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1965 Amsterdam Avenue

264Records
16City systems
6Open violations
30.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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264 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 45 HPD complaints, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)TOWER157, LLC
BBL1021080054
BIN1062510

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 30.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% 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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1998-03-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (47) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · GENERAL (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$52,750 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)TOWER 157, LLC
Head officerGILI HABERBERG
Managing agentARKAR INC
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$557,600 $250,920
2026$669,000 $301,050
2027$803,000 $361,350

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway155 St — C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & W 157 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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

1965 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

53 311 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 ARKAR, INC — 13 buildings, 301 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
331 East Houston Street MN78 A
204 West 108 Street MN48 A
3671 Broadway MN47 B
1969 Amsterdam Avenue MN33 A
1973 Amsterdam Avenue MN30 B
2722 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN26 B
135 Christopher Street MN9 A
1961 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 C
68 Reade Street MN6 A
1967 Amsterdam Avenue MN6 B
1965 Amsterdam Avenue MN6 B
1963 Amsterdam Avenue MN3 C
67 Remsen Street BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,088,041 on 2019-01-16 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 4 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
2019-01-16Agreement $7,400,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,400,000
2019-01-16AL&R $7,400,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,400,000
2019-01-16Mortgage $3,088,042 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,088,042
2013-11-19Mortgage $1,387,131 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,387,131
2013-11-19Agreement $4,850,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,850,000
2013-11-19AL&R $4,850,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,850,000
2009-01-30M&CON $3,750,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,750,000
2009-01-30AL&R $3,750,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,750,000
2008-12-18Deed $5,737,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to TOWER157, LLC $5,737,000
2005-01-04Agreement $2,662,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC $2,662,500
2005-01-04AL&R $2,662,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC $2,662,500
2005-01-04Mortgage $1,517,500 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,517,500
2005-01-04DEEDO $3,550,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC $3,550,000
2003-09-18DEEDO $350,000 — from 1965 CORPORATION to 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC $350,000
2003-09-18Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM, LLC to HUDSON UNITED BANK $1,150,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017300036
2018001012
2019010438
20200370212
2021006028
2022023038
202300250328
2024001045
202500100313
202600560359
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 163Ownership & money 23Health & systems 36

Every one of the 264 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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