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2240 Amsterdam Avenue

488Records
16City systems
30Open violations
135.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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488 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 311 service requests, 130 HPD complaints, 77 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1906
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)QUISQUEYA HOUSING COMPANY LP
BBL1021280047
BIN1063080

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 135.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations30 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2005-02-16.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

65 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 55). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
8
’24–25
55
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · Non (13) · PLUMBING (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (16)
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)QUISQUEYA HOUSING CO
Head officerROBIN P BAEZ
Managing agentMANHATTAN VALLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,468,000 $660,600
2026$1,497,000 $673,650
2027$1,341,000 $603,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 172 St — M101 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 172 St · 150 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

2240 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

93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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 MANHATTAN VALLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. — 41 buildings, 841 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B16 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
981 Columbus Avenue MN128 B
2324 Amsterdam Avenue MN49 C
133 West 113 Street MN48 B
60 West 109 Street MN30 A
1880 Adam C Powell Blvd MN30 B
126 West 109 Street MN30 B
3 West 101 Street MN30 B
515 West 174 Street MN24 B
157 Manhattan Avenue MN24 B
161 Manhattan Avenue MN24 C
153 Manhattan Avenue MN22 A
60 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
58 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
6 West 103 Street MN20 A
12 West 101 Street MN19 B
102 West 109 Street MN19 A
110 West 109 Street MN19 A
106 West 109 Street MN19 A
16 West 101 Street MN19 B
71 West 108 Street MN18 A
457 West 166 Street MN16 B
2240 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
8 West 103 Street MN15 A
114 West 109 Street MN15 B
63 West 109 Street MN13 B
927 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
271 West 118 Street MN11 A
269 West 118 Street MN11 A
74 West 105 Street MN10 A
68 West 108 Street MN10 C
64 Manhattan Avenue MN10 B
107 West 104 Street MN10 B
109 West 104 Street MN10 B
122 West 109 Street MN10 A
103 West 104 Street MN10 A
105 West 104 Street MN10 B
951 Columbus Avenue MN9 A
113 Manhattan Avenue MN8 A
931 Columbus Avenue MN8 C
933 Columbus Avenue MN8 A
58 West 109 Street MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,371,848 on 2000-08-03 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 2 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
2000-08-03Mortgage $2,371,848 — from QUISQUEYA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to NYC HPD $2,371,848

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170617
2018020222
2019016218
2020018119
2021010111
2022041243
2023014216
2024035338
202501013104
2026173276
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 402Ownership & money 16Health & systems 29

Every one of the 488 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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