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1640 Amsterdam Ave

Manhattan, NY 10031Company-ownedBBL 1020730029BIN 1061795
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors5
Units29
Building Area29,350 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassC1
Market Value$5.2M

1640 AMSTERDAM AVE is a property located at 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 5 floors and 29 units. The building area is 29,350 square feet on a 7,491 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $5.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 25 building permits on record (16 active). There are 103 violations on record (1 currently open). 3 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

541records on file
100Energy Star

Completed in 1920, 1640 Amsterdam Ave rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 29 units and 29,350 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.2M, and assessed for tax at $2.4M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 541 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 297 of its 541 records, fully 55%, fall under that one heading. Violation (103) and inspection (40) trail well behind. 1 violation stands open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2014.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 17.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 63 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 55% complaint, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$5.2M of New York, written across 541 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1920
Floors5
Total Units29
Building Area29,350 sqft
Lot Size7,491 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
1020730029
1061795
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$5.2M
$2.4M
$253K

Building Permits

25 on record · 16 active
PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 17, 2025Job #104538305-01-02

PL

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Oct 17, 2025Est. cost $68KJob #104538305-01
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ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Nov 27, 2024Job #M00692615-P1

11/27/24 PAA Feeder added Charter Meter Project

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 30, 2024Est. cost $9KJob #M00752308-I1
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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 28, 2024Job #433399
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Violations

103 on record · 1 open
Judgments · 3 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 9, 2012Ticket #043372566Y
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES - 2ND OFFENSE
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 9, 2012Ticket #0173940113
LOOSE RUBBISH
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2009Ticket #043320019K
LOOSE RUBBISH
DOB LegacyC
ACTIVE
Issued May 15, 2026#2821465

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO CRACKED MASONRY, SPALLING BRICKS, SPALLING MORTAR JOINTS, DETERIORATED MASONRY @ EXP 1 WEST ELEV VARIOUS LOCS 1FL REMEDY: IMMED TAKE/PROVIDE SAFE MEASURES @ EXP 1W ELEV.TO SECURE/PROTE PUBLIC. CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS FROM EXISTING SIDEWALK SHED @ EXP 4 S ELEV MAKE REPAIRS U/FULL SUPERVISION OF NYC LICENSED PROFESSIONAL

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 5 floors and 29 units. The building area is 29,350 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 25 building permits on record, with 16 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Plumbing (ISSUED) filed Oct 17, 2025.

Does 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 103 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 14 DOB, 7 ECB, 82 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 3 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE?

1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 has an assessed market value of $5.2M and a total assessed value of $2.4M (land: $253K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE?

1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 is zoned R7A. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1640 AMSTERDAM AVE?

1640 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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