Manhattan · Block 1976 · Lot 29 · 10027

1240 Amsterdam Avenue

6 floors · 36 apartments · 45,210 sq ft · built 1926 · class D7 · owner of record: Trustees Of Columbia University

27open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
1HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle)

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 9 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Due this year
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 63 days
Annual
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 45,210 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 168 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 168 days
Annual filing
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Dec 9, 2022Local Law CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE 9A REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WALL AND APPURTENANCES REQUIRED BY 28-302.4 FOR CONTROL#906799.REMEDY:SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE REQUIRE
#37025163X
Mar 16, 2023
DEFAULT
$0
Jan 9, 2009Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE SIXTH ROUND TECHNICAL REPORT IN COMPLIANCE W/ CODE PROVISIONS PERIODIC INSP OF EXTERIOR WALLS AND APPURTENANCES AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE 28.302 & THE DOB RULES AND REGULATIONS REM:
#36007564L
Jul 2, 2009
DEFAULT
$0
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Nov 21, 2022CONSTRUCTION
EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO CRACKED AND SHIFTING DECORATIVE STONE, CRACKED/SPALLED WINDOW SILLS AND WATER TABLE ALL ON EXP1(SOUTH),EXP4 (EAST)HAS CRAKCED DECORATIVE STONES AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. DETERIORATE MORTAR JOINTS AND STEP CRACKS ON BRICKWORK. REMEDY: IMMED TAKE ACTION AND PROVIDE SAFETY MEAS
#FA10901JP
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Feb 22, 2022NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE)
FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022
#00669
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 17, 1991ELECTRIC SIGNS

#ST01W
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Feb 22, 2022Facades FISPNRF
FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022
Active
HPD (21) · C 1 · B 17 · A 3
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 10, 2022BApt 53 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 14, 2022
Aug 10, 2022AApt 53 · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTNov 13, 2022
Aug 10, 2022BApt 53 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 14, 2022
Aug 10, 2022BApt 53 · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 14, 2022
Aug 10, 2022BApt 53 · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 14, 2022
Aug 10, 2022BApt 53 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 14, 2022
Aug 10, 2022BApt 53 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 14, 2022
Aug 10, 2022BApt 53 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 14, 2022
Aug 10, 2022BApt 53 · § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 14, 2022
Aug 10, 2022BApt 53 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 14, 2022
Nov 20, 2009AApt 34 · SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 34, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTFeb 23, 2010
Nov 20, 2009BApt 34 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 34, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTDec 25, 2009
Nov 20, 2009BApt 34 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 34, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTDec 25, 2009
Nov 20, 2009BApt 34 · SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 34, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTDec 25, 2009
Jun 30, 2008BD26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING NIGHT INSPECTION LIGHTS NOT ON.Aug 4, 2008
Jun 30, 2008BApt 33 · D26-33.07 & 33.09 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL USE FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY PURPOSES 3RD STY NORTHEAST APT 33. , SECTION '' ''Aug 4, 2008
Jun 30, 2008BApt 26 · D26-33.07 & 33.09 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL USE FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY PURPOSES 2ND STY SOUTHWEST APT 26. LOCATED AT APT 26Aug 4, 2008
Jun 30, 2008BApt 61 · SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS KITCHEN SINK 6 STY NORTHWEST APT 61. , SECTION '' ''Aug 4, 2008
Jun 30, 2008BApt 55 · D26-33.07 & 33.09 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL USE FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY PURPOSES 5TH STY SOUTH APT 55. , SECTION '' ''Aug 4, 2008
Jun 30, 2008ASECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION DUMBWAITER BULKHEAD AT SOUTH ROOF REMOVED.Oct 3, 2008
Sep 10, 2007CApt 4 · SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS THRU OUT 1 STY 2 FROM SOUTH AT EAST APT 4. , SECTION '' ''Sep 16, 2007

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