Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1920 · 5 stories · 9 apartments
Also known as 1638 Amsterdam Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. · 37 other buildings here list it; WILLIAM R. ANDERSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. · 1 other building here list it; WILLIAM R ANDERSON HDFC · 1 other building here list it
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 Jun
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 May
Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 2A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Oct
Fire safetyApt 5A class C
2025 Oct
Fire safety class B
2025 Oct
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
2025 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 5A class A
2025 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B
2025 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B
2025 Jun
LeaksApt 5B class B
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class B
2025 Jun
LeaksApt 4B class B
2025 Feb
Floors or stairs, plumbingApt 5B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
MoldApt 5A class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class A
2025 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A
2025 Feb
MoldApt 5A class A · closed
2025 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · closed
2024 Nov
PestsApt 5B class C · closed
2024 Nov
PestsApt 5B class C · closed
2024 Nov
PestsApt 5B class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · closed
2024 Nov
General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 5B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Oct
PlumbingApt 5B class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Oct
PlumbingApt 5B class B
2024 Oct
PestsApt 5B class C · closed
2024 Oct
PestsApt 5B class C · closed
2024 Oct
Fire safetyApt 5B class C · closed
2023 Jul
No active shed permit; permits since Dec 2022, last expired Jul 2023
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Dec
General construction permit
2022 Nov
Supported scaffold permit
2021 Nov
General construction permit
2021 Nov
General construction permit
2020 May
Construction class - 1
DOB Violations
2020 May
Boilers class - 2
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2014 Sep
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2013 Mar
General construction permit
2009 Aug
General construction permit
1999 Oct
General construction permit
1997 Oct
General construction permit
1991 Oct
Latest boiler work permit 1991 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1991 Oct
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1920
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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