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1626 Amsterdam Avenue

864Records
19City systems
7Open violations
14.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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864 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 396 311 service requests, 238 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)HUDSON PIERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDING CORPORATI
BBL1020720030
BIN1061768

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 14.6. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-01-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

181 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (147) · Illegal Parking (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · New Tree Request (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,909,158 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, LP
Head officerSCOTT JAFFEE
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,318,000 $3,743,100
2026$9,627,000 $4,332,150
2027$9,720,000 $4,374,000

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
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

1626 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

181 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC — 46 buildings, 1,728 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 East 107 Street MN272 B
1029 Freeman Street BX121 A
20 Lenox Avenue MN118 A
1314 West Farms Road BX107 B
1011 Freeman Street BX102 B
1312 Intervale Avenue BX90 A
1418 Minford Place BX77 A
1320 Fulton Street BK65 A
1626 Amsterdam Avenue MN54 A
127 East 117 Street MN35 A
101 East 119 Street MN33 A
1690 Union Street BK31 A
1640 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
378 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
366 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
234 South 1 Street BK24 A
127 West 135 Street MN22 A
131 West 135 Street MN22 B
123 West 135 Street MN22 A
132 East 119 Street MN21 B
226 South 1 Street BK21 B
115 East 119 Street MN20 A
1678 Union Street BK20 A
230 South 1 Street BK20 A
209 South 3 Street BK20 A
1715 Union Street BK20 B
208 South 1 Street BK19 A
135 West 135 Street MN18 B
111 West 135 Street MN18 B
107 West 135 Street MN18 A
145 West 135 Street MN18 A
115 West 135 Street MN18 B
119 West 135 Street MN18 B
126 East 118 Street MN18 B
139 West 135 Street MN18 A
215 Roebling Street BK17 A
350 Pennsylvania Avenue BK16 B
1751 Union Street BK16 A
237 South 2 Street BK16 A
202 South 1 Street BK15 A
198 South 1 Street BK15 A
204 South 1 Street BK13 A
1719 Union Street BK12 A
233 South 2 Street BK11 B
231 South 2 Street BK10 A
2550 Webb Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,460,000 on 2021-01-06 (lender: Orix Real Estate Capital, LLC), 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
2021-01-06Mortgage $18,460,000 — from HUDSON PIERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; 141 STREET ASSOCIATES L P to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $18,460,000
2018-10-05Mortgage $18,460,800 — from 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P.; HUDSON PIERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to RED MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC $18,460,800
2018-07-24Agreement $7,500,000 — from HUDSON PIERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,500,000
2012-06-20Agreement $7,284,630 — from JAFFEE, SCOTT; GEDRON, CHARLES P; PODELL, GARY; 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES; 141ST STREET ASSO to SIGNATURE BANK $7,284,630
2010-07-29Mortgage $264,549 — from 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P.; 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, to SIGNATURE BANK $264,549
2010-07-29Agreement $7,500,000 — from 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES,; 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $7,500,000
2010-07-29AL&R $7,500,000 — from 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P.; 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, to SIGNATURE BANK $7,500,000
2005-08-16AL&R $7,800,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. $7,800,000
2005-07-11Mortgage $3,800,000 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,800,000
2005-07-11Agreement $7,800,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P., $7,800,000
2005-02-03AL&R $4,000,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to F/K/A 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES,; 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. $4,000,000
2005-02-03Agreement $4,000,000 — from 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P.; F/K/A 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES, to NORTH FORK BANK $4,000,000
2005-02-02Mortgage $506,066 — from F/K/A 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES; 141ST STREET ASSOC IATES, L.P to NORTH FORK BANK $506,066
2005-01-27RPTT&RET $4,937,407 — from DR. LADOCSI, LEWIS T; TYLER, JAMES R; ROBINSON, STANLEY L; LAYMAN, J. ROBERT; DR. JACOBY, to GJ AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LLC; LP SOLUTIONS, LLC $4,937,407
1982-12-16Mortgage $4,333,000 — from 141ST STREET ASSOCIATES to INTEGRATED FUNDING,INC. $4,333,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711230227
2018122012237
201951131222
20200091111
202171366151
2022100570269
202330550361
202413660373
2025009704101
202600270229
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 705Ownership & money 51Health & systems 42

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