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1220 Amsterdam Avenue

MANHATTAN, NY 10027 BBL 1019750029 206 units · 10 floors · 1901

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Morningside Heights
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 1220 Amsterdam Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1901
6 or more units
206 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 1220 Amsterdam Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
54th percentile

Out of 257 buildings in this neighborhood, 139 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
63.6%
No serious
violations
29.9%
Some violations
(1–9)
6.5%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Building characteristics
Total units206
Floors10
Year built1901
Gross area137,200 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

1220 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1222 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1224 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1226 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1228 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1230 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1232 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1234 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1236 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
501 West 120th St, New York, NY 10027
500 West 121st St, New York, NY 10027
503 West 120th St, New York, NY 10027
Who's behind the building

1220 Amsterdam Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Teacher'S College Columbia
Address
525 W 120Th St, Box 312
New York, NY 10027
Landlord portfolio

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