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520 Amsterdam Ave

Manhattan, NY 10024Company-ownedBBL 1012330029BIN 1033139
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1929
Floors17
Units87
Building Area102,693 sqft
ZoningC2-7A
ClassD6
Market Value$18.8M

520 AMSTERDAM AVE is a property located at 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1929. It has 17 floors and 87 units. The building area is 102,693 square feet on a 7,152 sqft lot. The property is zoned C2-7A. The assessed market value is $18.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 104 building permits on record (76 active). There are 91 violations on record (17 currently open). 8 docketed judgments carrying $300 in open balances 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

694records on file
65Energy Star

Completed in 1929, 520 Amsterdam Ave rises 17 stories over New York. Public records put it at 87 units and 102,693 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C2-7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $18.8M, and assessed for tax at $8.4M. In the 43 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 694 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 246 of its 694 records, fully 35%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (166) and permit (104) trail well behind. 17 violations stand 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 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 65, with a site energy-use intensity of 67.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 586 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 35% complaint, 43 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.

$18.8M of New York, written across 694 government filings.

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Property Details

Address520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Fireproof With Stores
D6
Year Built1929
Floors17
Total Units87
Building Area102,693 sqft
Lot Size7,152 sqft
ZoningC2-7A
ConditionAverage
1012330029
1033139
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$18.8M
$8.4M
$2.3M

Building Permits

104 on record · 76 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Mar 17, 2026Est. cost $91KJob #M00539815-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 18, 2025Job #M01020232-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Nov 5, 2025Job #M00200074-P1

INSTALL A METER FOR CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS POWER SUPPLY.

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 25, 2025Est. cost $5KJob #M00718516-I1
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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 29, 2024Job #430072
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Violations

91 on record · 17 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$300
Judgments · 8 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048599559Y
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES COM FAILURE TO REMOVE RECEPTACLES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Ticket #048806767H
INADEQUATE RECYCLING CONTAINERS IN STORAGE AREA 4 TO 8 DWELLING UNITS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Ticket #048829142J
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2022Ticket #011777156X
PERMITS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2017Ticket #035200120Z
WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AMENDMENTS

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ECBElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Jul 17, 2026#39196544Z

R T S ... 97-X-17. ELEVATOR IN BUILDING OUT OF SERVICE . UPON INSPECTION THE DEVICE IS FOUND TO BE OUT OF SERVICE CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION ASPER IRCNY 11-02 ,, REPAIR THE DEVICE AND RESTORE TO SERVICE IMM

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued Mar 31, 2026#18750477

§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Sep 1, 2025#18198885

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Sep 1, 2025#18198886

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ENTRY DOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT CENTER LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Feb 9, 2025#17681841

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ... BELL, RETURN BUZZER & INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO APARTMENT PANEL AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof with stores with 17 floors and 87 units. The building area is 102,693 sqft.

Are there building permits at 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 104 building permits on record, with 76 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Mar 17, 2026.

Does 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 91 violations on record, with 17 currently open. Breakdown: 47 DOB, 22 ECB, 22 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 8 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $300. 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 520 AMSTERDAM AVE?

520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024 has an assessed market value of $18.8M and a total assessed value of $8.4M (land: $2.3M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 520 AMSTERDAM AVE?

520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024 is zoned C2-7A. 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 520 AMSTERDAM AVE?

520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024 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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