# 488 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/488-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

16 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water and doors and windows and leaks and plumbing (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1890 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 8 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 16 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water and doors and windows and leaks and plumbing
- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- 64 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** No boiler filings under this building's ID (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **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)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 70 open: 64 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (14), doors and windows (12), plumbing (8), fire safety (6); 16 immediately hazardous (class C), 6 about paperwork or notices. Also 6 older records from 1995–2016 never closed. 3 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 313 violations on record in all, 1993–2026 — the 79 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 9 open: 8 about building conditions, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 4 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 9 heat or hot water, 5 plumbing, 3 doors or windows, 1 leaks, 1 mold, 1 outside the building, 1 paint or plaster, 1 pests, 1 safety (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain  #Egh 125 WEIL MCLAIN  #EGH 125), registration expired since Aug 1987 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 5 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

7 of 8 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 2F: https://blueflo.tech/b/488-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan/unit/2f
- Apt 2N: https://blueflo.tech/b/488-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan/unit/2n
- Apt 2S: https://blueflo.tech/b/488-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan/unit/2s
- Apt 3N: https://blueflo.tech/b/488-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan/unit/3n
- Apt 4N: https://blueflo.tech/b/488-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan/unit/4n
- Apt 4S: https://blueflo.tech/b/488-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan/unit/4s
- Apt 5S: https://blueflo.tech/b/488-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan/unit/5s

## Registered with the city

- 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 488 AMSTERDAM REALTY LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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