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1220 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

A 1901 elevator apartment building on Amsterdam Avenue with 30 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

1220 Amsterdam Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019750029). The property is zoned R8, on a 25,125 sq ft lot, with 9 floors and 356 residential units. It was built in 1901. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 30 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL1019750029
BoroughManhattan — Community District 9
NeighborhoodMorningside Heights
Zoning districtR8
Building classD9elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area25,125 sq ft
Floors9
Residential units356
Year built1901
FAR6.09 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 7 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
  • 23 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
  • Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2024-01-03)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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

The complete dossier also covers:

  • Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
  • Recorded ownership & last sale
  • Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
  • LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
  • Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
  • Climate projections for this lot
  • Open permits & construction pipeline
  • Distress signal convergence
  • Air rights & transferable development rights
  • Comparable sales (Pro)
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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.