A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
23 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1997-04-07.
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
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Illegal Parking (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1923)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
2488 AMSTERDAM AVE, LLC
Head officer
RANDY APFELBAUM
Managing agent
FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL
Last registered
2024-07-26
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
$248,000
$111,600
2026
$704,000
$316,800
2027
$739,000
$332,550
The city's market estimate has risen
198% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
181 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 183 St — M101 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Amsterdam Ave & W 183 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: 103, 132 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.
4 311 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.
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
2025-12-10
311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2025-11-17
HPD 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
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-10-24
Rodent inspection: Passed
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-15Boiler inspection
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
2025
2025-12-10311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2025-11-17HPD 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
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
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
2023-02-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2022
2022-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-04Boiler inspection — defects found
2021
2021-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-20City emergency repair (OMO): division nyc - ''essential hpd emergency operations service work'' install hinges to make door self-closing arrange and $334
2021-09-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2021-09-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2021-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ENTRANCE DOOR. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2021-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st
2021-09-16HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3,
2021-09-16HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAS
2021-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALL WALLS. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2021-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd
2021-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAS
2021-09-16HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3
2021-09-16HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2021-09-16HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WATERPROOF FLOOR AND BASE FOR THE WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY,
2021-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT ALL FIXTURES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st A
2021-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT ALL FIXTURES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st AP
2021-09-16HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING TOILET BOWL AND TANK. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST A
2021-09-16HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2021-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT CEILING IN T
2020-09-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2020-01-31Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-12Boiler inspection
2019-01-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-15Boiler inspection — defects found
2018
2018-11-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2018-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st
2018-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2018-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2018-08-08HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2018-08-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2018-08-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2018-07-19311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-07-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2018-07-19DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-30Boiler inspection
2018-01-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-25311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017
2017-07-17HPD 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
2017-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-14HPD class A: SECTION 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A STOP AT TOP OF GUIDE RODS SO AS TO PREVENT REMOVAL OF DROPLADDE
2016-02-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-04311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-10-28311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Lamp Missing
2014-03-28HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2014-03-28HPD class C: SECTION 27-2028, 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR E
2014-03-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-03-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2010-04-23311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Missing
2010-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-11-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-10-29Tenant complaint: CONSTRUCTION — ROOF
2009-10-28Job filed: FRONT FACADE REPAIR TO EXISTING BUILDING. REMOVAL OF EXISTING STUCCO FINISH AND INSTALLATION OF NEW STUCCO FINISH. WINDOW REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGE TO US$15,000
2009-10-28Job filed: FRONT FACADE REPAIR TO EXISTING BUILDING. REMOVAL OF EXISTING STUCCO FINISH AND INSTALLATION OF NEW STUCCO FINISH. WINDOW REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGE TO US$15,000
2009-10-28Job filed: FRONT FACADE REPAIR TO EXISTING BUILDING. REMOVAL OF EXISTING STUCCO FINISH AND INSTALLATION OF NEW STUCCO FINISH. WINDOW REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGE TO US$15,000
2009-10-27Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD ON TOP OF SIDEWALK BRIDGE (FILED BY SEPARATE APPLICATION) AS PER PLAN AT 2498 AMSTERDAM AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHAL
2009-10-27Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 36 L.F.AS PER PLAN AT 2498 AMSTERDAM AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008
2009-10-27Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 36 L.F.AS PER PLAN AT 2498 AMSTERDAM AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008
2009-10-27Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD ON TOP OF SIDEWALK BRIDGE (FILED BY SEPARATE APPLICATION) AS PER PLAN AT 2498 AMSTERDAM AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHAL
2009-10-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-10-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: FIRST FACADEOF BLDG W/ SEVERE BULGING OF CONCRETE STUCCO OPEN TO ELEMENT$1,000
2009-03-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SIDEWALK SHED DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS SIDEWALK SHED ERECTED UNDER PERMIT #104850252 HAS INOPERABLE NOT LIT LIGHT FIXTURE$10,000
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-06-02DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-27DOB complaint, category ?
2008-03-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-01-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007
2007-07-27Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 25 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/1991. NO CHANGE IN U
2007-07-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-03-02RETT $500,000 — from MOTOVICH, BORIS; LEVY, ISAAC to 2498 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 2479 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC$500,000
2007-02-28Deed $1,800,000 — from APICELLA, VINCENT A; ESTATE OF MICHAEL PARRINO to 2498 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC$1,800,000
1997
1997-04-07HPD 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
1993
1993-01-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RATES SELF CLOSING BOILER ROOM DOOR CELLAR.
1989
1989-08-02HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
1989-08-02HPD class A: SECTION 27-2048 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ON WALL AT OR NEAR STAIRS PUBLIC HALL ALL STYS.
1989-08-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE BOILER ROOM CELL
1989-08-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER CEILING 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1989-08-02HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS & CEILING ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.
1989-08-02HPD class A: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BO
1989-08-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE BOTTOM CELLAR STAIR ENCLOSURE BOILER ROOM.
1989-08-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BUILDING MATERIAL 1 & 4 STY PUBLIC HALLS.
1989-08-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BENT DROPLADDER BOTTOM STRINGS FRONT FIRE ESCAPE.
1989-08-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT CEILING BOILER ROOM CELLAR FRONT.
1989-07-26HPD class A: SECTION 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER FRONT.
1975
1975-06-19Deed — from PARRINO, GAETANO to PARRINO, MICHAEL