Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
81
out of 100
Heavier than 79% of buildings in Upper West Side (Central)
31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
492 AMSTERDAM AVENUE · 8 apartments · built 1890 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 31 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
31 violations the city still lists as unresolved
31 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 23 years.
- Paint / plaster10
- Disrepair10
- Fire & life safety5
- Lead paint4
- Plumbing1
- Pests1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-04-13 and remains open on HPD’s records.