Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Heavier than 21% of buildings in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
58 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 6% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1689 AMSTERDAM AVENUE · 16 apartments · built 1889 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 6% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 16 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A/B/C/D train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 58 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
58 violations the city still lists as unresolved
58 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 10 years.
- Disrepair19
- Other11
- Paint / plaster7
- Fire & life safety5
- Heat / hot water3
- Plumbing3
- Structural3
- Pests3
- Lead paint2
- Electrical1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2002-08-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.