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1881 Amsterdam Avenue

462Records
16City systems
28Open violations
31.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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462 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 178 311 service requests, 74 HPD complaints, 57 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1940
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)469 WEST 153RD STREET LLC
BBL1020680001
BIN1061650

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 31.3. In ZIP 10032, 36% 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 violations28 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1998-07-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$30,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Noise (7) · Water System (5) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$47,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)469 WEST 153 STREET LLC
Head officerETHAN ROZENBLATT
Managing agentE&C MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,493,000 $671,850
2026$1,720,000 $774,000
2027$1,664,000 $748,800

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway155 St — C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 153 St — M101 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 152 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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

1881 Amsterdam Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 E&C MANAGEMENT — 11 buildings, 174 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
40 West 127 Street MN24 A
420 St Nicholas Avenue MN23 A
330 West 43 Street MN22 A
1881 Amsterdam Avenue MN21 B
142 West 70 Street MN20 A
709 9 Avenue MN18 B
313 West 114 Street MN15 A
2264 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2266 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 A
336 14 Street BK8 A
196 Nassau Avenue BK5 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,294,398 on 2014-12-23 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-08Agreement $3,200,000 — from 469 WEST 153RD STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $3,200,000
2014-12-23Deed $4,600,000 — from SHARED EQUITIES CO., LP to 469 WEST 153RD STREET LLC $4,600,000
2014-12-23Mortgage $2,294,398 — from 469 WEST 153RD STREET LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,294,398
2014-12-23Agreement $3,450,000 — from 469 WEST 153RD STREET LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,450,000
2014-12-23AL&R $3,450,000 — from 469 WEST 153RD STREET LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,450,000
2011-01-12Agreement $1,204,741 — from SHARED EQUITIES CO., L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,204,741
2011-01-12AL&R $1,204,741 — from SHARED EQUITIES CO., L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,204,741
2006-02-06AL&R $1,000,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to SHARED EQUITIES CO. L.P. $1,000,000
2006-02-06AL&R $300,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to SHARED EQUITIES CO. L.P. $300,000
2006-02-06Deed $2,050,000 — from 1881 AMSTERDAM LLC to SHARED EQUITIES CO. $2,050,000
2006-02-06Mortgage $470,772 — from SHARED EQUITIES CO. L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK $470,772
2006-02-06Agreement $1,000,000 — from SHARED EQUITIES CO. L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK $1,000,000
2006-02-06Mortgage $300,000 — from SHARED EQUITIES CO. L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK $300,000
1999-02-26Mortgage $105,315 — from 1881 AMSTERDAM LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $105,315
1989-11-06Mortgage $740,000 — from 1881 AMSTERDAM AVE CORP to COMMUNITY PRSVTN CORP $740,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017105017
20180270312
201902801828
202000173424
202100100515
2022006028
202300200323
202400220729
202503140522
2026912130842
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 301Ownership & money 43Health & systems 68

Every one of the 462 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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