Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
32
out of 100
Heaviest record of any building in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
44 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 9% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1661 AMSTERDAM AVENUE · 8 apartments · built 1897 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 9% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- A/B/C/D train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 44 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
44 violations the city still lists as unresolved
34 of the ones shown are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3 months.
- Disrepair18
- Pests7
- Heat / hot water5
- Plumbing3
- Other3
- Paint / plaster2
- Fire & life safety2
- Water leak1
- Gas1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
Breakdown covers the 42 most recent. The oldest shown was issued 2021-01-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.