Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

1648 Amsterdam Ave

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built 1920 · 5 stories · 8 apartments · BIN 1061797 · BBL 1020730033

Worth knowing
2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC, AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP., AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN D CORP.

Heat or hot water: 8 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Oct 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 28, 2024Heat or hot water · Nov 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Nov 13, 2024
2025Heat or hot water · May 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)May 3, 2025Heat or hot water · Oct 2025 · 2 reports (4 complaints)Oct 17, 2025Oct 20, 2025Oct 24, 2025Oct 28, 2025Heat or hot water · Dec 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 21, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Jan 2026 · 1 report (2 complaints)Jan 31, 2026Feb 1, 2026Heat or hot water · Mar 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 8, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-20

Also reported

2024 – 2026

A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.

Apartments named in these records

4 of this building’s 8 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
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2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
General construction permit
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Sep
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jul
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation
2023 Sep
Construction class - 3 · DOB violation
2015 Mar
General construction permit, Construction fence permit
2012 Jul
General construction permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Nov 2024, last expired Sep 2025
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 11 complaints, 2024–2026 · 7 in the past year
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Weil-Mclain 576), registration expired since Jun 2023

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2026 (4 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

8 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2024–2026 · 2 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2024) · 2 complaints, 2024–2026 · 1 in the past year

Electrical

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2026

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

16 open: 16 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (7), other conditions (3), doors and windows (1), electrical (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 167 violations on record in all, 2003–2026 — the 49 most recent are listed here

2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B
2026 Jun
PlumbingApt 2A class B
2026 Jun
Fire safetyApt 2A class C
2026 Mar
Other conditions class A
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B
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2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 4A class B
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2026 Mar
ElectricalApt 4A class B
2026 Mar
PestsApt 4A class C · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed
2025 Oct
PestsApt 4A class C · closed
2025 May
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 May
Heat or hot waterApt 3A class C · closed
2024 Nov
Other conditionsApt 4A class B
2024 Nov
PestsApt 4A class C
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · closed
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
PestsApt 4A class C · closed
2024 Sep
Doors and windows class C · closed
2024 Sep
Fire safetyApt 3B class C · closed
2024 Jul
Other conditionsApt 2A class A
2024 Jul
Doors and windows class B · closed
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2024 Jul
Fire safety class B · closed
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

1 open: 1 about building conditions

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

11 heat or hot water, 3 plumbing, 2 pests, 1 electrical, 1 floors or stairs, 1 leaks, 1 safety

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

9 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.