1536 Amsterdam Avenue
A 6-story building with 23 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10031.
Addresses on the lot: 1536 to 1538 Amsterdam Avenue.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
1536 Amsterdam Avenue has 9 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 28 complaints to HPD in the past year, 27 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 502 WEST 136TH REALTY LLC. 19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1536 Amsterdam Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 9 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 4 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
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, 23 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 28 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 27 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 1536 Amsterdam Avenue?
1536 Amsterdam Avenue is registered with HPD to 502 WEST 136TH REALTY LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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 1 older case, the latest from 2015.
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 1536 Amsterdam Avenue rent stabilized?
19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 19 of the building’s 23 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
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Buildings nearby
- 1532 Amsterdam Avenue23 apartments, built 1905
- 504 West 136th Street29 apartments, built 2006
- 508 West 136th Street25 apartments, built 1905
- 505 West 135th Street21 apartments, built 1910
- 1520 Amsterdam Avenue22 apartments, built 1905
- 512 West 136th Street25 apartments, built 1905
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 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 1-01988-0109.