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1739 Amsterdam Avenue

1,294Records
18City systems
13Open violations
386.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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1,294 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 416 HPD housing violations, 347 HPD complaints, 338 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)479 W. 146TH ST. LLC
BBL1020610001
BIN1061376

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 386.4. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations13 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-06-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

63 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 57 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

57
’23–24
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Noise (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · GENERAL (7) · Graffiti (5) · Dirty Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$82,480 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)479 W 146TH ST LLC
Head officerCHUNG LEE
Managing agentChung Lee
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,756,000 $790,200
2026$2,004,000 $901,800
2027$2,050,000 $922,500

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Village Chicken and BurgerChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Pet/Animal) · 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.

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

Subway145 St — A B C D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 145 St — M100 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
Middle: 319, 324. 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

1739 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

105 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,271,826 on 2021-09-17 (lender: Carver Federal Savings 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-17Mortgage $1,271,826 — from 410 145TH ST. LLC; 479 W. 146TH ST LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,271,826
2021-09-17AL&R $4,100,000 — from 479 W. 146TH ST LLC; 410 145TH ST. LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $4,100,000
2021-09-17Agreement $4,100,000 — from 479 W. 146TH ST LLC; 410 145TH ST. LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $4,100,000
2014-06-13M&CON $3,250,000 — from 479 W. 146TH ST LLC; 410 145TH ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,250,000
2014-06-13AL&R $3,250,000 — from 410 145TH ST. LLC; 479 W. 146TH ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,250,000
2012-03-30AL&R $2,150,000 — from 410 145TH ST. LLC; 479 W. 146TH ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,150,000
2012-03-30M&CON $2,150,000 — from 479 W. 146TH ST. LLC; 410 145TH ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,150,000
2010-02-12AL&R $1,525,000 — from 479 W. 146TH ST. LLC; 410 145TH ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,525,000
2010-02-12M&CON $1,525,000 — from 410 145TH ST. LLC; 479 W. 146TH ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,525,000
2010-02-12Deed $1,250,000 — from OVERTON, THOMAS to 479 W. 146TH ST. LLC $1,250,000
2009-01-28Mortgage $110,000 — from OVERTON, THOMAS to ALOI, JOSEPH; ALOI, CAROLE $110,000
2008-07-02AL&R $880,000 — from OVERTON, THOMAS to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $880,000
2008-07-02Mortgage $880,000 — from OVERTON, THOMAS to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $880,000
2005-10-12AL&R $600,000 — from SILVER HILL FINANCIAL, LLC to OVERTON, THOMAS D; WILSON, JOHN WILLIAM; OVERTON, A/K/A THOMAS; WILSON, A/K/A JOHN $600,000
2005-10-12Mortgage $600,000 — from OVERTON, A/K/A THOMAS; WILSON, JOHN WILLIAM; OVERTON, THOMAS D; WILSON, A/K/A JOHN to SILVER HILL FINANCIAL, LLC $600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701110111123
201830860291
201930100316
202002500153
202102745182
202200600565
2023009905104
20240013203135
202500320335
202601561462
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 1,139Ownership & money 36Health & systems 54

Every one of the 1,294 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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