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2090 Amsterdam Avenue

738Records
14City systems
0Open violations
236.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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738 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 234 HPD complaints, 192 HPD housing violations, 185 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)2090 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC
BBL1021210055
BIN1062907

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 236.9. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · ELECTRIC (4).

Filed construction activity

$14,160 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)2090 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC
Head officerSCOTT BERMAN
Managing agent2090 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,254,000 $564,300
2026$1,337,000 $601,650
2027$1,237,000 $556,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
168 St — 1 A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 163 St — M100 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 162 St · 300 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

2090 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

55 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 2090 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC — 2 buildings, 28 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2092 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 A
2090 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $36,078,403 on 2020-03-09 (lender: Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. and Keybank National Association), covering 34 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
2020-03-09Mortgage $36,078,404 — from 587 RIVERSIDE OWNER LLC; 730 RIVERSIDE DRIVE PROPERTY OWNER LLC; 440 AUDUBON OWNER LLC; FI to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L; KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $36,078,404
2020-03-09Agreement $324,000,000 — from 470 WEST 23 TENANT OWNER LLC; 2090 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC; NEXT TO 92 EQUITIES OWNER LLC; 132 to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $324,000,000
2020-03-09AL&R $324,000,000 — from EAST RIVER 95 OWNER LLC; 470 WEST 23 OWNER LLC; 125 REALTY TENANT OWNER LLC; 480 HUMBOLDT to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L; KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $324,000,000
2014-11-28AL&R $4,300,000 — from 2090 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,300,000
2014-11-28Agreement $4,300,000 — from 2090 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,300,000
2014-11-28Mortgage $1,066,366 — from 2090 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,066,366
2014-11-28Deed $6,300,000 — from AMSTERDAM REALTY PARTNERS LLC to 2090 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES LLC $6,300,000
2012-11-28Agreement $3,355,745 — from AMSTERDAM REALTY PARTNERS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SOVEREIGN BANK $3,355,745
2007-11-19Agreement $3,414,000 — from AMSTERDAM REALTY PARTNERS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,414,000
2007-11-19Deed $4,268,000 — from 2090-92 AMSTERDAM SHADOW LLC,; 2090-92 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to AMSTERDAM REALTY PARTNERS LLC $4,268,000
2007-11-19AL&R $3,414,000 — from AMSTERDAM REALTY PARTNERS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,414,000
2007-11-19Mortgage $600,562 — from AMSTERDAM REALTY PARTNERS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $600,562
2007-02-15AL&R $800,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to 2090-92 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC $800,000
2007-02-15M&CON $2,150,000 — from 2090-90 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $2,150,000
2004-04-27Mortgage $592,399 — from 2090-92 AMSTERDAM HOLDING LLC to CITIBANK, NA $592,399

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004015
201801110113
201901450046
2020304516064
202100210021
2022002013
202300470148
20240011301114
202500190120
202600350136
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 627Ownership & money 70Health & systems 18

Every one of the 738 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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