Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

88 Morningside Dr

Manhattan, NY 10027Company-ownedBBL 1019620019BIN 1059506

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1925
Floors15
Units288
Building Area189,905 sqft
ZoningR8
ClassD9
Market Value$35.4M

88 MORNINGSIDE DR is a property located at 88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027. It is classified as a elevator apartment - miscellaneous. The building was constructed in 1925. It has 15 floors and 288 units. The building area is 189,905 square feet on a 17,661 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8. The assessed market value is $35.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 240 building permits on record (176 active). There are 91 violations on record (11 currently open). 32 docketed judgments carrying $1,000 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

721records on file
76Energy Star

Completed in 1925, 88 Morningside Dr rises 15 stories over New York. Public records put it at 288 units and 189,905 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $35.4M, and assessed for tax at $15.9M. In the 64 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 721 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 240 of its 721 records, fully 33%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (196) and enforcement (97) trail well behind. 11 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 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 76, with a site energy-use intensity of 72.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,026 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 33% permit, 64 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.

$35.4M of New York, written across 721 government filings.

Property Details

Address88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Miscellaneous
D9
Year Built1925
Floors15
Total Units288
Building Area189,905 sqft
Lot Size17,661 sqft
ZoningR8
ConditionAverage
1019620019
1059506
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$35.4M
$15.9M
$509K

Building Permits

240 on record · 176 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 15, 2026Job #M01424333-I1-EL
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Jul 1, 2026Job #487116
ElevatorDOB NOW
OBJECTIONS
Filed Apr 6, 2026Job #M01382784-I1
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jun 3, 2024Job #M01060573-I1-EL

Replace existing light fixtures as per Local Law 88

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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Apr 12, 2024Job #425808

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Violations

91 on record · 11 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,000
Judgments · 32 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2024Balance $1,000Ticket #048035783P
ABANDONING VEHICLE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2021Ticket #035455890J
FAIL TO NOTIFY DOB PRIOR TO INSTALLATION REMOVAL OF SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2018Ticket #012069308P
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2017Ticket #012061258J
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2017Ticket #0191963137
FAILURE TO BUNDLE NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES CARDBOARD 9+ DWELLING UNITS

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 29, 2026#18832983

(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jul 7, 2021#39044024M

ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS PER 28-118.3.1 - 28-118.3.2. OBSERVED (2) THREE BEDROOM, CLASS 'A' APARTMENTS PRESENT ON 16TH FLOOR (PENTHOUSE). C/O #66144 DOES NOT

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 21, 2020#35542137P

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES.NORTH ELEVATION EXPOSURE 1:OBSERVED INADEQUATED A/C UNIT SUPPORT ON THE 7TH FLOOR.REM:MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE,INSTALL ADEQUATE A/C UNIT

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 21, 2020#35542136N

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT.NOTED AS:AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION,THE EXTERIOR WALL CONDITION CERTIFICATE WAS NOT POSTED IN INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING(LOBBY OR VESTIBULE ROOM)REM:COMPLY WITH CO

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan built?

The building at 88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 was constructed in 1925. It is classified as a elevator apartment - miscellaneous with 15 floors and 288 units. The building area is 189,905 sqft.

Are there building permits at 88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan?

Yes. 88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 240 building permits on record, with 176 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Jul 15, 2026.

Does 88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 91 violations on record, with 11 currently open. Breakdown: 50 DOB, 23 ECB, 18 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 32 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,000. 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 88 MORNINGSIDE DR?

88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 has an assessed market value of $35.4M and a total assessed value of $15.9M (land: $509K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 88 MORNINGSIDE DR?

88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 is zoned R8. 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 88 MORNINGSIDE DR?

88 MORNINGSIDE DR, Manhattan, NY 10027 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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