# 420 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY

Public-record building report from Know Your Building (https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/1012280029/420-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan).
BBL 1012280029 · BIN 1032663 · Generated 2026-10-23

## Concern level: high

- 2 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
- 3 open rent-impairing violation(s)
- 1 active DOB violation(s)

Scale: low, moderate, high, severe. Set from open hazardous violations relative to building size, raised by distress signals (HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program, court harassment findings, evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, a sold tax lien). It describes the public record, not any one apartment.

## Rent stabilization

Likely rent-stabilized. The owner registered 6 stabilized units for 2023, of about 8 apartments.
Registered units by year: 2018: 7, 2019: 6, 2020: 6, 2021: 6, 2022: 6, 2023: 6.
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized; tenants can request their rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

## The building

built 1891, 5 floors, 8 residential units.

## HPD housing-maintenance violations

20 open (class C immediately hazardous: 2, class B hazardous: 15, class A non-hazardous: 3); 164 on record.
3 open violations are rent-impairing.

## DOB building violations

1 active (0 issued in the last 3 years); 14 on record.

## OATH/ECB violations and fines

0 active of 7 on record; 0 decided by default; $0 balance due.

## 311 housing complaints

45 in the last 12 months; 121 on record.
Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (66), PAINT/PLASTER (14), UNSANITARY CONDITION (13), PLUMBING (10), FLOORING/STAIRS (6).

## Bedbugs

7 annual bedbug filings by the owner; latest reports 0 infested units.

## Evictions

0 executed in the last 3 years; 0 on record.

## Housing court (HPD litigation)

5 cases on record, 0 open, 3 tenant-initiated, 0 with a court finding of harassment.

## Landlord

- CorporateOwner: 420-428 AMSTERDAM LLC
- Agent: SALON REALTY CORP
- HeadOfficer: ZUZU AGHRAVI
- Officer: MATT COHEN
- SiteManager: CLIFTON TAYLOR

The same owner is linked to 2 other buildings (ZUZU AGHRAVI at 221 W 37TH ST).

## Sources and limits

NYC Open Data (HPD, DOB, OATH/ECB, 311, DOF, PLUTO) and NYS DHCR building lists. This is a screening signal from public records, not legal advice; records lag and contain errors. Full interactive report with violation details and maps: https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/1012280029/420-amsterdam-avenue-manhattan