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1969 Amsterdam Avenue

605Records
17City systems
17Open violations
32.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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605 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 260 311 service requests, 118 HPD complaints, 90 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units33
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC
BBL1021080056
BIN1062512

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 32.3. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2010-01-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (86) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · PLUMBING (1) · Graffiti (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$102,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (33)
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)MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY 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$3,202,000 $1,440,900
2026$3,106,000 $1,397,700
2027$3,361,000 $1,512,450

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Restaurante La RosaMexicanC—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 Spoiled) · 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

Subway155 St — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-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

1969 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

104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 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: $231,794 on 2023-02-14 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-02-14AL&R $4,050,000 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,050,000
2023-02-14Agreement $4,050,000 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,050,000
2023-02-14Mortgage $231,794 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $231,794
2017-12-15Agreement $4,266,000 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,266,000
2017-12-15Mortgage $1,450,853 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,450,853
2012-08-29Mortgage $183,330 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $183,330
2012-08-29Agreement $3,150,000 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,150,000
2012-08-29AL&R $3,150,000 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,150,000
2009-04-03Deed $4,950,000 — from 1969 AMSTERDAM LIMITED PARTNERS to MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC $4,950,000
2009-04-03Mortgage $2,458,157 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,458,157
2009-04-03Agreement $3,100,000 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,100,000
2009-04-03AL&R $3,100,000 — from MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,100,000
2001-08-21Mortgage $750,000 — from 1969 AMSTERDAM LIMITED PARTNERS to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $750,000
2000-07-25Mortgage $400,000 — from 1969 AMSTERDAM LIMITED PARTNERS to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173284219
20182051210
201920150219
202002100113
202102460149
202200330235
202300244230
202400452451
202500740781
2026002501237
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 477Ownership & money 36Health & systems 64

Every one of the 605 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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