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856 Amsterdam Avenue

MANHATTAN, NY 10025 BBL 1018730036 8 units · 5 floors · 1920

While historically clean, our model detects a rising risk of severe maintenance issues in the next 12 months.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Upper West Side
At or below average
avg 14.1
2
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 2 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Upper West Side average of 14.1.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 856 Amsterdam Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
8 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How 856 Amsterdam Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
24th percentile

Out of 3016 buildings in this neighborhood, 724 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
22.4%
No serious
violations
64.0%
Some violations
(1–9)
13.6%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

Failed rodent inspections (past 7 years)

Health dept. rodent inspections this building has failed over 7 years.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

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What's in the 856 Amsterdam Avenue report

Building characteristics
Total units8
Floors5
Year built1920
Gross area9,098 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

856 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
200 West 102nd St, New York, NY 10025
Who's behind the building

856 Amsterdam Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Head Officer

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Burton Kassell
Address
117 W 72Nd St 5w
NY, NY 10023
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The story over time

856 Amsterdam Avenue event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
311 Call Apr 22
Food Establishment
Rodents/Insects/Garbage

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