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2145 Amsterdam Avenue

5,011Records
18City systems
17Open violations
177.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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5,011 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,371 311 service requests, 1,078 HPD complaints, 344 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)VIRTUAL ASSETS, LLC
BBL1021110083
BIN1062661

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 177.2. 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 violations17 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
2
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

1,064 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1017) · Abandoned Vehicle (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Derelict Vehicles (6) · ELECTRIC (5).

Filed construction activity

$25,000 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)VIRTUAL ASSETS LLC
Head officerBAHRAM HAKAKIAN
Managing agentALLIED REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORP
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,062,000 $477,900
2026$1,309,000 $589,050
2027$1,213,000 $545,850

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 168 St — M101 · 300 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 167 St · 300 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

2145 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

1,064 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 ALLIED REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORP — 26 buildings, 494 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B8 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
206 Audubon Avenue MN35 C
200 Audubon Avenue MN33 B
54 Carmine Street MN32 A
1253 St Nicholas Avenue MN32 B
182 Avenue A MN32 A
28 West 26 Street MN28 A
1534 St Nicholas Avenue MN28 A
34 8 Avenue MN23 A
1540 St Nicholas Avenue MN23 B
103 St Marks Place MN21 A
26 Vandam Street MN21 A
16 St Marks Place MN18 B
247 Mulberry Street MN18 A
501 West 167 Street MN17 C
24 St Marks Place MN16 B
217 East 4 Street MN15 A
2083 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 B
2145 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 C
2143 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 B
1741 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
1743 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
132 Sullivan Street MN11 A
791 Broadway MN10 B
375 1 Avenue MN9 A
2002 2 Avenue MN6 A
94 Greenwich Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,426,651 on 2016-12-16 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-16Mortgage $1,426,652 — from VIRTUAL ASSETS, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,426,652
2016-12-16AL&R $2,300,000 — from VIRTUAL ASSETS, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,300,000
2016-12-16Agreement $2,300,000 — from VIRTUAL ASSETS, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,300,000
2006-01-26Agreement $1,170,000 — from VIRTUAL ASSETS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,170,000
2006-01-26Mortgage $872,734 — from VIRTUAL ASSETS, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $872,734
2006-01-26Deed $1,530,000 — from SCID MANAGEMENT CORP. to VIRTUAL ASSETS, LLC $1,530,000
1999-12-02Mortgage $325,000 — from SCID MANAGEMENT CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $325,000
1995-02-21Mortgage $190,000 — from S C I D MANAGEMENT CORP. to AURELIA REALTY CORP. $190,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017001281129
201804939106
2019022932297
2020001451146
2021243033312
2022004104414
2023011,33331,337
2024026734679
2025001212123
20260023326
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 4,909Ownership & money 20Health & systems 51

Every one of the 5,011 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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