1879 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10031

The four-story, three-unit building at 1879 Amsterdam Avenue in Hamilton Heights, owned by Jo Ann Boyd and constructed in 1926, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over recent years, most notably related to heat and hot water systems. Between 2018 and 2020, there were multiple heat/hot water complaints, with emergency responses from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in May 2020, and one building-wide complaint in October 2018 where inspectors could not gain access to verify the reported lack of service.

Additionally, in March 2021, the building received violations for pest issues, including an A-class violation for failure to file an annual bedbug report and a B-class violation specific to Apartment 1 concerning vermin, flies, and gnats. The most recent concerning incident occurred in July 2023, with a Department of Health and Mental Hygiene complaint about rodent signs, though this was linked to previous complaints at the same location. While the building had some rodent activity noted in 2023 and 2024 inspections, most recent inspections from 2024-2025 have consistently passed.

An outstanding violation as of June 2023 relates to failure to file the 2019 external low-pressure inspection. On a positive note, the building's recent bedbug reports (2021-2025) show zero incidences of infestation or re-infestation across all reporting periods, and all custom rodent inspections since 2024 have passed. The property appears to have a currently active violation related to low-pressure inspection filing from June 2023, which remains unresolved as of the most recent data.