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530 West 120 Street

5,621Records
19City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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5,621 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,768 DOB permits, 1,489 DOB job filings, 549 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1901
Floors7
Res. units0
ClassW6
Owner (PLUTO)COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
BBL1019730001
BIN1082159, 1084457, 1084458, 1084459, 1084460, 1084461, 1084463, 1084464, 1084465, 1084466, 1084467, 1084468, 1084469, 1084470, 1084471, 1084472, 1084473, 1084474, 1084475, 1084476, 1084477, 1089234, 1089910, 1090094, 1795029, 1795030

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Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
1
’25–26

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

$37,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

119 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Noise (15) · General Construction/Plumbing (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Water System (6) · Air Quality (5).

Filed construction activity

$310,076,462 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (559 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$482,112,000 $216,950,400
2026$489,282,000 $220,176,900
2027$501,353,000 $225,608,850

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Brewpunk CollectiveNot yet graded—
Carleton LoungeAmericanAMice evidence
Joe CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—
Joe CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—
Nous Espresso Bar - Columbia UniversityCoffee/TeaAMice evidence
Uris Blue Java (Columbia University)Coffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

6 restaurants · 3 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 6 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Spoiled, Plumbing), shared by 6 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (3 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 118 St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 119 St · 550 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

530 West 120 Street

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

119 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on 1991-05-07 (lender: People Of State/newyork). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1991-05-07Mortgage $36,000,000 — from COLUMBIA UNIV. NYC TRTEE to NYS URBAN DEVELPMNTCORP $36,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172645875528430
20182343771063405
20191836449270368
2020121942062234
20211103137131210
20221105226140229
202313641331162373
2024813450047212
2025873426066213
2026108633341191
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The full timeline

Construction 3,298Enforcement 1,069Housing & tenants 561Ownership & money 41Health & systems 652

Every one of the 5,621 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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