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2608 Amsterdam Avenue

2,449Records
18City systems
5Open violations
39.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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2,449 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,348 311 service requests, 574 HPD complaints, 354 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1925
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC
BBL1021590083
BIN1063857

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 39.1. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations5 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-06-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

236 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (106) · Illegal Parking (24) · Water System (16) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PLUMBING (9).

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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC
Head officerHERMAN RUBIN
Managing agentWASHINGTON TOWERS LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,875,000 $843,750
2026$2,036,000 $916,200
2027$2,249,000 $1,012,050

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 58/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (3 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.

Getting around

Subway191 St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 190 St — M101 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 189 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 189
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

2608 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

236 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 WASHINGTON TOWERS LLC — 20 buildings, 463 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2608 Amsterdam Avenue MN54 A
516 West 188 Street MN34 B
2182 Amsterdam Avenue MN30 A
510 West 184 Street MN30 A
514 West 184 Street MN30 B
70 Pinehurst Avenue MN25 B
463 West 159 Street MN22 A
531 West 179 Street MN22 B
524 West 184 Street MN21 A
559 West 183 Street MN21 C
503 West 176 Street MN20 B
507 West 176 Street MN20 B
704 West 180 Street MN20 B
520 West 184 Street MN20 A
283 Audubon Avenue MN20 B
515 West 184 Street MN20 B
465 West 159 Street MN17 A
467 West 159 Street MN17 A
234 East 118 Street MN10 A
236 East 118 Street MN10 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $190,900 on 2018-05-24 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-06AL&R $75,965,000 — from 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC; 283 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC; 520 WEST 188TH STREET LLC; 510 WEST 184 to SIGNATURE BANK $75,965,000
2022-07-06M&CON $75,965,000 — from 503 WEST 176TH STREET LLC; 514 WEST 184TH STREET LLC; 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 507 WEST to SIGNATURE BANK $75,965,000
2018-05-24Mortgage $190,900 — from 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $190,900
2018-05-24Mortgage $7,309,100 — from 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $7,309,100
2018-05-24Agreement $7,500,000 — from 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $7,500,000
2018-05-04Agreement $53,500,000 — from 234 EAST 118TH STREET LLC; 463 WEST 159TH STREET LLC; 520 WEST 188TH STREET LLC; 518 WEST to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $53,500,000
2014-09-10Mortgage $16,659,323 — from 463 WEST159TH STREET LLC; 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC; 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC; 234 EAST 1 to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $16,659,323
2014-09-10Agreement $53,500,000 — from 463 WEST159TH STREET LLC; 515 WEST 159TH STREET LLC; 503 WEST 176TH STREET LLC; 518 WEST 1 to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $53,500,000
2014-09-10AL&R $53,500,000 — from 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC; 520 WEST 188TH STREET LLC; 283 AUDUB to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $53,500,000
2012-03-20Mortgage $3,502,782 — from 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC; 463 WEST 159TH STREET LLC; 500 WEST to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,502,782
2012-03-20AL&R $38,500,000 — from 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC; 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 520 WEST 188TH STREET LLC; 463 WEST to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $38,500,000
2012-03-20Agreement $38,500,000 — from 234 EAST 118TH STREET LLC; 503 WEST 176TH STREET LLC; 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC; 283 AUDUB to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $38,500,000
2011-02-28Agreement $9,560,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 234 EAST 118TH STREET, LLC; 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC $9,560,000
2008-09-23Mortgage $1,016,121 — from 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC; 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC; 234 EAST 118TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,016,121
2008-09-23AL&R $9,560,000 — from 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC; 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC; 234 EAST 118TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $9,560,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171660875
20180718483
2019115304158
2020012901130
2021230203307
2022235833366
2023111602119
2024110822113
2025115505161
20260450247
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 2,306Ownership & money 66Health & systems 45

Every one of the 2,449 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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