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616 West 116 Street

213Records
17City systems
2Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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213 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 DOB violations, 29 DOB permits, 25 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1907
Floors10
Res. units0
ClassH8
Owner (PLUTO)BARNARD COLLEGE
BBL1018960080
BIN1057384

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1999-06-13.

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Patterns

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

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$159,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)BARNARD COLLEGE
Head officerLAURA ROSENBURY
Managing agentBARNARD COLLEGE
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,748,000 $4,836,600
2026$11,276,000 $5,074,200
2027$11,824,000 $5,320,800

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: STUDENT DORMITORY

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 81/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 116 St — M5 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 116 St & Broadway · 300 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

616 West 116 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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 BARNARD COLLEGE — 7 buildings, 121 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
600 West 116 Street MN63 A
1235 Amsterdam Avenue MN58 A
616 West 116 Street MN0 —
620 West 116 Street MN0 —
49 Claremont Avenue MN0 —
3060 Broadway MN0 —
3009 Broadway MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $30,000,000 on 1997-02-19 (lender: Dormitory Authority/the State Of New York), 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
1997-02-19Mortgage $30,000,000 — from BARNARD COLLEGE to DORMITORY AUTHORITY/THE STATE OF NEW YOR $30,000,000
1988-12-07Mortgage $790,000 — from BARNARD COLLEGE to DORMITORY AUTHTY ETAL $790,000
1988-12-07Mortgage $790,000 — from BARNARD COLLEGE to DORMITORY AUTHRTY ETAL $790,000
1987-10-23Mortgage $24,870,000 — from BARNARD COLLEGE to DORMITORY AUTHTY NYS $24,870,000
1987-10-23Mortgage $24,870,000 — from BARNARD COLLEGE to DORMITORY AUTHRY ETAL $24,870,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011057
2018022037
2019015017
2020031015
2021034119
20225570421
20230850417
20240340613
2025010056
2026101046
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 39Ownership & money 14Health & systems 43

Every one of the 213 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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