Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

120 University Pl

Manhattan, NY 10003Company-ownedBBL 1005710025BIN 1009400
Year Built1959
Floors7
Units95
Building Area59,299 sqft
ZoningC1-7
ClassD8
Market Value$18.2M

120 UNIVERSITY PL is a property located at 120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan, NY 10003. It is classified as a elevator apartment - luxury. The building was constructed in 1959. It has 7 floors and 95 units. The building area is 59,299 square feet on a 10,204 sqft lot. The property is zoned C1-7. The assessed market value is $18.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 108 building permits on record (77 active). There are 88 violations on record (9 currently open). 26 docketed judgments carrying $700 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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566records on file

Completed in 1959, 120 University Pl rises 7 stories over New York. Public records put it at 95 units and 59,299 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C1-7. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $18.2M, and assessed for tax at $8.2M. In the 68 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 566 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 125 of its 566 records, fully 22%, fall under that one heading. Permit (108) and inspection (96) trail well behind. 9 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2006.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 43.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 294 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 22% complaint, 68 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$18.2M of New York, written across 566 government filings.

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Property Details

Address120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan, NY 10003
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Luxury
D8
Year Built1959
Floors7
Total Units95
Building Area59,299 sqft
Lot Size10,204 sqft
ZoningC1-7
ConditionAverage
1005710025
1009400
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$18.2M
$8.2M
$1.3M

Building Permits

108 on record · 77 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 27, 2026Job #478602
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 9, 2025Job #475440
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 28, 2025Est. cost $4KJob #M00071122-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 23, 2024Est. cost $5KJob #M00146155-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 26, 2021Est. cost $30KJob #M00279201-I1

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Violations

88 on record · 9 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$700
Judgments · 26 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Ticket #047507675Y
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 6PM
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Balance $100Ticket #0217629419
UNLAWFUL BICYCLE RIDING ON SIDEWALK
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Balance $100Ticket #0217629428
UNLAWFUL BICYCLE RIDING ON SIDEWALK
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Balance $100Ticket #0217629437
UNLAWFUL BICYCLE RIDING ON SIDEWALK
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047641007X
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202412-0005813

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2023#VIO-FTC-BE-EXT-202112-0004073

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 25, 2023#2615725

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyEARCX
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 22, 2023#2612500

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2022

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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 6, 2014#1955459

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan built?

The building at 120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan, NY 10003 was constructed in 1959. It is classified as a elevator apartment - luxury with 7 floors and 95 units. The building area is 59,299 sqft.

Are there building permits at 120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan?

Yes. 120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan, NY 10003 has 108 building permits on record, with 77 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration Inspection (CURRENT) filed Mar 27, 2026.

Does 120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan, NY 10003 has 88 violations on record, with 9 currently open. Breakdown: 2 DOB Safety, 27 DOB, 18 ECB, 41 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan, NY 10003 has 26 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $700. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 120 UNIVERSITY PL?

120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan, NY 10003 has an assessed market value of $18.2M and a total assessed value of $8.2M (land: $1.3M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 120 UNIVERSITY PL?

120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan, NY 10003 is zoned C1-7. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 120 UNIVERSITY PL?

120 UNIVERSITY PL, Manhattan, NY 10003 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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