429 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 311 service requests, 87 DOB permits, 54 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% 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 0.5. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 23 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1999-10-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (3) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Drinking (1).
$3,247,220 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1912) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (116) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY |
| Head officer | DAVID GREENBERG |
| Managing agent | DIEGO RIVERA |
| Last registered | 2025-10-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,116,000 | $5,002,200 |
| 2026 | $11,818,000 | $5,318,100 |
| 2027 | $13,477,000 | $6,064,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: FACULTY STUDENT HSG
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The U Bar and Grill | Fusion | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 116 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 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 120 St — M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 119 St · 150 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.
1201 Amsterdam Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
23 311 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.
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
Every one of the 429 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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