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520 Amsterdam Ave

Manhattan, NY 10024Company-ownedBBL 1012330029BIN 1033139
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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 111 building permits on record (80 active). There are 94 violations on record (20 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

609records 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 609 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 257 of its 609 records, fully 42%, fall under that one heading. Permit (111) and violation (94) trail well behind. 20 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 — 42% 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 609 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

111 on record · 80 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 7, 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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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 11, 2025Est. cost $91KJob #M00539815-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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Violations

94 on record · 20 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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SafetyAEUHAZ
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 14, 2026#VIO-FTC-AEU-HAZ-202610-0042867
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ECBElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 17, 2026#39205090P

VF... CEASE USED... D L M DEFECTIVE... 42-X-10.... DOOR POSITION MONITORING INOPERATIVE THIS IS A CONTROLLER FEATURE WHICH ENSURE PASSENGERS SAFETY REPAIR D L M AND CONTACT DOB AT [email protected] 212 393 2435... TO

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ECBElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 6, 2026#39199422Y

VF... 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 HAZAROUDS CONDOTION ASPER IRCNY 11-02.... REPAIR THE DEVICE AND RETURN TO SERV

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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
NOT COMPLIED WITH
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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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 111 building permits on record, with 80 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 Oct 7, 2026.

Does 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 520 AMSTERDAM AVE, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 94 violations on record, with 20 currently open. Breakdown: 1 DOB Safety, 47 DOB, 24 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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