1496 Amsterdam Avenue
A 6-story building with 25 apartments, built in 1905, in Manhattan, NY 10031.
Addresses on the lot: 1496 to 1498 Amsterdam Avenue.
HPD records as of November 3, 2026
1496 Amsterdam Avenue has 63 open HPD violations, 10 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 12 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to EDWARD DOZIER SR HDFC. 22 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1496 Amsterdam Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 63 open violations as of November 3, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 10 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 39 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 14 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 10 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 12 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 3, 2026, 5 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1496 Amsterdam Avenue?
1496 Amsterdam Avenue is registered with HPD to EDWARD DOZIER SR HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2008.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 25% of residential buildings in 10031 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1496 Amsterdam Avenue rent stabilized?
22 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2019. That’s 22 of the building’s 25 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 502 West 134th Street30 apartments, built 1994
- 1500 Amsterdam Avenue24 apartments, built 1905
- 1484 Amsterdam Avenue28 apartments, built 1905
- 1480 Amsterdam Avenue25 apartments, built 1905
- 507 West 134th Street20 apartments, built 1905
- 519 West 133rd Street40 apartments, built 1994
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 3, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01987-0036.