Pre-war West Harlem rental operating as an HDFC affordable housing property with recurring pre-war system strain.
Structured under a regulatory agreement as an affordable housing development, this property is tied to long-term community covenants. Dequan Watson is listed as the head officer, managing the 132-unit pre-war building. Three things to know:
A heavy heating record drives the building's open violations. The building is carrying 32 open violations, and the file shows 80 heat and hot water complaints over the last year. While these seasonal calls are generally closed out as temperatures rise, the volume of unresolved cases points to an older boiler system under steady strain.
Odor and air quality reports crop up on the surrounding blocks. There were 14 indoor air quality complaints within three blocks over the last year, with the most recent logged on July 2, 2026. These types of localized vapor and chemical odor calls often stem from shared building risers, ventilation shafts, or retail exhaust.
A single-elevator setup makes mechanical downtime highly disruptive. The building logged eight elevator complaints over the last year, with the most recent filed on July 8, 2026. Because this is a single-device setup, any mechanical issues mean using the stairs for the upper floors of the pre-war structure.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
1641 Amsterdam Avenue is a 132-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020580001). This building is associated with Washington Heights-west Harlem HDFC. Brix tracks 38 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1901, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 398 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 28, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on August 9, 2019, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 13/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 4A at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 7V at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 5C at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 40 at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 7C at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 7D at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 7G at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 7H at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 7J at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 7K at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 7Y at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 7Z at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 6A at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 6G at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 6H at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 6L at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 6P at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 6Q at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 6R at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 6S at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (15 past violations).
Unit 6T at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 5A at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 5J at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 5O at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 5Y at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 5Z at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 4B at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 4D at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 4K at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 4N at 1641 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
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