Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

1211 Amsterdam Avenue

410Records
18City systems
3Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
Open in the map

410 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 311 service requests, 62 DOB permits, 40 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1913
Floors10
Res. units111
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
BBL1019620070
BIN1059514

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 80% 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 0.8. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1991-03-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Street Light Condition (2) · Dead/Dying Tree (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$650,860 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (111)
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)TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Head officerDAVID GREENBERG
Managing agentDIEGO RIVERA
Last registered2025-10-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,623,000 $5,680,350
2026$13,472,000 $6,062,400
2027$14,162,000 $6,372,900

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: FACULTY STUDENT HSG

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SubconsciousSandwiches/Salads/Mixed BuffetB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 120 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 119 St · 200 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

1211 Amsterdam Avenue

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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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

100500
2017
2018
61
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017016310
20185111219
201913441361
2020208313
2021018110
20220212822
2023017311
2024069621
20252313523
2026526316
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 96Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 201Ownership & money 4Health & systems 51

Every one of the 410 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 10027 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map