The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 20.9. 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
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
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · Food Establishment (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).
Filed construction activity
$482,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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 (1925)
Yes
Six or more residential units (17)
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)
951 953 AMSTERDAM AVE LLC
Head officer
JONATHAN RUHL
Managing agent
TOMAS APONTE
Last registered
2025-07-16
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
$3,340,000
$1,503,000
2026
$3,208,000
$1,443,600
2027
$3,643,000
$1,639,350
The city's market estimate has risen
9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Permit/License/Certificate) · 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
103 St — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 106 St — M11 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
W 106 St & Amsterdam Ave · 400 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.
49 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on
2017-04-12 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-05-08
Agreement $5,975,000 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$5,975,000
2017-04-12
Mortgage $100,000 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
$100,000
2017-04-12
Agreement $6,900,000 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
$6,900,000
2007-09-21
Deed $10,638,000 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM ASSSOCIATES L.L.C. to 951-953 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC
$10,638,000
2007-09-21
Mortgage $3,051,715 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC, to MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC.
$3,051,715
2007-09-21
Agreement $6,800,000 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC, to MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC.
$6,800,000
2007-09-21
AL&R $6,800,000 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM AVE. LLC, to MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC.
$6,800,000
2004-09-23
Agreement $3,920,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 951-953 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.L.C.
$3,920,000
2004-09-23
Mortgage $1,495,953 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$1,495,953
2004-09-23
AL&R $3,920,000 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES L.L.C to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$3,920,000
2002-06-25
Mortgage $595,000 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to LEGG MASON REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
$595,000
1999-10-13
Mortgage $538,919 — from 951-953 AMSTERDAM ASSOCS. L.L.C. to LEGG MASON REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC.
$538,919
1996-08-26
Mortgage $89,667 — from GEMIN REALTY LTD. to NORTH FORK BANK
$89,667
1987-01-09
Mortgage $800,000 — from MINEROFF, ARTHUR to SKY ASSOCIATES III
$800,000
1987-01-09
Mortgage $50,000 — from MINTROF, ARTHUR to SKS REALTY CORP
$50,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
48
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
8
4
2
15
2018
4
0
10
0
1
15
2019
3
0
4
0
1
8
2020
0
0
10
0
0
10
2021
0
0
12
0
0
12
2022
0
0
37
0
1
38
2023
0
0
44
0
2
46
2024
0
0
13
2
2
17
2025
0
0
36
0
12
48
2026
0
0
6
0
0
6
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2025-04-01Restaurant inspection: NOBODY TOLD ME · mice evidence
2025-03-25Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-03-11311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-02-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-02-05Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-01-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024
2024-12-27311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-12-27311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-12-16311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-11-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2024-11-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2024-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-07-13HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2024-07-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-07-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-07-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-07-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-08-23311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-16HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2020-07-14311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2020-06-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-18311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019
2019-12-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2019-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-05-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO BE ELECTRIC. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2019-05-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN EXHAUST , KITCHEN HOOD AND DUCT WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$30,000
2018-09-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-07-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-14311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-06-07311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2018-04-26Job filed: SEE COMMENTS IN SECTION #24$225,000
2018-04-26Job filed: SEE COMMENTS IN SECTION #24$225,000
2018-01-18HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECI
2018-01-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY