205 West 85 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01233-0027BIN 1033137

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

0116 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 70 stabilized units with New York State for 2023.

2018 — 70 units registered2023 — 70

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-10

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HEAVY DUTY LOCK AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2006-01-185+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS REQUIRED

Status: Certified late

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-18

§ 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPERINTENDENT, JANITOR OR HOUSEKEEPER. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-18

§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water2

Unsanitary Condition2

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-09-28 · open

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-08-13 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-08-05 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

765

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified217

Residential203

Street/Sidewalk179

Commercial83

Vehicle74

Helicopter8

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

556

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony138

Misdemeanor291

Violation127

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-07-10

CONH

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

AMDA Inc.

Head officer

DAVID SILVERMAN

Managing agent

AMDA INC

2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

115 WEST 70 STREETMANHATTAN 209 WEST 85 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-11-15 · $8,000,000

Most recent mortgage2023-10-31 · $55,980,000

Mortgage2023-10-31$55,980,000

borrower AMDA INC. · lender DOMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

Mortgage2023-10-01$24,592,600

borrower AMDA INC., MANHATTAN STRATFORD ARMS, INC. · lender U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2023-10-01$35,670,000

borrower MANHATTAN STRATFORD ARMS, INC., AMDA INC. · lender U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Sale2018-11-15$8,000,000

203-205 - 85TH REALTY CORP. → AMDA, INC

Mortgage2018-11-01$34,250,000

borrower AMDA INC, MANHATTAN STRATFORD ARMS, INC · lender BUILD NYC RESOURCE CORPORATION, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale