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2042 Amsterdam Avenue

675Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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675 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 344 311 service requests, 78 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 51 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1911
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)2042 AMSTERDAM LLC
BBL1021200033
BIN1062868

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Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
1
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

151 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (45) · Obstruction (18) · Dirty Condition (15) · Noise (14) · Consumer Complaint (11) · Water System (8).

Filed construction activity

$568,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,596,000 $1,618,200
2026$3,635,000 $1,635,750
2027$3,721,000 $1,674,450

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Duaa's CafeCoffee/TeaA—
N & M PizzaOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 161 St — M3 M100 M101 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 162 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Audubon
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

2042 Amsterdam Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

151 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $206,133 on 2026-09-11 (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
2026-09-11Agreement $7,000,000 — from 2042 AMSTERDAM LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $7,000,000
2026-09-11Mortgage $206,133 — from 2042 AMSTERDAM LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $206,133
2021-08-27AL&R $7,200,000 — from 2042 AMSTERDAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,200,000
2021-08-27M&CON $7,200,000 — from 2042 AMSTERDAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,200,000
2020-12-15AL&R $5,200,000 — from 2042 AMSTERDAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,200,000
2020-12-15M&CON $5,200,000 — from 2042 AMSTERDAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,200,000
2013-11-07AL&R $5,150,000 — from KMS DISTRIBUTION INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,150,000
2013-11-07Agreement $5,150,000 — from KMS DISTRIBUTION INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,150,000
2013-11-07Mortgage $2,571,065 — from KMS DISTRIBUTION INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,571,065
2009-07-10Agreement $2,800,000 — from KMS DISTRIBUTION INC. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,800,000
2009-07-10Agreement $2,800,000 — from KMS DISTRIBUTION INC. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,800,000
2009-07-10Agreement $2,800,000 — from KMS DISTRIBUTION INC. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,800,000
2009-07-10Mortgage $110,115 — from KMS DISTRIBUTION INC. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $110,115
2009-07-10Mortgage $110,115 — from KMS DISTRIBUTION INC. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $110,115
2009-07-10Mortgage $110,115 — from KMS DISTRIBUTION INC. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $110,115

Ten-year activity

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2024
124
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702160119
201804142121
201904220127
202082235038
20215096020
202232280134
202320180222
202420146628
20253711202124
202600244331
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The full timeline

Construction 83Enforcement 107Housing & tenants 377Ownership & money 79Health & systems 29

Every one of the 675 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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