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1145 Amsterdam Avenue

994Records
16City systems
16Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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994 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 258 DOB permits, 205 DOB job filings, 143 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1923
Floors9
Res. units0
ClassW6
Owner (PLUTO)TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
BBL1019610001
BIN1076680, 1083609, 1083610

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Open HPD violations16 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
1
’25–26

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

$21,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (5) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Abandoned Bike (3) · Encampment (2) · Non (2).

Filed construction activity

$138,812,094 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (56 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$165,704,000 $74,566,800
2026$168,168,000 $75,675,600
2027$172,317,000 $77,542,650

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chef Mike's Sub Shop (Columbia University Main Campus)SandwichesA—
Faculty House - (Columbia University)AmericanA—
Lenfest Cafe - Jerome Green HallCoffee/TeaA—
The Faculty House - (Columbia University)AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 2018 (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

Subway116 St-Columbia University — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 116 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 116 St & Amsterdam Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 36 ,125. 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

1145 Amsterdam Avenue

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

39 311 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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2019
2020
2021
2022
77
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201785132230
201813671431
2019125501941
202034130626
2021212120026
2022820190451
20232681812477
2024354150761
20252981801065
2026216111645
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The full timeline

Construction 465Enforcement 262Housing & tenants 164Ownership & money 10Health & systems 93

Every one of the 994 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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