The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.3. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Air Quality (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1).
Filed construction activity
$24,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1895)
Yes
Six or more residential units (13)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
353 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC
Head officer
RUSSELL B HARKAVY
Managing agent
BHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered
2025-09-12
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,673,000
$1,652,850
2026
$3,737,000
$1,681,650
2027
$3,810,000
$1,714,500
The city's market estimate has risen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) 1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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
Subway
79 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 77 St — M7 M11 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Amsterdam Ave & W 79 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
2024-01-06311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-13311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2023-09-06311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-09-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-08-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-03311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2021-12-01HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2021-12-01HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2021-11-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-23311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2016-09-22311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2016-04-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-04-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-26Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING STOREFRONT WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$24,000
2016-04-13311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2016-04-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-24Permit SG — ISSUED
2016-02-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-09EASE — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONS CO. to FRONTIER REALTY LLC
2015-11-30Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION AT EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH PARTITION, FINISHES, PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS$79,267
2015-11-12EASE — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONS CO. to FRONTIER REALTY LLC
2015-09-24311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2015-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-13311: Water Quality — Taste/Odor, Chlorine (QA1)
2014-01-05311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-10-27311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-10-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-11-20Job filed: SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2012-11-20Job filed: SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.