The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 3.8. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-01-12.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Elevator (1).
Filed construction activity
$156,995 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (24)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
TEACHERS COLLEGE-COLUMBIA
Head officer
THOMAS H BAILEY
Managing agent
TEACHERS COLLEGE
Last registered
2026-07-23
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,821,000
$1,269,450
2026
$2,999,000
$1,349,550
2027
$3,098,000
$1,394,100
The city's market estimate has risen
10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: STUDENT DORMITORY
Building systems
Facade (Local Law 11)
SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)
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
Subway
116 St-Columbia University — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 123 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Morningside Dr & Amsterdam Ave · 600 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.
3 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,142,000 on
1989-02-17 (lender: Dormitory Authorityetc), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1989-02-17
Mortgage $2,142,000 — from TEACHERS COLLEGE to DORMITORY AUTHORITYETC
$2,142,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
15
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
4
0
3
7
2018
0
1
0
1
2
2019
0
4
0
2
6
2020
0
0
0
0
0
2021
0
1
3
0
4
2022
0
2
0
2
4
2023
0
1
3
2
6
2024
0
1
2
4
7
2025
0
1
1
3
5
2026
11
1
2
1
15
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2026-09-10Job filed: OUTRIGGERS SYSTEM INSTALLATION FOR FACADE REPAIRS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-08-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. ALL WORK TO COMPLY WITH CHATPER 33 OF NYCBC$6,000
2026-08-25Job filed: installation of pipe scaffolding. no change in use, occupancy or egress. all work to comply with chapter 33 of nycbc$15,000
2026-07-31Job filed: FILING HEREWITH FOR FACADE REPAIRS AS INDICATED ON DRAWINGS. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$135,995
2026-06-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-20311: Elevator — Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service
2026-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-12-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-22FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2025-06-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-19311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-07311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-10-25FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2024-09-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-07-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-06-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-22FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2023-06-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-10-26FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2022-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-27FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2022-02-22Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 9: SWARMP
2021
2021-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-23FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2019
2019-11-13DOB violation E:
2019-10-24FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2019-10-02Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 8: SAFE
2019-08-26Elevator permit: FURNISH AND INSTALL DOOR LOCK MONITORING SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO COMPLY WITH ASME A17.3 OF 2002, AS MODIFIED BY CHAPTER 30 OF 2014 NYC$12,996
2019-02-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REQUIRED CYCLE 8A REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WALL AND APPURTENANCES REQ$1,250
2019-01-31DOB violation FISPNRF: FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2017
2018
2018-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-18FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2017
2017-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-21FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2017-10-21DOB violation E:
2017-08-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS AND APPURTENANCES NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION (I) AT EXPOSURES 1-(I)SPALLED CORNICE AT EAST END$500
2017-08-07Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 8: SAFE
2017-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-03DOB violation ACC1: VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST
2016
2016-10-18FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2016-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-07FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2015-11-06DOB violation E:
2015-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-11-14DOB violation E:
2014-11-01FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2014-08-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-10-22FDNY inspection (ANNUL-COL-UNI)
2013-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-06-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-07Job filed: TEACHERS COLLEGE, GRANT HALL EXTERIOR REPAIRS AS PER THE PLANS FILED INCLUDING: RESTORATION, REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT OF CRACKED & SPALLED BRICK $43,000
2013-06-07Job filed: TEACHERS COLLEGE, GRANT HALL EXTERIOR REPAIRS AS PER THE PLANS FILED INCLUDING: RESTORATION, REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT OF CRACKED & SPALLED BRICK $43,000
2012
2012-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-27311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2012-02-23311: Illegal Tree Damage — Roots Damaged
2012-02-17311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)