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947 Amsterdam Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1018610004 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. In ZIP 10025, 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Lead (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Graffiti (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

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 (12)
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)CASMA REALTY CORP
Head officerJOSEPH LAROCCA
Managing agentCASMA REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$814,000 $366,300
2026$801,000 $360,450
2027$704,000 $316,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Awash Ethiopian RestaurantEthiopianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

Subway103 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 106 St — M11 · 50 ft
Citi BikeW 106 St & Amsterdam Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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

947 Amsterdam Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CASMA REALTY CORP — 2 buildings, 25 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
945 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
947 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
26
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170415
20180325
20191326
20200314
2021025126
202273818
20230538
20240538
20250549
20260628
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-09-02311: Lead — Lead Kit
2026-08-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-08-27Restaurant inspection: AWASH ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-05-13311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2026-05-04311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-07Boiler inspection
2026-02-05311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-02311: Lead — Lead Kit
2026-08-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-08-27Restaurant inspection: AWASH ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-05-13311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2026-05-04311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-07Boiler inspection
2026-02-05311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025
2025-09-25Restaurant inspection: AWASH ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT
2025-09-23Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2025-08-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-29311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2025-07-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-09311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-03-17Boiler inspection
2025-01-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-18311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-11311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-06-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-06-05Restaurant inspection: AWASH ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-05-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-16Boiler inspection
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-11-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-10-04Boiler inspection
2023-09-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-09-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-09-20311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2023-09-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-07-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-11-02HPD 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
2022-10-26Boiler inspection
2022-07-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-07-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-07-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-05-18FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2022-05-09FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2022-04-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-04-26FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2022-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-04-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-23311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-03-23DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-03Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-02-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-01-11311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021
2021-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-18Boiler inspection
2021-11-10311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-06-04311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2021-04-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-08HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2021-04-08HPD 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
2021-04-08HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2021-04-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-06HPD 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
2021-04-06HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD MATERAIL AT BULKHEAD TO ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY
2021-04-06HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2021-04-06HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2021-04-06HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-11-03Boiler inspection
2020-02-23311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020-02-10311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020-01-25311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2019
2019-09-05311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-09-03Boiler inspection
2019-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-05311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2019-06-05DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-10311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018
2018-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-10Boiler inspection
2018-06-22311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2018-05-29311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-04-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-10-18HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2017-05-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2017-04-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2017-03-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-07-30311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2016-06-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016-06-02311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2016-05-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-23311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2016-04-23311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2016-04-23311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2016-04-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-01-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-01-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-12-16311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2015-10-01HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-08-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-08-14311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2014-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-10-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2013-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-10-07Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2013-10-07Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2013-08-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2013-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2013-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-02-11311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2012
2012-08-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-09-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-08-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-05-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-05-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2010
2010-12-08311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-08-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2008
2008-03-21Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008-03-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2005
2005-01-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-10-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-08-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-07-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-07-05Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED.COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 AND TPPN 9/99.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS O R OCCUPANCY. LOOSE STONE
2002-07-05Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED.COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 AND TPPN 9/99.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS O R OCCUPANCY. LOOSE STONE
2000
2000-03-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-01-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-10-05CTOR — from SCHREIBER, MICHELLE
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-04-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-01-23Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1982
1982-02-05Deed — from LOROCCA, JOSEPH to CASMA REALTY CORP
1979
1979-06-07Deed — from MOONEY, JOHN; T&M VENDING RESRCS ETAL to LO ROCCA, JOSEPH
1976
1976-09-17Mortgage assigned — from EMPIRE SAVINGS BANK to LAROCCA, JOSEPH
1975
1975-10-10Deed — from GONEDES, JAMES to TAND M VENDING RESOURCES
1971
1971-03-12Mortgage assigned — from MCINERNEY, ANNE R to EFROS, ROMAINE
1966
1966-09-26Mortgage assigned — from GOLDSTEIN, MORRIS to JOHN J HOLCKH INC
1966-04-05Mortgage assigned — from K M S REALTY CORP to GOLDSTEIN, MORRIS

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