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2006 Amsterdam Avenue

630Records
17City systems
48Open violations
187.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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630 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 234 311 service requests, 131 HPD complaints, 118 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1906
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)2006-2008 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC
BBL1021180039
BIN1062797

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 187.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations48 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2012-11-14.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2025–26: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

9
’23–24
7
’25–26

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

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Missed Collection (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · APPLIANCE (4) · Rodent (3).

Filed construction activity

$200,680 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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)2006-2008 Amsterdam Ave
Head officerAdam goodstein
Managing agentknight owl managment
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,277,000 $1,024,650
2026$2,540,000 $1,143,000
2027$2,326,000 $1,046,700

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 7)

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 160 St & St Nicholas Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

2006 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

67 311 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 KNIGHT OWL MANGEMENT — 14 buildings, 155 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C4 · D2 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2541 Amsterdam Avenue MN59 C
2359 Grand Concourse BX21 B
2006 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 C
235 Livonia Avenue BK18 C
627 West 142 Street MN8 D
286 Broome Street MN8 A
2172 2 Avenue MN6 F
1049 East 226 Street BX3 C
228 Pennsylvania Avenue BK3 D
16 Washington Terrace MN3 F
518 East 99 Street BK2 B
811 East 8 Street BK2 A
100-35 194 Street QN2 B
93-06 107 Avenue QN2 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,321,250 on 2023-06-20 (lender: Northeast Bank), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-01Deed $1,300,000 — from 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to 2006-2008 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC $1,300,000
2025-09-16Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $72,222
2023-06-20Mortgage $3,321,251 — from 141ST STREET, LLC; 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 140TH STREET, LLC; PARK AVENUE SO to NORTHEAST BANK $3,321,251
2023-06-20Agreement $23,400,000 — from 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 140TH STREET, LLC; PARK AVENUE SOUTH LLC; 141ST STRE to NORTHEAST BANK $23,400,000
2023-06-20AL&R $23,400,000 — from 141ST STREET, LLC; PARK AVENUE SOUTH LLC; 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 140TH STRE to NORTHEAST BANK $23,400,000
2015-05-14Agreement $1,946,900 — from 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,946,900
2015-01-13Mortgage $499,990 — from 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA BANK $499,990
2015-01-13Agreement $1,946,900 — from 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,946,900
2012-08-13SPRD $3,625,000 — from 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 791 BROADWAY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,625,000
2010-10-19Mortgage $1,550,000 — from 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,550,000
2010-10-19AL&R $1,550,000 — from 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,550,000
2010-10-19Deed $2,200,000 — from 2006 EQUITIES, INC., A NEW YORK CORPORAT to 2006 AMSTERDAM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC $2,200,000
2002-02-07Mortgage $691,514 — from 2006 E EQUITIES, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $691,514
2002-02-07Mortgage $358,000 — from 2006 EQUITIES, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $358,000
1994-03-22Mortgage $774,000 — from 2006 EQUITIES, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $774,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704220127
20180280212
201902120216
202001210123
202102331137
202201450450
202303733180
2024029801101
202501384245
202661260235
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 501Ownership & money 66Health & systems 28

Every one of the 630 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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