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77 West 68 Street

1,048Records
17City systems
1Open violations
12.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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1,048 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 438 311 service requests, 117 DOB permits, 96 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1894
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)181-199 COLUMBUS AVE LLC
BBL1011210001
BIN1028437

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.4. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (3) · Snow or Ice (3) · Street Condition (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Abandoned Bike (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,984,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (25 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1894)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)181-199 COLUMBUS AVE LLC
Head officerJOHN P MCCARTHY
Managing agentHUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-12-02

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,770,000 $3,946,500
2026$9,460,000 $4,257,000
2027$8,293,000 $3,731,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Joe CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—
NeuhausCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — B C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 69 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 67 St & Broadway · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 452. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

77 West 68 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 49 buildings, 1,083 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B8 · C1 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
123 Hope Street BK136 A
177 Front Street BK105 A
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344 East 85 Street MN64 A
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322 East 61 Street MN56 A
404 East 88 Street MN49 A
420 East 66 Street MN40 A
514 East 88 Street MN36 A
99 Suffolk Street MN35 A
577 Baltic Street BK27 A
859 9 Avenue MN21 A
518 East 88 Street MN20 A
306 East 89 Street MN20 A
510 East 88 Street MN20 A
311 East 73 Street MN17 A
1582 1 Avenue MN17 A
313 East 73 Street MN17 A
182 Columbus Avenue MN16 A
186 Columbus Avenue MN16 A
714 9 Avenue MN16 A
12 West 104 Street MN16 B
77 West 68 Street MN16 A
153 East 26 Street MN14 B
466 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
464 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
200 West 83 Street MN12 A
1469 York Avenue MN12 A
74 West 69 Street MN10 B
75 West 68 Street MN10 B
206 West 83 Street MN8 A
785 Madison Avenue MN8 A
188 1 Avenue MN8 B
76 West 69 Street MN8 B
450 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
210 West 96 Street MN8 A
452 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
186 1 Avenue MN8 A
210 West 83 Street MN7 A
592 9 Avenue MN6 A
204 West 83 Street MN6 A
202 West 83 Street MN6 A
208 West 83 Street MN6 A
598 9 Avenue MN6 B
1018 Lexington Avenue MN4 C
1429 3 Avenue MN3 D
596 9 Avenue MN3 D
1012 Lexington Avenue MN3 D
1323 Madison Avenue MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $33,275,000 on 2022-03-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-28Mortgage $33,275,000 — from 181-199 COLUMBUS AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $33,275,000
2021-11-19Deed $60,500,000 — from LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P., AS TO ; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC, AS TO A 66.25%; TUJUNG to 181-199 COLUMBUS AVE LLC $60,500,000
2021-11-09Sold for $60,500,000 $60,500,000 $3,781,250
2013-09-04Mortgage $4,154,567 — from AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC; TUJUNGA GARDENS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIAT to TD BANK, N.A., $4,154,567
2013-09-04AL&R $28,000,000 — from TUJUNGA GARDENS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; AIMCO COLUMBUS AV to TD BANK, N.A., $28,000,000
2013-09-04Agreement $28,000,000 — from TUJUNGA GARDENS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC; LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIAT to TD BANK, N.A., $28,000,000
2008-08-25AL&R $8,000,000 — from LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; TUJUNGA GARDENS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $8,000,000
2008-08-25Mortgage $8,000,000 — from LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC; TUJUNGA GARDENS LIMITED PARTNE to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $8,000,000
2003-09-16AL&R $20,000,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC $20,000,000
2003-09-16Mortgage $5,003,619 — from LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $5,003,619
2003-09-16DEEDO $37,550,000 — from MANN, MAURICE; DIDCO URBAN RENEWAL COMPANY to LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC $37,550,000
2003-09-16DEEDO $300,000 — from DIDCO URBAN RENEWAL COMPANY to MANN, MAURICE $300,000
2003-09-16Agreement $20,000,000 — from AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC; LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK $20,000,000
2001-10-29Mortgage $499,900 — from DIDCO URBAN RENEWALCOMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK $499,900
2000-03-20Mortgage $3,029,087 — from DIDCO URBAN RENEWALCOMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK $3,029,087

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720712604157
201891580371
20190183018102
20201180414
202100132217
2022132203745
202315140323
20242090617
202500160622
2026122180234
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The full timeline

Construction 213Enforcement 129Housing & tenants 546Ownership & money 90Health & systems 70

Every one of the 1,048 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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