Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

490 Amsterdam Ave

built 1890 · 5 stories · 10 apartments
Registered with the city: 490-492 AMSTERDAM AVENUE HDFC · 1 other building here list it; 490-492 AMSTERDAM AVE HDFC

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Feb
Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2024 May
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19HE-S/W-05), registration current since May 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2022 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3S class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3S class B
2021 Dec
Construction class - 1
DOB Violations
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2013 May
No active shed permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2012 Aug
Scaffold permit
2011 Sep
Latest boiler work permit 2011
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2011 Sep
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2010 Mar
Boilers class - 2 · never closed
DOB Violations
2007 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
2006 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2N class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2006 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2N class A · never closed
2006 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2N class B · never closed
2006 Oct
Fire safetyApt 2N class B · never closed
2006 Jun
Electrical class B · never closed
2006 Jun
Electrical class B · never closed
2005 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
2004 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
2003 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
2002 Jun
ElectricalApt 3S class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2002 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3S class B · never closed
2002 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3S class B · never closed
2002 Jun
LeaksApt 3S class B · never closed
2002 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
2000 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1995 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1993 Jul
PestsApt 2N class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1993 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2N class A · never closed
1993 Jul
Fire safetyApt 2N class B · never closed
1993 Jul
Fire safetyApt 2N class B · never closed
1993 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 2N class A · never closed
1993 Jul
LeaksApt 2N class B · never closed
1993 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
1981 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3N class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1981 Feb
LeaksApt 3N class C · never closed
1981 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2N class C · never closed
1979 Jul
Electrical class A · never closed
1979 May
Doors and windowsApt 3S class B · never closed
1890
Built
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