770 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10025

770 Amsterdam Avenue is a five-story, eight-unit old law tenement building located in NYC's Upper West Side, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Brusco Realty Corporation. The building's maintenance history reveals several significant issues over recent years, with the most notable being multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints in February 2021, and a series of violations related to unauthorized construction work in late 2020. Specifically, in November 2020, violations were issued for construction of a 12'x25' wooden structure with plywood and plexiglass enclosure in the rear yard without proper permits.

These violations resulted in multiple Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations throughout 2021 for failure to comply with correction orders, though records indicate no penalties were imposed. The building has also experienced three emergency complaints between 2019-2021 related to safety (fire escape) and plumbing issues (steam pipe/riser), though no violations were ultimately issued in these cases. Recent inspections and filings indicate better current conditions: the building has passed all rodent inspections from 2014 through 2024, and there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past eight reporting periods (2018-2024).

The most recent bedbug report (2024) shows zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. The building's property records from 2024 also show a Housing Maintenance Code violation regarding failure to file an annual bedbug report, though this appears to be an administrative error rather than a reflection of current pest conditions. Recent housing maintenance records suggest improved responsiveness to tenant complaints, with the most recent service requests and violations showing prompt closure and resolution, though it's worth noting the building experienced some access issues during inspections in 2020 and 2021.