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2494 Amsterdam Avenue

516Records
15City systems
3Open violations
230.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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516 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 HPD housing violations, 87 311 service requests, 54 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built2014
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)623 HANCOCK LLC
BBL1021550089
BIN1063714, 1090762

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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 230.3. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 9).

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2014)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)623 HANCOCK LLC
Head officerMICHAEL R
Managing agentB HOME MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,196,000 $988,200
2026$2,335,000 $1,050,750
2027$2,430,000 $1,093,500

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 184 St — M101 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 183 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.

Report a problem to 311

2494 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 B HOME MANAGEMENT, LLC — 32 buildings, 182 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B8 · C7 · D8 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2494 Amsterdam Avenue MN15 C
600 Oak Terrace BX14 B
602 Oak Terrace BX14 A
1800 Monroe Avenue BX14 C
1212 Gilbert Place BX8 C
1168 Union Avenue BX8 C
91 East 46 Street BK8 D
820 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1210 Gilbert Place BX8 B
1315 Rev James Polite Ave BX8 B
93 East 46 Street BK8 C
2365 Atlantic Avenue BK8 A
2261 Loring Place North BX7 B
1170 Union Avenue BX7 B
814 East 226 Street BX6 C
996 Findlay Avenue BX5 D
494 New Lots Avenue BK4 A
118 Pennsylvania Avenue BK3 A
1825 Topping Avenue BX3 F
137 Herkimer Street BK3 D
1097 Longwood Avenue BX2 F
114 Utica Avenue BK2 A
1870 Andrews Avenue South BX2 F
952 Madison Street BK2 B
2912 Wickham Avenue BX2 B
735 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
741 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
2910 Wickham Avenue BX2 C
258 Tompkins Avenue BK2 B
737 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
739 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
3728 Dyre Avenue BX1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $896,524 on 2022-09-27 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-09-27Mortgage $896,524 — from 623 HANCOCK LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $896,524
2022-09-27AL&R $3,150,000 — from 623 HANCOCK LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,150,000
2022-09-27Agreement $3,150,000 — from 623 HANCOCK LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,150,000
2017-03-24Agreement $3,000,000 — from 623 HANCOCK LLC to GREATER HUSDON BANK $3,000,000
2017-03-24AL&R $3,000,000 — from 623 HANCOCK LLC to GREATER HUSDON BANK $3,000,000
2017-03-24Mortgage $595,493 — from 623 HANCOCK LLC to GREATER HUSDON BANK $595,493
2015-03-23AL&R $450,000 — from 632 HANCOCK LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $450,000
2015-03-23Agreement $450,000 — from 632 HANCOCK LLC $450,000
2015-03-23Mortgage $2,267,000 — from 632 HANCOCK LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $2,267,000
2015-03-23AL&R $2,267,000 — from 632 HANCOCK LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $2,267,000
2013-02-14Deed $690,000 — from 2494 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC to 623 HANCOCK LLC $690,000
2013-02-14Agreement $450,000 — from 623 HANCOCK LLC to GRANDE PREZZO LLC $450,000
2008-04-28Mortgage $400,000 — from 2494 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC to CARNEGIE CAPITAL CORP. $400,000
2008-04-28AL&R $3,600,000 — from 2494 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC to CARNEGIE CAPITAL CORP. $3,600,000
2008-04-28Mortgage $3,600,000 — from 2494 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC to CARNEGIE CAPITAL CORP. $3,600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172876124
2018012014
201901220124
202002250330
202100130114
202200196227
202308450356
202400350338
202501660370
202600130114
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 124Housing & tenants 258Ownership & money 51Health & systems 32

Every one of the 516 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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