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541 Amsterdam Avenue

A 13-story building with 86 apartments, built in 1918, in Manhattan, NY 10024.

Addresses on the lot: 543 to 555 Amsterdam Avenue.

HPD records as of October 27, 2026

16open HPD violations3 immediately hazardous
0complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat
3rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

541 Amsterdam Avenue has 16 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 176 West 87 Street Owners Corp. 3 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 541 Amsterdam Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 16 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most3
B, hazardous30 days5
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days8

It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026.

Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 541 Amsterdam Avenue?

541 Amsterdam Avenue is registered with HPD to 176 West 87 Street Owners Corp. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10024 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 541 Amsterdam Avenue rent stabilized?

3 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 4 in 2018. That’s 3 of the building’s 86 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 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 1-01217-0064.