AMBIANCE REALTY CORPORATION to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $630,765 | |
| 2000-12-05 | Mortgage $329,251 — from AMBIANCE REALTY CORP. to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $329,251 | |
| 1999-08-19 | Mortgage $243,584 — from AMBIANCE REALTY CORP. to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $243,584 | |
| 1997-04-03 | Mortgage $565,000 — from AMBIANCE REALTY CORP to APPLE 141ST REALTY CORP | $565,000 | |
| 1992-12-08 | Mortgage $248,000 — from APPLE 141ST REALTY CORP to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $248,000 | |
| 1990-07-05 | Mortgage $313,187 — from B.B.AM HOLDINGS INC to CRESCENT FOURTEEN ASSOC | $313,187 | |
| 1988-08-31 | Mortgage $328,875 — from B B AM HOLDINGS INC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVING | $328,875 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 301 | 0 | 14 | 322 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 | 176 | 0 | 2 | 186 |
| 2019 | 0 | 12 | 414 | 4 | 1 | 431 |
| 2020 | 3 | 12 | 68 | 1 | 3 | 87 |
| 2021 | 3 | 25 | 225 | 0 | 6 | 259 |
| 2022 | 0 | 24 | 411 | 0 | 5 | 440 |
| 2023 | 14 | 31 | 413 | 0 | 2 | 460 |
| 2024 | 10 | 42 | 283 | 0 | 6 | 341 |
| 2025 | 9 | 28 | 459 | 0 | 3 | 499 |
| 2026 | 14 | 26 | 1,032 | 0 | 6 | 1,078 |
Every one of the 8,497 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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