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1590 Amsterdam Avenue

2,905Records
20City systems
5Open violations
124Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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2,905 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,033 HPD complaints, 989 311 service requests, 358 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1905
Floors5
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1588-1600 AMS LLC
BBL1020700036
BIN1079851, 1079854

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 124. 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 violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-12-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

15
’23–24
9
’24–25
19
’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

286 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (112) · Illegal Parking (84) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · GENERAL (7) · Outdoor Dining (6).

Filed construction activity

$557,220 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (22)
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)1588-1600 AMS LLC
Head officerDAVID ESHAGHOFF
Managing agentESHCO REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-11-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,997,000 $1,798,650
2026$4,992,000 $2,246,400
2027$5,530,000 $2,488,500

The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Clove Indian Restaurant BarIndianB—
FumoItalianAMice evidence
Grand Great WallChineseA—
Uncle Tony's PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 4 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils, Food Contaminated, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 4 restaurants · 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

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 138 St — M100 M101 · 150 ft
Citi BikeHamilton Pl & W 140 St · 500 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.

Report a problem to 311

1590 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

286 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 ESHCO REAL ESTATE — 9 buildings, 207 units. Grades across the portfolio: B6 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
945 St Nicholas Avenue MN30 B
105-05 Otis Avenue QN24 B
516 West 156 Street MN22 D
1590 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
579 West 177 Street MN22 B
520 West 156 Street MN22 B
575 West 177 Street MN22 B
583 West 177 Street MN22 C
587 West 177 Street MN21 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,699,564 on 2019-07-01 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-07-01Deed $16,800,000 — from 1588-1600 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to 1588-1600 AMS LLC; DE AT 1588-1600 AMS LLC; 1588-1600 AMS PARTNERS LLC $16,800,000
2019-07-01Mortgage $1,699,565 — from 1588-1600 AMS LLC; DE AT 1588-1600 AMS PARTNERS LLC; 1588-1600 AMS PARTNERS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,699,565
2019-07-01Agreement $9,439,000 — from 1588-1600 AMS PARTNERS LLC; 1588-1600 AMS LLC; DE AT 1588-1600 AMS PARTNERS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,439,000
2019-07-01AL&R $9,439,000 — from 1588-1600 AMS LLC; DE AT 1588-1600 AMS PARTNERS LLC; 1588-1600 AMS PARTNERS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,439,000
2019-05-21Sold for $16,800,000 $16,800,000 $763,636
2016-07-19M&CON $7,200,000 — from 1588-1600 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to BETHPAGE COMMERCIAL LLC $7,200,000
2016-07-19Mortgage $800,000 — from 1588-1600 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to BETHPAGE COMMERCIAL LLC $800,000
2016-07-19AL&R $8,000,000 — from 1588-1600 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to BETHPAGE COMMERCIAL LLC $8,000,000
2014-07-16Agreement $4,400,000 — from 1588-1600 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,400,000
2014-07-16AL&R $4,400,000 — from 1588-1600 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,400,000
2014-07-16Mortgage $623,216 — from 1588-1600 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $623,216
2014-07-16Agreement $4,400,000 — from 1588-1600 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,400,000
2014-07-16Deed $9,300,000 — from 1588 AMSTERDAM AVENUE L.P. to 1588-1600 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC $9,300,000
2012-11-19Mortgage $2,480,590 — from 1588 AMSTERDAM AVENUE L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,480,590
2012-11-19AL&R $3,875,000 — from 1588 AMSTERDAM AVENUE L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,875,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176713408155
201822680779
201920111105128
202030510357
20218313503149
20221226001387
202306196034236
2024018601299
202589200110228
2026005001060
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The full timeline

Construction 141Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 2,462Ownership & money 81Health & systems 136

Every one of the 2,905 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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