346 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 57 DOB permits, 50 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 86% 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 — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1987-11-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Water System (1) · Illegal Posting (1).
$350,415 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (356) |
| 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) | TEACHER'S COLLEGE COLUMBIA |
| Head officer | THOMAS R BAILEY |
| Managing agent | TEACHERS COLLEGE COLUMBIA |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,101,000 | $8,595,450 |
| 2026 | $20,307,000 | $9,138,150 |
| 2027 | $21,135,000 | $9,510,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: STUDENT DORMITORY
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 90/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 120 St — M60-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 119 St · 450 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.
1220 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 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.
Managed by TEACHERS COLLEGE — 6 buildings, 842 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1220 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 356 | A |
| 517 West 121 Street | MN | 241 | A |
| 509 West 121 Street | MN | 110 | A |
| 106 Morningside Drive | MN | 87 | A |
| 512 West 122 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 514 West 122 Street | MN | 24 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,580,000 on 1992-09-23 (lender: Dormitory Authorityetc). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-09-23 | Mortgage $11,580,000 — from TEACHERS COLLEGE ETC to DORMITORY AUTHORITYETC | $11,580,000 | |
| 1985-05-30 | Mortgage $7,670,000 — from TEACHERS COLLEGE to DORMITORY AUTHORITY | $7,670,000 | |
| 1982-02-10 | Mortgage $7,670,000 — from TEACHERS COLLEGE to DORMITORY AUTHORITY | $7,670,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
Every one of the 346 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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