40 Amsterdam Avenue

40 Amsterdam Avenue in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 38 open HPD violations, 17 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026.

Public housing (NYCHA) · Multi-family elevator · 1084 units · Built 1948

Owned by the New York City Housing Authority. Rent is set by household income, and HPD does not enforce the housing code here; conditions are handled through NYCHA and its federal monitor.

StreetSpy grade: Not graded (Not graded)

• Public housing (NYCHA): rent is set by household income, and HPD does not inspect these buildings, so there is no violation record to grade.
• Conditions, repairs and transfers go through NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (718-707-7771) and the federal monitor's reports.

• Repairs: 38 open, 17 class C, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: No bedbug filing, 3 yr, records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: 9 open DOB violations, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 24, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

38 open violations: 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 11 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 39 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1979-01-15. Newest violation issued 2015-08-18. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2015. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WALLS 4 STY SOUTH APT 4D KITCHEN & BATHROOM , SECTION '' '' (apt 4D), issued 1994-09-27. HPD violation 2758275
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT RISER PIPES 2 STY NORTH APT 2E KITCHEN , SECTION '' '' (apt 2E), issued 1994-05-31. HPD violation 2389947
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, private hall. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT SOUTH WALL & OR PALSTER 2 STY NORTH APT 2E PRIVATE HALL , SECTION '' '' (apt 2E), issued 1994-05-31. HPD violation 2389948
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, private hall. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT NORTH WALL & OR PLASTER 2 STY NORTH APT 2E PRIVATE HALL , SECTION '' '' (apt 2E), issued 1994-05-31. HPD violation 2389949
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT NORHT WALL & OR PLASTER 2 STY NORTH APT 2E KITCHEN RODRIQUEZ , SECTION '' '' (apt 2E), issued 1994-05-31. HPD violation 2389945
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WEST WALL & OR PLASTER 2 STY NORTH APT 2E KITCHEN , SECTION '' '' (apt 2E), issued 1994-05-31. HPD violation 2389946
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WEST WALL & OR PLASTER 2 STY NORTH APT 2E BATHROOM , SECTION '' '' (apt 2E), issued 1994-05-31. HPD violation 2389950
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WEST WALL & OR PLASTER 2 STY NORTH APT 2E BATHROOM , SECTION '' '' (apt 2E), issued 1994-05-31. HPD violation 2389951

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

9 open DOB violations, all 9 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 28 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

4 executed evictions in the last 3 years (18 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY. This owner has 13 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1011540101, HPD building ID 804019. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 66 St-Lincoln Center (1), 5 min walk
• 59 St-Columbus Circle (1), 9 min walk
• 59 St-Columbus Circle (A, C, B, D), 9 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.