7,066 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,495 311 service requests, 2,469 HPD complaints, 1,508 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 258.2. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 358 total — 86 class C (immediately hazardous), 191 class B, 81 class A. Oldest open since 1999-12-08. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
586 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 353 · winter 2024–25: 118 · winter 2025–26: 52 · winter 2026–27: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,030 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
526 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (288) · PLUMBING (64) · Noise (30) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · Dirty Condition (19) · ELECTRIC (17).
$46,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1938) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (59) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 495 West 186 Holdings LLc |
| Head officer | Adam Goodstein |
| Managing agent | Knight Owl Management |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,045,000 | $1,820,250 |
| 2026 | $4,439,000 | $1,997,550 |
| 2027 | $4,231,000 | $1,903,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 7/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgers and Grill | Jewish/Kosher | A | Mice evidence |
| Falafel Crunch INC. | Not yet graded | — | |
| Golden City Chinese Restaurant | Chinese | A | — |
| Grandma Pizza | Pizza | A | Mice evidence |
| Kumness INC. | Not yet graded | — | |
| Lake Como Pizza | Jewish/Kosher | A | Mice evidence |
| Time Out Kosher Pizza | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
7 restaurants · 3 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 191 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 187 St — M101 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 186 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 103, 132 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.
2541 Amsterdam Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
526 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 288 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.
Managed by KNIGHT OWL MANGEMENT — 14 buildings, 155 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C4 · D2 · F3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2541 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 59 | C |
| 2359 Grand Concourse | BX | 21 | B |
| 2006 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 18 | C |
| 235 Livonia Avenue | BK | 18 | C |
| 627 West 142 Street | MN | 8 | D |
| 286 Broome Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 2172 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | F |
| 1049 East 226 Street | BX | 3 | C |
| 228 Pennsylvania Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 16 Washington Terrace | MN | 3 | F |
| 518 East 99 Street | BK | 2 | B |
| 811 East 8 Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 100-35 194 Street | QN | 2 | B |
| 93-06 107 Avenue | QN | 2 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,017,455 on 2022-08-19 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-19 | Mortgage $3,017,456 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK | $3,017,456 | |
| 2022-08-19 | Mortgage $3,017,456 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK | $3,017,456 | |
| 2022-08-19 | Agreement $5,600,000 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2022-08-19 | Agreement $5,600,000 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2022-08-19 | AL&R $5,600,000 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2022-08-19 | AL&R $5,600,000 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2015-06-11 | Mortgage $1,065,183 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $1,065,183 | |
| 2015-06-11 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $3,000,000 | |
| 2015-06-11 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $3,000,000 | |
| 2010-11-09 | Agreement $2,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. | $2,100,000 | |
| 2010-11-09 | Mortgage $518,932 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $518,932 | |
| 2010-11-09 | AL&R $2,100,000 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY, L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,100,000 | |
| 2004-10-01 | Mortgage $174,191 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY,LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $174,191 | |
| 2004-10-01 | Agreement $1,780,000 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATES COMPANY,LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,780,000 | |
| 2002-12-09 | Mortgage $247,945 — from NUSSBAUM ASSOCIATESCOMPANY, L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $247,945 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 228 | 0 | 3 | 241 |
| 2018 | 0 | 25 | 732 | 0 | 14 | 771 |
| 2019 | 0 | 36 | 890 | 0 | 17 | 943 |
| 2020 | 0 | 17 | 343 | 0 | 1 | 361 |
| 2021 | 0 | 26 | 365 | 0 | 3 | 394 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 259 | 10 | 5 | 279 |
| 2023 | 2 | 27 | 351 | 0 | 13 | 393 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 521 | 0 | 8 | 545 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 330 | 3 | 11 | 354 |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 119 |
Every one of the 7,066 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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