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1100 Amsterdam Avenue

3,017Records
17City systems
64Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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3,017 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 731 DOB permits, 585 DOB job filings, 532 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1912
Floors14
Res. units0
ClassW6
Owner (PLUTO)TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNV
BBL1018860001
BIN1082160, 1082163, 1082164, 1082165, 1082166, 1082692, 1083301, 1084845, 1084846

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations64 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 42 class A. Oldest open since 1986-02-20.

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Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
10
’24–25
2
’25–26
6
’26–27

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

163 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (48) · Noise (25) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Water System (8) · Food Establishment (7) · Sidewalk Condition (6).

Filed construction activity

$77,739,233 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (185 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Head officerDAVID GREENBERG
Managing agentDONALD SCHLOSSER
Last registered2026-01-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$342,569,000 $154,156,050
2026$347,663,000 $156,448,350
2027$356,240,000 $160,308,000

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Blue Java Coffee Bar - Butler LibraryCoffee/TeaA—
Cafe EastAsian/Asian FusionA—
Ferris Booth Commons - Alfred Lerner HallAmericanAMice evidence
Joe Coffee CompanyCoffee/TeaAMice evidence
John Jay Dining HallAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

5 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 5 restaurants
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Temperature), shared by 5 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (1 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

Subway116 St-Columbia University — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 116 St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 113 St & Broadway · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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

1100 Amsterdam Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

163 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017462168410149
2018621640115134
2019224027125115
20202923902292
2021411652020129
2022582565134183
2023271258033130
2024131084020127
2025491357017136
2026591145162178
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The full timeline

Construction 1,324Enforcement 728Housing & tenants 654Ownership & money 20Health & systems 291

Every one of the 3,017 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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