5,112 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,828 HPD complaints, 1,566 311 service requests, 1,372 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 855. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 128 total — 54 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-19. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
141 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 86). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$13,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
689 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (135) · PAINT/PLASTER (92) · HEAT/HOT WATER (67) · GENERAL (61) · FLOORING/STAIRS (49) · PLUMBING (49).
$487,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Ritz Partners LLC |
| Head officer | Eric Berliner |
| Managing agent | Brian Newman |
| Last registered | 2025-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,404,000 | $631,800 |
| 2026 | $1,376,000 | $619,200 |
| 2027 | $1,582,000 | $711,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| D'Maritza's Cake Shop | Bakery Products/Desserts | A | — |
| La Victoria | Latin American | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 168 St — 1 A C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 168 St — M101 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 167 St · 250 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.
2153 Amsterdam Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
689 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 67 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,350,070 on 2018-11-19 (lender: People's United Bank, National Association), covering 5 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-18 | Deed $8,750,000 — from BENTON HEIGHTS LLC; HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; FORDWASH PARTNERS LLC to RITZ PARTNERS LLC | $8,750,000 | |
| 2025-04-03 | Sold for $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 | $380,435 |
| 2018-11-19 | AL&R $4,899,930 — from BENTON HEIGHTS LLC; HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; FORDWASH PARTNERS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $4,899,930 | |
| 2018-11-19 | Mortgage $4,899,930 — from BENTON HEIGHTS LLC; HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; FORDWASH PARTNERS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $4,899,930 | |
| 2018-11-19 | Mortgage $1,350,070 — from BENTON HEIGHTS LLC; FORDWASH PARTNERS LLC; HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $1,350,070 | |
| 2018-11-19 | AL&R $1,350,070 — from HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; FORDWASH PARTNERS LLC; BENTON HEIGHTS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $1,350,070 | |
| 2018-11-19 | Mortgage $13,291,030 — from HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; FORDWASH PARTNERS LLC; BENTON HEIGHTS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $13,291,030 | |
| 2018-11-19 | AL&R $19,500,000 — from FORDWASH PARTNERS LLC; BENTON HEIGHTS LLC; HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $19,500,000 | |
| 2018-11-19 | Agreement $19,500,000 — from HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; FORDWASH PARTNERS LLC; BENTON HEIGHTS LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $19,500,000 | |
| 2018-11-16 | Deed $4,632,000 — from MGS ASSOCIATES INC. to FORDWASH PARTNERS LLC; BENTON HEIGHTS LLC; HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC | $4,632,000 | |
| 2018-11-02 | Sold for $4,632,000 | $4,632,000 | $201,391 |
| 2013-09-23 | Agreement $11,920,815 — from 2728 MARION HOUSEHOLD CORP.; FIRST BRONX REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; MGS ASSOCIATES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $11,920,815 | |
| 2013-09-23 | Agreement $1,170,000 — from MGS ASSOCIATES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,170,000 | |
| 2013-09-23 | Mortgage $67,874 — from MGS ASSOCIATES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $67,874 | |
| 2013-09-23 | Mortgage $1,102,126 — from MGS ASSOCIATES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,102,126 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 109 | 11 | 7 | 139 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 751 | 0 | 6 | 772 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 640 | 0 | 3 | 649 |
| 2021 | 0 | 27 | 676 | 0 | 5 | 708 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 165 | 0 | 3 | 175 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 6 | 171 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 0 | 6 | 183 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1,087 | 14 | 8 | 1,110 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 532 | 0 | 5 | 543 |
Every one of the 5,112 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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