A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 105.7. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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 violations
3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2014-07-18.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
23 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
20
’23–24
3
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · APPLIANCE (3).
Filed construction activity
$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (15)
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)
AMSTERDAM 135, LLC
Head officer
LARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agent
AMSTERDAM 135, LLC
Last registered
2025-08-27
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
$660,000
$297,000
2026
$768,000
$345,600
2027
$722,000
$324,900
The city's market estimate has risen
9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
137 St-City College — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) 135 St — B C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Broadway — M11 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Amsterdam Ave & W 136 St · 650 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.
43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,142,067 on
2002-06-27 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 3 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
2021-08-02
Agreement $7,740,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE)
$7,740,953
2021-08-02
Mortgage $1,400,000 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE)
$1,400,000
2021-08-02
Agreement $1,400,000 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE)
$1,400,000
2021-08-02
Mortgage $6,340,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE)
$6,340,953
2021-08-02
Agreement $6,340,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE)
$6,340,953
2021-08-02
Mortgage $3,800,000 — from VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; AMSTERDAM 135, LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC
$3,800,000
2021-07-29
RPTT&RET $543,054 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2001 LLC to CCW INVESTOR LLC; VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT
$543,054
2021-07-22
RPTT&RET $11,687,527 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT
$11,687,527
2021-06-30
Sold for $11,687,527
$11,687,527
$779,168
2002-06-27
Mortgage $5,142,067 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to NYC HPD
$5,142,067
2000-05-16
Mortgage $4,877,458 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHIPHOUSING DVLPMNT F; A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK
$4,877,458
2000-05-16
Mortgage $476,121 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F; A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK
$476,121
2000-05-16
Mortgage $4,176,158 — from A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F to BANK OF NEW YORK
$4,176,158
2000-05-16
Mortgage $476,121 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F; A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK
$476,121
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
67
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
5
0
2
7
2018
0
0
8
0
3
11
2019
0
1
24
0
1
26
2020
0
0
63
0
1
64
2021
0
0
18
19
1
38
2022
4
0
7
0
2
13
2023
0
0
63
0
4
67
2024
0
0
36
1
7
44
2025
0
0
4
2
3
9
2026
0
0
18
0
2
20
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City emergency repair (OMO): nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service work'' make the building entrance door self close and latch.
2026-08-18
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-08-07
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-08-07
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-08-07
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-07-28
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-07-08
Boiler inspection
2026-06-07
HPD 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
2026-05-22
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-29
HPD 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
2026-04-27
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-03-30
311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-03-23
311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2026-03-21
HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-03-21
HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM
2026-03-21
HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2026-03-21
HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2026-03-20
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-20
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-19
311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2025-11-21
Rodent inspection: Passed
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-24City emergency repair (OMO): nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service work'' make the building entrance door self close and latch. $600
2026-08-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-08-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-08-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-08-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-07-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-07-08Boiler inspection
2026-06-07HPD 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
2026-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2026-03-23311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2026-03-21HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-03-21HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM
2026-03-21HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2026-03-21HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2026-03-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-19311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2025-08-21HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT. IN THE ENTIRE AP
2025-07-16Agreement — from VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT; AMSTERDAM 135, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO
2025-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-14311: Smoking or Vaping — Allowed in Smoke Free Area
2025-05-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-04-16Agreement — from AMSTERDAM 135, LLC; VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2025-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024
2024-12-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-11-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-10-12311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2024-10-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2024-08-28Agreement — from VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT; AMSTERDAM 135, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO
2024-05-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2024-04-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2024-04-15311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2024-04-15311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-04-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2024-04-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2024-04-12Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-04-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2024-03-14HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2024-03-14311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2024-02-28City emergency repair (OMO): replace heavy duty door closer - install passage lock with strick plateat (vestibule door at public hall,1st story). tot$787
2024-02-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-01-08HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2024-01-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-01-03HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY,
2024-01-03HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM
2024-01-03HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2024-01-03HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2024-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-02HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY,
2024-01-02HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2024-01-02HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCKSET ON DOOR TO ROOM WITH TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 3rd
2024-01-02HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2024-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023
2023-12-27HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2023-12-27HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2023-12-27HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM
2023-12-27HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-12-27HPD 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
2023-12-24311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2023-12-24311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-12-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-12-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-12-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2023-12-22Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2023-12-22Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2023-12-19Boiler inspection
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-11-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-07-03311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2023-07-03Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2023-06-30HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-06-30HPD 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
2023-06-30HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2023-06-30HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2023-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022
2022-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2022-08-06311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2022-08-06311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2022-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-01-08Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-01-08Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-01-03Job filed: INSTALL REPLACEMENT HOT WATER HEATER AND REPLACEMENT GAS PIPING AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$18,000
2022-01-03Job filed: INSTALL NEW DIRECT VENTS FOR REPLACEMENT HOT WATER HEATER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$2,000
2021-04-02HPD 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
2019-10-25HPD 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
2019-04-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-01-18Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-11-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-10-10HPD 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
2016-10-27HPD 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
2015-10-02HPD 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
2014-07-18HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). THAT IS DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2014-07-18HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT SOUTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT AP