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1734 Amsterdam Avenue

966Records
18City systems
8Open violations
483.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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966 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 382 311 service requests, 276 rodent inspections, 172 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1911
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)1734 AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC
BBL1020770036
BIN1061946

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 483.4. 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 violations8 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-03-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

74 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 60 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

193 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (33) · HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · Water System (25) · PLUMBING (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Boilers (7).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1911)
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)1734 AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC
Head officerRAMIEL BENYEHUDA
Managing agentBRIGHTON MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$736,000 $331,200
2026$689,000 $310,050
2027$827,000 $372,150

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chopped ParsleyJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

Subway145 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — A B C D · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 145 St — M100 · 150 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

1734 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

193 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 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 BRIGHTON MANAGEMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2268 Adam C Powell Blvd MN8 C
1734 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,359,878 on 2023-01-13 (lender: Dime Community Bank), covering 3 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
2023-01-13AL&R $6,700,000 — from AMS 1734 LLC; 2268 ACP PARTNERS LLC; ACP 2268 LLC; 1734 AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC; 220 W 122N to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $6,700,000
2023-01-13Mortgage $1,359,878 — from 220 W 122ND PARTNERS LLC; 1734 AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC; 2268 ACP PARTNERS LLC; ACP 2268 LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,359,878
2023-01-13Agreement $6,700,000 — from ACP 2268 LLC; 1734 AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC; AMS 1734 LLC; 2268 ACP PARTNERS LLC; 220 W 122N to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $6,700,000
2018-03-29Mortgage $5,720,000 — from 220 W 122ND PARTNERS LLC; 1734 AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC; 2268 ACP PARTNERS LLC; ACP 2268 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $5,720,000
2018-03-29Deed $3,950,000 — from JEG PROPERTY HOLDING LLC to 1734 AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC; AMS 1734 LLC $3,950,000
2018-03-20Sold for $3,950,000 $3,950,000 $493,750

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003025
201801163424
201900140519
202022250130
202105790387
202200360642
20230220244212
202401082010102
2025011190100220
202601190138158
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 622Ownership & money 19Health & systems 288

Every one of the 966 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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