# 500 W 140 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan

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

Also known as 1616 Amsterdam Ave, 1618 Amsterdam Ave, 1620 Amsterdam Ave, 1622 Amsterdam Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

Latest city facade filing rates this building unsafe (Aug 2026) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1916 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 7 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 53 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- Latest city facade filing rates this building unsafe (Aug 2026)
- 5 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety
- 1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2024 is still open; the city has no certification of the fix
- 5 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2017–2024
- 21 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)

## Clean in the records

- Boiler inspection filed Feb 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Unsafe (cycle 10, filed Aug 2026) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (statistical analysis/predictive model) (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:** 22 open: 21 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (7), fire safety (4), mold (4), pests (3); 5 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2015 never closed. 17 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 320 violations on record in all, 2004–2026 — the 40 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 23 open: 8 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork, 11 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 4 pests, 2 leaks, 2 mold, 1 doors or windows, 1 floors or stairs, 1 outside the building, 1 paint or plaster, 1 plumbing (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **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)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Federal FST-90), registration expired since Jun 2022 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2015 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Sep 2026 (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:** ENERGY STAR score 1 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 44 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Sep 2022, last expired Apr 2025 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

9 of 53 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1H: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan/unit/1h
- Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan/unit/2a
- Apt 2D: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan/unit/2d
- Apt 3E: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan/unit/3e
- Apt 4H: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan/unit/4h
- Apt 5A: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan/unit/5a
- Apt 6A: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan/unit/6a
- Apt 7E: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan/unit/7e
- Apt 15A: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-140-street-manhattan/unit/15a

## Registered with the city

- AMSTERDAM 140 LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- AMSTERDAM 140 LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- AMSTERDAM 140 LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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