An eight-unit Hamilton Heights co-op where internal calls focus on plumbing while the surrounding commercial stretch carries significant parking and noise activity.
An eight-unit Hamilton Heights co-op operating under a long-standing HDFC affordable housing setup. City filings show a multi-document financing structure executed in June 2018 under the Dora McKenzie Housing Development Fund Corporation, locking in its income-restricted mission. Three things to know:
Plumbing issues account for most of the direct calls on file. Four plumbing calls reached city logs between late 2024 and early 2026, targeting toilets and bathtubs inside the units. All were closed without open housing-code violations, but repeated calls in an eight-unit building point to localized pipe wear or riser friction that residents resolved through official channels.
Late-night street sound dominates the immediate surroundings. 415 street noise calls were logged within three blocks over the last year, with 283 citing loud music or parties and 132 citing loud talking. Neighboring residential buildings generated another 304 noise calls, meaning sidewalk and block activity is a central part of living on this stretch of Amsterdam Avenue.
Street parking on the surrounding blocks is tightly contested. 436 illegal parking complaints were registered within three blocks over 12 months. Posted sign violations (127) and blocked hydrants (123) represent the majority of calls, alongside 57 double-parking reports, signaling heavy curb competition along the corridor.
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1646 Amsterdam Avenue is a 8-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020730032). This building is associated with The City Of New York. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1920, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 25 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about plumbing.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed February 17, 2026.
The building last changed hands on June 13, 2018 for $593,489, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 3R at 1646 Amsterdam Avenue has no open violations (6 past violations).
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