Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
97
out of 100
Heavier than 57% of buildings in Morningside Heights
18 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 39 apartments here are rent stabilized.
1240 AMSTERDAM AVENUE · 39 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 39 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 18 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
18 violations the city still lists as unresolved
18 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 10 years.
- Paint / plaster6
- Other3
- Fire & life safety2
- Disrepair2
- Plumbing2
- Water leak1
- Electrical1
- Pests1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 66% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-09-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.