Questions about this building
Does 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?
No. On October 10, 2026, 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan had no open HPD violations, counting every year, and no OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years was still active.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan?
Since October 12, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.
Does 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?
Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued May 15, 2026. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Has 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan been in housing court?
Yes. 6 housing court cases here since 2006, most of them tenant actions. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.
When was the boiler at 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?
On February 26, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.
When did 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?
On May 12, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.
Is 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?
Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.
Is 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?
The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.
Does 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan have a property tax exemption?
The building has an Article XI tax exemption on DOF's 2026/27 roll. An exemption lowers a property's tax bill by reducing its assessed value.
When was 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan built?
The city's record gives 1920 as the year 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 5 floors.
How many apartments does 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 29 residential units at 1640 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOF's exemption rolls, DOB NOW work permits, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 1640 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan: 1 active DOB violation, from New York City's HPD violation, DOB violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1640-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan
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