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2125 Amsterdam Avenue

435Records
17City systems
98Open violations
2.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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435 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 189 311 service requests, 106 HPD housing violations, 57 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units21
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NYC HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
BBL1021110047
BIN1062646

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.4. 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 violations98 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 1983-04-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 5).

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · New Tree Request (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

$60,000 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 (21)
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)CITY OF NEW YORK
Head officerMICHELINe HANKS-BUSh
Managing agent2125-27 AMSTERDAM AVENUE TA
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,319,000 $593,550
2026$1,425,000 $641,250
2027$1,504,000 $676,800

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HPD

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Niccolo PizzeriaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
168 St — 1 A C · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: W 165 St / Amsterdam Av — M2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeEdgecombe Ave & W 167 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 008 Luis Belliard
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

2125 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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

Ten-year activity

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2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170233136
20180012214
201902327
20202518126
20210415120
2022008311
2023007310
20240012214
20250113216
20260214420
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 78Housing & tenants 303Ownership & money 10Health & systems 33

Every one of the 435 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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