Morningside Heights

Manhattan · 449 buildings tracked

449

Buildings

$5,509

Median 1BR Rent

Manhattan median: $5,300

4,628

Open Violations

60% of buildings affected

17.1 per building (borough median 13.4)

1901

Avg Year Built

Manhattan median: 1888

Building Map

Every pin is a building we track — color shows open HPD violations

Map of Morningside Heights with tracked buildings
No open violations1–5 open6+ open150 largest tracked buildings · pin size = building size · tap a pin for the report card

Cost of Living

Based on active rental listings

TypeDealMedianLuxuryManhattan median
Studio$2,600/mo$4,145(-37%)
1 Bedroom$4,770$5,509/mo$4,954$5,300(+4%)
2 Bedrooms$6,126$6,500/mo$7,127$7,100(-8%)
3 Bedrooms$5,000/mo$8,112(-38%)

Deal = 25th percentile, Luxury = 75th percentile of active listings · (%) = this neighborhood vs the borough median

Building Quality

Violation distribution across 449 buildings

Clean (0 violations)39%
Minor (1–5)23%
Moderate (6–10)12%
Severe (10+)24%
838 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations
616 pest-related violations
460 lead paint violations
143 mold violations

Typical neighborhood in the borough averages 13.4 open violations per building.

Property Managers

Largest management companies in this neighborhood

1

TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

140 buildings8.6 avg violations
2

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

28 buildings1.4 avg violations
3

TEACHERS COLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERITY

15 buildings2.3 avg violations
4

BARNARD COLLEGE

14 buildings2.5 avg violations
5

NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY

10 buildings4.5 avg violations

Buildings in Morningside Heights

449 tracked — every card links to a full report card

Showing 12 of 449

Transit

2 subway stations nearby

7AvBroadway
116 St-Columbia University
Broadway7Av
125 St
Broadway7Av

Parks & Green Space

0.3 total acres

Old Croton Aqueduct Gatehouse
0.15 acres
West 111th St. People's Garden
0.11 acres

311 Complaints

Past 12 months across all buildings here

1,865

Heat / Hot Water513
Elevator4
Noise773

Among buildings with any noise complaints, the median logged 2 in the past year — a useful baseline when you compare individual buildings.

Resident Reviews

3.5
avg across 4 buildings

524 total Google reviews

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