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1764 Amsterdam Avenue

405Records
14City systems
1Open violations
80.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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405 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 311 service requests, 93 HPD complaints, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)501 W 147 LLC
BBL1020790030
BIN1061984

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 80.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 23). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Noise (4) · WATER LEAK (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Food Establishment (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$55,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
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)501 W 147 LLC
Head officerDAVID TENNENBAUM
Managing agentDAVID TENNENBAUM
Last registered2025-08-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$923,000 $415,350
2026$738,000 $332,100
2027$722,000 $324,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Rincon De Mi TierraLatin AmericanNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 148 St — M100 M101 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 148 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

1764 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,436,634 on 2021-10-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase 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
2021-10-22Agreement $6,150,000 — from 501 W 147 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $6,150,000
2021-10-22Deed $8,500,000 — from 147 AMSTERDAM LLC to 501 W 147 LLC $8,500,000
2021-10-22Mortgage $4,436,634 — from 501 W 147 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $4,436,634
2021-10-06Sold for $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $1,062,500
2018-05-15Agreement $1,800,000 — from 147 AMSTERDAM LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,800,000
2018-05-15AL&R $1,800,000 — from 147 AMSTERDAM LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,800,000
2018-05-15Mortgage $916,420 — from 147 AMSTERDAM LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $916,420
2015-06-24Deed $1,326,833 — from AMSTERDAM 147 INC., AS NOMINEE; LFT AMSTERDAM LLC to AMSTERDAM RMR LLC; AMSTERDAM 147 INC., AS NOMINEE $1,326,833
2011-09-06Mortgage $45,894 — from AMSTERDAM 147 INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $45,894
2011-09-06Agreement $1,000,000 — from AMSTERDAM 147 INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2011-09-06AL&R $1,000,000 — from AMSTERDAM 147 INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2004-03-27AL&R $1,100,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM 147 INC. $1,100,000
2004-03-27Agreement $1,100,000 — from AMSTERDAM 147 INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,100,000
2004-03-27Mortgage $179,204 — from AMSTERDAM 147 INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $179,204
2001-11-30Mortgage $950,000 — from AMSTERDAM 147 INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $950,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201750218
201800628
20190210122
20200400040
2021056112
2022090211
20230270229
20240100212
20250180321
20260240327
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 292Ownership & money 46Health & systems 25

Every one of the 405 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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