Is 1649 Amsterdam Ave rent stabilized?
1649 Amsterdam Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan (10031). It has about 132 apartments, built in 1901.
Also written as 1649 Amsterdam Avenue — or 1649 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan, NY 10031.
How this building compares
With about 132 apartments it is larger than 99% of the 517 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill. Its 1901 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 69 open violations here, about 0.5 per apartment — below the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 637 violations on record at the address, 142 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 15 of them are still open. HPD issued 39 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill |
| ZIP | 10031 |
| Year built | 1901 |
| Apartments | 132 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B, ROOMING HOUSE |
| BBL | 1020580001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | WASHINGTON HEIGHTS-WEST HARLEM HDFC 416 W 127TH STREET · NEW YORK, NY 10031 |
| Managing agent | RONALD GARCIA |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 69 open / 637 total · 39 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 968 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 25, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 1649 Amsterdam Ave rent stabilized?
1649 Amsterdam Ave in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING B and ROOMING HOUSE. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 1649 Amsterdam Ave?
1649 Amsterdam Ave (BBL 1020580001) has about 132 residential apartments and was built in 1901, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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