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1732 Amsterdam Avenue

839Records
17City systems
25Open violations
410.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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839 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 375 311 service requests, 195 HPD housing violations, 138 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT ION
BBL1020770035
BIN1061945

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 410.2. 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 violations25 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

111 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (47) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · ELECTRIC (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · WATER LEAK (9) · GENERAL (5).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (8)
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)AMSTERDAM 135, LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agentAMSTERDAM 135, LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$850,000 $382,500
2026$680,000 $306,000
2027$816,000 $367,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway145 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — A B C D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 145 St — M101 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
Middle: 319, 324. 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

1732 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

111 311 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 AMSTERDAM 135, LLC — 7 buildings, 100 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
625 West 135 Street MN20 B
510 West 136 Street MN18 C
529 West 135 Street MN15 B
509 West 135 Street MN15 D
507 West 135 Street MN15 B
1747 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 B
1732 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,340,953 on 2021-08-02 (lender: City Of New York (the)), covering 8 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
2021-08-02Agreement $6,340,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $6,340,953
2021-08-02Mortgage $6,340,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $6,340,953
2021-08-02Mortgage $3,800,000 — from VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; AMSTERDAM 135, LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC $3,800,000
2021-08-02Agreement $7,740,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $7,740,953
2021-08-02Mortgage $1,400,000 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $1,400,000
2021-08-02Agreement $1,400,000 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $1,400,000
2021-07-29RPTT&RET $543,054 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2001 LLC to CCW INVESTOR LLC; VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT $543,054
2021-07-22RPTT&RET $11,687,527 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT $11,687,527
2021-06-30Sold for $11,687,527 $11,687,527 $1,460,941
2004-03-19Agreement $2,598,886 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to AW HOLDING L.P. $2,598,886
2004-03-19Mortgage $2,598,886 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,598,886
2004-03-19Deed $2,598,886 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING to AW HOLDING L.P. $2,598,886
2001-08-15Mortgage $206,700 — from A.W. DEVELOPMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F to BANK OF NEW YORK $206,701
2001-08-15Mortgage $206,700 — from A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F to BANK OF NEW YORK $206,701
2001-08-15Mortgage $1,832,750 — from NEIGHBORHODD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F; A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK $1,832,751

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701012
20180110314
20190340236
20200930194
2021093192114
2022011403117
20234790386
2024011714122
20250592364
20260630265
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 715Ownership & money 51Health & systems 31

Every one of the 839 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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