4,221 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,074 HPD complaints, 997 311 service requests, 320 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 41.3. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 23 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2015-08-13. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
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No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$12,275 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Illegal Parking (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · New Tree Request (3).
$822,675 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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 (1916) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (52) |
| 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) | AMSTERDAM 140 LLC |
| Head officer | BENJAMIN HADAP |
| Managing agent | AMSTERDAM 140 LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-02-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,748,000 | $2,586,600 |
| 2026 | $6,815,000 | $3,066,750 |
| 2027 | $6,371,000 | $2,866,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 16/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ia | Other | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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 2018 (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 · 1,000 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 140 St — M101 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hamilton Pl & W 140 St · 350 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.
1616 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 |
81 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,992 on 2020-02-18 (lender: Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-18 | AL&R $32,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM 140 LLC; 3210 RIVERDALE HOLDINGS LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $32,500,000 | |
| 2020-02-18 | Agreement $32,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM 140 LLC; 3210 RIVERDALE HOLDINGS LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $32,500,000 | |
| 2020-02-18 | Mortgage $8,992 — from 3210 RIVERDALE HOLDINGS LLC; AMSTERDAM 140 LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $8,992 | |
| 2016-03-10 | Deed $23,000,000 — from 1616 AMSTERDAM RESIDENCES, LLC to AMSTERDAM 140 LLC | $23,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-10 | AL&R $13,675,000 — from AMSTERDAM 140 LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $13,675,000 | |
| 2016-03-10 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from AMSTERDAM 140 LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-10 | Mortgage $3,512,266 — from AMSTERDAM 140 LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,512,266 | |
| 2016-03-10 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from AMSTERDAM 140 LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-10 | Agreement $13,675,000 — from AMSTERDAM 140 LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $13,675,000 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Sold for $23,000,000 | $23,000,000 | $442,308 |
| 2015-06-15 | AL&R $10,300,000 — from 1616 AMSTERDAM RESIDENCES, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $10,300,000 | |
| 2015-06-15 | Agreement $10,300,000 — from 1616 AMSTERDAM RESIDENCES, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $10,300,000 | |
| 2015-06-15 | Mortgage $2,544,903 — from 1616 AMSTERDAM RESIDENCES, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,544,903 | |
| 2014-03-24 | Agreement $7,920,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 1616 AMSTERDAM RESIDENCES, LLC | $7,920,000 | |
| 2014-03-24 | Mortgage $1,878,804 — from 1616 AMSTERDAM RESIDENCES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,878,804 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 76 |
| 2019 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 136 | 13 | 2 | 160 |
| 2021 | 4 | 18 | 151 | 0 | 2 | 175 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 63 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 100 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 38 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 41 |
Every one of the 4,221 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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