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1820 Amsterdam Avenue

752Records
16City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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752 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 281 311 service requests, 89 DOB job filings, 85 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1886
Floors3.5
Res. units0
ClassW9
Owner (PLUTO)1818-1838 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC
BBL1020820028
BIN1062155

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (65) · Abandoned Vehicle (7) · Noise (5) · New Tree Request (3) · Asbestos (2) · School Maintenance (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,414,205 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,167,000 $5,025,150
2026$11,333,000 $5,099,850
2027$11,613,000 $5,225,850

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La EnramadaLatin AmericanA—
Wimpy'sNot yet graded—
Wimpy'sAmericanGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 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), shared by 3 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), shared by 3 restaurants · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

Subway145 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 149 St — M100 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 152 St · 400 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

1820 Amsterdam Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

96 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $699,336 on 2018-08-08 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-08Mortgage $699,337 — from 1818-1838 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $699,337
2018-08-08Agreement $7,500,000 — from 1818-1838 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $7,500,000
2018-08-08AL&R $7,500,000 — from 1818-1838 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $7,500,000
2008-11-19Mortgage $6,252,080 — from 1818 CIVIC LLC to RAZA DEVELOPMENT FUND, INC. $6,252,080
2008-11-19AL&R $6,252,080 — from 1818 CIVIC LLC to RAZA DEVELOPMENT FUND, INC. $6,252,080
2008-06-26Mortgage $8,500,000 — from 1818-1838 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 1818-1838 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,500,000
2008-06-26AL&R $8,500,000 — from 1818-1838 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC; 1818-1838 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,500,000
1999-11-01Mortgage $2,096,440 — from 1818-1838 AMSTERDAMAVE. LLC to MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK $2,096,440
1996-12-24Mortgage $950,000 — from 1818-1838 AMSTERDAMAVENUE, LLC to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORPORATION $950,000
1989-02-09Mortgage $650,441 — from 1820-1838 AMSTERDAMETC to RICKEL, KENNETH; PETERS, ROBERT W. $650,441
1988-03-15Mortgage $350,000 — from 1820-1838 AMSTERDAMETAL to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP $350,000
1986-06-02Mortgage $650,000 — from 1820-1838 AMSTERDAMETC. to 222 W. 146TH ST. CORP. $650,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170280111
201808408561
201921231330
202048160634
202103210529
202203220227
2023021210446
202402170322
202572270945
202640510459
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The full timeline

Construction 174Enforcement 181Housing & tenants 297Ownership & money 44Health & systems 56

Every one of the 752 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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