1985 Amsterdam Avenue
A 6-story building with 24 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10032.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
1985 Amsterdam Avenue has 81 open HPD violations, 29 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 24 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. No owner is registered with HPD.
Does 1985 Amsterdam Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 81 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 | 29 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 45 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 7 |
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, 64 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 24 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 3 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 1985 Amsterdam Avenue?
No current registration with HPD. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must register every year, so a missing registration is worth asking about.
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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in October 2024. HPD’s record has 16 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
It was once in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, for the city’s worst-maintained buildings, and has since left it.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 34% of residential buildings in 10032 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1985 Amsterdam Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 1987 Amsterdam Avenue22 apartments, built 1910
- 499 West 158th Street26 apartments, built 1907
- 1993 Amsterdam Avenue22 apartments, built 1907
- 961 St Nicholas Avenue56 apartments, built 1910
- 1997 Amsterdam Avenue26 apartments, built 1907
- 1973 Amsterdam Avenue30 apartments, built 1908
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 1-02108-0075.