1165 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

An educational facility on a 62,064 sq ft Manhattan lot on Amsterdam Avenue, zoned R8, built in 1970.

1165 Amsterdam Avenue is an educational facility in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019610039). The property is zoned R8, on a 62,064 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1970. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1019610039
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 9
Neighborhood	Morningside Heights
Zoning district	R8
Building class	W6 — educational facility (what’s a building class?)
Land use	08 — Public facilities & institutions
Lot area	62,064 sq ft
Floors	12
Residential units	1
Year built	1970
FAR	6.81 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
1 open ECB (OATH) violation
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2023-05-22)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.