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155 West 60 Street

1,411Records
20City systems
0Open violations
1.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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1,411 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 350 311 service requests, 285 DOB permits, 257 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1950
Floors20
Res. units211
ClassW6
Owner (PLUTO)FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
BBL1011320020
BIN1028830, 1085404, 1090920

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.8. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (18) · Noise (11) · Blocked Driveway (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Illegal Posting (3) · Panhandling (2).

Filed construction activity

$27,323,961 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (81 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (211)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Head officerMARC VALERA
Managing agentFORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Last registered2025-07-16

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$391,670,000 $176,251,500
2026$397,495,000 $178,872,750
2027$407,301,000 $183,285,450

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Community Dining Hall At McKeon Hall Fordam UnivAmericanAMice evidence
Fordham U- Ram Cafe At Lowenstein HallAmericanA—
Rolls & Bowls @ Fordham UniversityAmericanA—
Schmeltzer Community Dining HallAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 4 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 61 St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 59 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 452. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

155 West 60 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FORDHAM UNIVERSITY — 4 buildings, 214 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
155 West 60 Street MN211 A
2537 Cambreleng Avenue BX3 A
441 East Fordham Road BX0 —
2546 Belmont Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $51,885,000 on 1990-06-29 (lender: Dormitory Authoritynys), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-06-29Mortgage $51,885,000 — from FORDHAM UNIVERSITY to DORMITORY AUTHORITYNYS $51,885,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201725133331102
2018221211660
20191115161153
202013171334
2021113161040
2022313431390
202393171039
2024228142973
2025176221661
2026244351275
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The full timeline

Construction 572Enforcement 262Housing & tenants 368Ownership & money 32Health & systems 177

Every one of the 1,411 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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