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2316 Amsterdam Avenue

3,260Records
18City systems
119Open violations
12Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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3,260 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,537 311 service requests, 379 HPD complaints, 184 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1924
Floors6
Res. units43
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)501 WEST CORP
BBL1021320064
BIN1063195

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations119 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 77 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 1988-05-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

39 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

19
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

325 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (250) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · Non (15) · Illegal Parking (7) · Encampment (6) · Water System (5).

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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
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)501 WEST CORPORATION
Head officerMARTIN A PLOTNIK
Managing agentVILLAGE DWELLINGS INC
Last registered2025-12-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,395,000 $1,077,750
2026$2,457,000 $1,105,650
2027$2,556,000 $1,150,200

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 28/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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

Subway181 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
168 St — 1 A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 175 St — M101 · 300 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 175 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt
Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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

2316 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

325 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 VILLAGE DWELLINGS INC — 24 buildings, 332 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B3 · C5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2316 Amsterdam Avenue MN43 A
33 Bank Street MN29 A
3551 Broadway MN28 B
414 East 73 Street MN22 A
68 Cabrini Boulevard MN21 A
156 Prince Street MN20 A
196 West 10 Street MN20 A
158 West 15 Street MN20 A
28 Charles Street MN20 A
227 East 11 Street MN19 A
164 East 78 Street MN15 A
303 West 106 Street MN12 B
336 East 22 Street MN9 A
718 2 Avenue MN9 A
208 East 32 Street MN8 A
221 St James Place BK6 A
12 Bank Street MN5 B
32 Bank Street MN5 C
219 West 13 Street MN5 C
210 East 32 Street MN5 C
280 West 11 Street MN5 D
265 West 11 Street MN5 C
223 West 11 Street MN1 C
103 East 29 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on 2006-05-19 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-05-19Mortgage $550,000 — from 501 WEST CORP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $550,000
2003-07-28Mortgage $700,000 — from 501 WEST CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $700,000
1993-06-03Mortgage $215,087 — from 501 WEST CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $215,087
1987-06-25Mortgage $850,000 — from 175TH AMSTERDAM CORP to MAHNAZ REAL ESTATE CORP $850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017456262
2018088391
201932583264
202005541555
202155412548
202225301533
202322132217
202441043111
202501837190
2026054256
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 3,120Ownership & money 20Health & systems 42

Every one of the 3,260 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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