1240 Amsterdam Avenue
A 6-story building with 36 apartments, built in 1926, in Manhattan, NY 10027.
Addresses on the lot: 1240 to 1252 Amsterdam Avenue.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
1240 Amsterdam Avenue has 21 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. 38 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1240 Amsterdam Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 21 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 17 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1240 Amsterdam Avenue?
1240 Amsterdam Avenue is registered with HPD to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
At least 50 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2009.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 17% of residential buildings in 10027 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1240 Amsterdam Avenue rent stabilized?
38 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 31 in 2018. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 503 West 121st Street30 apartments, built 1910
- 1254 Amsterdam Avenue52 apartments, built 1926
- 502 West 122nd Street24 apartments, built 1926
- 506 West 122nd Street29 apartments, built 1910
- 431 West 121st Street25 apartments, built 1920
- 509 West 121st Street110 apartments, built 1911
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01976-0029.