Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

20 Morningside Ave

built 1900 · 6 stories · 53 apartments

Apartments named in these records

13 of this building’s 53 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class A · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1C class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class A · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
Show 24 more
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6J class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6J class B · closed · HPD violation
2023 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
2023 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
2023 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
2023 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class A · HPD violation
2023 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class A · HPD violation
2023 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class A · HPD violation
2023 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
2023 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class A · HPD violation
2023 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5D class A · HPD violation
2023 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
2023 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5D class A · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B · HPD violation
2019 Nov
Facade Safety Program DOB violation
2012 May
General construction permit
2012 May
General construction permit
Facade rating

Safe (cycle 9, filed Nov 2023)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Mar 2022, last expired Mar 2026
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

Issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 16 complaints, 2025–2026 · 10 in the past year
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Federal FST-80), registration current since Feb 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Oct 2024, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2001

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

10 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 6 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2023) · 5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2023

Electrical

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2026

Elevators

No issues on record
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Energy

EnergyWhole tax lot

ENERGY STAR score 45 (2024 report), reported for all of Wavecrest PARENT - 369 West 116 Street / 20 Morningside Avenue (2 buildings)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

42 open: 42 about building conditions — doors and windows (16), walls, floors and stairs (11), smoke or CO detectors (4), mold (3); 4 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 1 older record from 2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 504 violations on record in all, 1998–2026 — the 100 most recent are listed here

2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class A
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class B
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1C class B
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1C class A
2026 Mar
ElectricalApt 1C class B
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1C class C
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B
Show 42 more
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · closed
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 1B class C · closed
2025 Jun
MoldApt 1B class A · closed
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · closed
2025 May
Other conditionsApt 1B class B · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · closed
2025 May
MoldApt 1B class C · closed
2025 May
LeaksApt 1B class B · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · closed
2025 May
ElectricalApt 1B class B · closed
2025 May
MoldApt 1B class C · closed
2025 May
LeaksApt 1B class C · closed
2025 Mar
PestsApt 1B class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1B class C · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4B class A · closed
2025 Mar
PestsApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Mar
MoldApt 4B class A · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Aug
MoldApt 6D class A · closed
2024 Aug
PestsApt 6J class C · closed
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6J class B · closed
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6J class B · closed
2024 May
Other conditionsApt 5C class B · closed
2024 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2G class B · closed
2024 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2G class B · closed
2023 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B
2023 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B
2023 Feb
Fire safetyApt 5D class B
2023 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B
2023 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class A
2023 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class A
2023 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class A
2023 Jan
MoldApt 5D class B
2023 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B
2023 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class A
2023 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5D class A
2023 Jan
PestsApt 5D class C
2023 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class B
2023 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5D class A
2022 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5D class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

2 open: 1 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

16 heat or hot water, 4 leaks, 3 mold, 3 plumbing, 2 doors or windows, 1 appliances, 1 electrical, 1 floors or stairs, 1 general repairs, 1 paint or plaster, 1 pests, 1 unsanitary conditions

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

26 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
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