1524 Amsterdam Avenue

1524 Amsterdam Avenue in West Harlem, Manhattan, has 30 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and 16 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (39/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 16 units · Built 1905

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 39/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 16 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 16 of 16 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (30 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

30 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 5 class A. 22 issued in the last 12 months. 69 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-10-17. Newest violation issued 2026-05-28.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 107 days from issue to close for the 12 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH, issued 2026-05-28. HPD violation 18953389
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2026-05-26. HPD violation 18953365
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4A), issued 2026-05-01. HPD violation 18825497
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4A), issued 2026-03-31. HPD violation 18745868
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2026-01-16. HPD violation 18574070
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2026-01-16. HPD violation 18574069
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER TEMPERATURE EXCEEDING OF MAXIMUM ALLOWALBE 130 F AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5A), issued 2024-10-17. HPD violation 17352185
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER TOP AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH, issued 2026-05-28. HPD violation 18953400

311 housing complaints

16 in the last 12 months, 50 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (7), Paint/Plaster (4), Unsanitary Condition (4), Door/Window (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

16 of 16 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 16 in 2024, 16 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.. Head officer: GENEVIEVE OUTLAW. Managing agent: WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. This owner has 58 buildings on record, 45 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 18, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019880105, HPD building ID 5589. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 137 St-City College (1), 4 min walk
• 135 St (C, B), 5 min walk
• 125 St (1), 8 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.