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88 Morningside Drive

A 15-story building with 285 apartments, built in 1925, in Manhattan, NY 10027.

Addresses on the lot: 86 to 88 Morningside Drive.

HPD records as of November 3, 2026

6open HPD violations1 hazardous
0complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

88 Morningside Drive has 6 open HPD violations. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.

Does 88 Morningside Drive have open violations?

Yes: 6 open violations as of November 3, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most0
B, hazardous30 days1
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days5

No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 3, 2026.

Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 88 Morningside Drive?

88 Morningside Drive 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.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

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 88 Morningside Drive rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 3, 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 1-01962-0019.