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1608 Amsterdam Avenue

520Records
18City systems
58Open violations
19Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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520 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 266 311 service requests, 70 HPD housing violations, 60 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)1608-10 AMSTERDAM AVE HDFC
BBL1020710030
BIN1061736

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 19. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations58 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1974-06-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

94 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · Illegal Parking (9) · Outdoor Dining (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$136,860 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)1608-10 AMSTERDAM AVE HDFC
Head officerMARIUS CHIRA
Managing agentESRA MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,483,000 $667,350
2026$1,700,000 $765,000
2027$1,553,000 $698,850

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $326,760 a year ($18.98 per sq ft), operating expenses $150,296 ($8.73 per sq ft), net operating income $176,464. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Avrilililly's CreameryFrozen DessertsA—
Fumo Caffe E VinoCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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: Facility Construction, Pet/Animal), shared by 2 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 140 St — M101 · 100 ft
Citi BikeHamilton Pl & W 140 St · 400 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

1608 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

94 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3015 Riverdale Avenue BX121 B
128 West 138 Street MN60 A
270 Convent Avenue MN60 A
897 Empire Boulevard BK59 A
1212 Ocean Avenue BK48 A
161 East 88 Street MN42 A
353 West 141 Street MN40 A
421 Crown Street BK39 B
2025 Valentine Avenue BX36 B
450 West 147 Street MN32 B
501 West 156 Street MN32 B
273 West 136 Street MN32 A
526 West 158 Street MN30 A
2049 5 Avenue MN28 C
467 Lenox Avenue MN25 B
88 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
108 West 95 Street MN24 B
1384 Pacific Street BK23 C
1987 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
1723 Townsend Avenue BX21 B
1711 Townsend Avenue BX21 A
110 West 114 Street MN20 B
558 West 148 Street MN20 B
110 Cambridge Place BK20 B
454 West 152 Street MN20 B
116 Cambridge Place BK20 A
450 West 152 Street MN20 A
1608 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 A
357 West 115 Street MN18 A
289 Parkside Avenue BK16 A
283 Parkside Avenue BK16 B
107 West 105 Street MN15 A
371 West 120 Street MN15 A
364 West 121 Street MN15 A
981 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 A
753 St Nicholas Avenue MN12 A
7 West 131 Street MN12 A
271 West 150 Street MN11 C
303 West 149 Street MN10 A
8 St Nicholas Terrace MN10 B
59 Morningside Avenue MN10 A
829 Nostrand Avenue BK10 B
494 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
2039 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 A
831 Nostrand Avenue BK9 B
100 Ralph Avenue BK8 A
384 Manhattan Avenue MN8 B
523 West 150 Street MN8 B
503 West 150 Street MN8 A
219 Thomas S Boyland St BK8 C
222 West 136 Street MN7 C
307 West 107 Street MN7 A
302 West 122 Street MN6 A
741 St Nicholas Avenue MN6 A
241 West 137 Street MN5 D
61 Morningside Avenue MN5 C
203 West 122 Street MN5 B
738 St Nicholas Avenue MN4 C
136 West 118 Street MN3 D
160 West 128 Street MN2 C

showing 60 of 63 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-18RPTT&RET $370,000 — from MERCEDES LIRIANO-CLARK, ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF GEOFFERY CLARK to KHAN, TIFFANY A; YULE, DAMIEN N $370,000
2023-07-14Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $20,556
2022-02-14RPTT&RET $575,000 — from WINOGRAD, BARBARA to PHILIPPE, RUBEINTZ $575,000
2022-01-25Sold for $575,000 $575,000 $31,944
2021-06-23RPTT&RET $308,000 — from 1608-10 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HDFC to GARCIA, NELSON $308,000
2021-05-20Sold for $308,000 $308,000 $17,111
2019-01-18RPTT&RET $597,500 — from HIGGINS, AMY; WATTS, MATTHEW to LUONG, ALBERT $597,500
2019-01-15Sold for $597,500 $597,500 $33,194
2015-12-31RPTT&RET $287,000 — from HARRIS, ANI E to LAING, NYASHA $287,000
2015-11-19RPTT&RET $278,500 — from CLARK, FRANKIE to MOCELLIN, MARIE CRISTINA $278,500
2008-06-04RPTT&RET $135,000 — from 1608-10 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOP to CHIRA, MARIUS A $135,000
2007-11-21RPTT&RET $150,000 — from STRACHON, CYTHIA; STRACHON, ANTHONY to WINOGRAD, BARBARA $150,000
2007-10-11RPTT&RET $110,000 — from 1608-10 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOP to LAZO, EDWIN $110,000
2006-11-15RPTT&RET $75,000 — from 1608-10 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOP to HIGGINS, AMY; WATTS, MATTHEW $75,000
2006-09-07RPTT&RET $87,000 — from CRAWFORD, JESSIE L to MIRANDA, LUISA $87,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700200222
2018313029
2019410192035
202000250126
202100362038
202200352239
202325803494
202484221439
202541140524
202601620467
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 407Ownership & money 21Health & systems 32

Every one of the 520 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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