1221 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

A 1914 elevator apartment building on Amsterdam Avenue with 80 residential units on record, zoned R8.

1221 Amsterdam Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019630001). The property is zoned R8, on a 12,615 sq ft lot, with 10 floors and 80 residential units. It was built in 1914. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 7 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1019630001
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 9
Neighborhood	Morningside Heights
Zoning district	R8
Building class	D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	12,615 sq ft
Floors	10
Residential units	80
Year built	1914
FAR	7.2 built · 6.02 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

3 open Department of Buildings violations
1 open ECB (OATH) violation
3 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2025-06-30)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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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.