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2013 Amsterdam Avenue

4,323Records
18City systems
52Open violations
1088.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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4,323 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,632 HPD complaints, 1,159 311 service requests, 969 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units23
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)2013 AMSTERDAM LLC
BBL1021090007
BIN1062533

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1088.3. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations52 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

278 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 135 · winter 2024–25: 37 · winter 2025–26: 85). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

135
’23–24
37
’24–25
85
’25–26

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

$37,810 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

489 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (128) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (53) · PAINT/PLASTER (49) · WATER LEAK (42) · Rodent (26) · Elevator (25).

Filed construction activity

$62,000 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)2013 AMSTERDAM LLC
Head officerAMIT STERN
Managing agentJSAF MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,733,000 $1,229,850
2026$2,915,000 $1,311,750
2027$3,259,000 $1,466,550

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 161 St — M3 M100 M101 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 160 St & St Nicholas Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
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

2013 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

489 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 128 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 JSAF MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 544 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B4 · C9 · D9 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2976 3rd Avenue BX69 A
2063 Nostrand Avenue BK55 D
37-06 72 Street QN50 D
862 Hunts Point Avenue BX27 A
182 Eagle Street BK24 B
3508 Tryon Avenue BX24 C
2013 Amsterdam Avenue MN23 F
1329 Morris Avenue BX21 B
735 East 182 Street BX20 D
872 East 164 Street BX18 C
450 East 144 Street BX18 D
2302 Beaumont Avenue BX13 F
1125 Findlay Avenue BX11 F
1684 Grand Avenue BX10 C
2408 Webster Avenue BX8 F
520 4 Avenue BK8 F
207 18 Street BK8 C
662 Madison Street BK8 C
1027 Southern Boulevard BX8 A
336 Flatbush Avenue BK8 A
148 West 136 Street MN8 A
2420 Webster Avenue BX8 F
522 4 Avenue BK8 D
526 4 Avenue BK7 C
1023 Southern Boulevard BX7 F
585 Park Place BK6 A
55 Ten Eyck Street BK6 C
561 6 Avenue BK6 D
686 Onderdonk Avenue QN6 C
228 7 Avenue BK6 A
40-29 97 Street QN5 B
824 East 232 Street BX5 F
54-14 73 Place QN5 F
75-13 101 Avenue QN5 D
1980 Marmion Avenue BX4 F
524 4 Avenue BK4 D
148 Stanton Street MN3 C
3217 Pearsall Avenue BX3 D
1048 Washington Avenue BX3 F
1050 Elder Avenue BX3 F
3223 Pearsall Avenue BX3 F
667 5 Avenue BK2 B
351 West 14th Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $466,530 on 2018-01-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-04Mortgage $466,530 — from 2013 AMSTERDAM LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $466,530
2018-01-04Agreement $3,575,000 — from 2013 AMSTERDAM LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $3,575,000
2014-12-15Mortgage $1,181,020 — from 2013 AMSTERDAM LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,181,020
2014-12-15Agreement $3,300,000 — from 2013 AMSTERDAM LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,300,000
2011-10-27Mortgage $288,483 — from 2013 AMSTERDAM LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS COMPANY $288,483
2011-10-27Agreement $2,250,000 — from 2013 AMSTERDAM LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS COMPANY $2,250,000
2011-10-27AL&R $2,250,000 — from 2013 AMSTERDAM LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS COMPANY $2,250,000
2011-10-27Deed $3,250,000 — from ALON ESTATES LLC to 2013 AMSTERDAM LLC $3,250,000
2005-06-10Mortgage $300,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ALON ESTATES LLC $300,000
2005-02-17Mortgage $813,508 — from ALON ESTATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $813,508
2005-02-17Agreement $1,900,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ALON ESTATES LLC $1,900,000
2005-02-17Deed $2,700,000 — from REALTY 442, LLC to ALON ESTATES LLC $2,700,000
2003-12-31Mortgage $467,212 — from REALTY 442, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $467,212
2003-12-31Agreement $1,100,000 — from REALTY 442, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,100,000
2001-02-09Mortgage $480,000 — from REALTY 442 LLC to RICHOMD COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $480,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
551
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017435901076
20183122326235
201906100723
202003370141
202102720175
202201340540
20230636501372
2024013517021551
202529390017418
202607313015335
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 175Housing & tenants 3,960Ownership & money 27Health & systems 134

Every one of the 4,323 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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