520 Amsterdam Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01233-0029BIN 1033139

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 active DOB violation(s)
0214 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 28 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 76 apartments.

2018 — 28 units registered2023 — 28

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1929

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 82 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 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 · HAZARDOUSApt 7BIssued 2025-09-03

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ENTRY DOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT CENTER LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 7BIssued 2025-09-03

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2025-02-10

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ... BELL, RETURN BUZZER & INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO APARTMENT PANEL AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2024-03-21

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF VERMIN WATERBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water87

Paint/Plaster3

Unsanitary Condition3

Water Leak2

Door/Window1

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-04-20 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-03-30 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-03-19 · 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

775

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified223

Residential214

Street/Sidewalk173

Commercial83

Vehicle73

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

550

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony137

Misdemeanor288

Violation125

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 7 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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2021-08-13

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER AC 28-201.1. BUILDING OWNER. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER 091319CLL0702PR ISSUED ON 09/13/2019. AS OF 08/13/2021 OWNER HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER-IMMEDIATE CURE ORDER. REMEDY: IMMED COMPLY WITH CODE AND COMMISSIONER'S ORDERS

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2019-09-13

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. ROOF:BULKHEADS (EAST AND WEST SECTIONS) HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CRACKES REMEDY: REPAIR/MAKE SAFE FACADE AND APPURTENANACES AS PER CODE

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 2023-12-11

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

CLEO REALTY ASSOCIATES LP

Head officer

LAURI WEINSTEIN

Managing agent

ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC

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

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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.

ElevatorsClass 12026-09-17$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 12026-08-06$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 12026-07-17$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1990-01-23 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2024-06-20 · $1,000,000

Mortgage2024-06-20$1,000,000

borrower CLEO REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender APPLE BANK

Mortgage2022-09-19$2,367,578.91

borrower CLEO REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2018-02-22$999,000

borrower CLEO REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2018-02-22$2,000,000

borrower CLEO REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2016-05-26$1,383,102.47

borrower CLEO REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

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