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370 Columbus Avenue

1,117Records
19City systems
1Open violations
8.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,117 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 363 311 service requests, 216 HPD complaints, 117 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1940
Floors5
Res. units54
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)UNITED STATES REALTY & INVESTMENT COMPAN Y
BBL1011490033
BIN1030212

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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 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.4. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Illegal Parking (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (3) · Outdoor Dining (2).

Filed construction activity

$903,763 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)AETNA WEST LLC
Head officerBENJAMIN BRAKA
Managing agentCHOICE NY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,766,000 $4,394,700
2026$11,224,000 $5,050,800
2027$12,146,000 $5,465,700

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chip CityBakery Products/DessertsA—
Sushi of GariJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

Subway81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
79 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 78 St — M7 M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 76 St & Columbus Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 087 William Sherman. 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

370 Columbus Avenue

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

60 311 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2021 Broadway MN269 A
1215 Fulton Street BK240 A
10 Nevins Street BK184 A
22-18 Jackson Ave QN182 A
700 Pacific Street BK168 A
111 Montgomery Street BK163 A
540 Waverly Avenue BK135 A
370 Ocean Parkway BK133 A
56 Fulton Street MN120 B
7101 Colonial Road BK119 B
363 4 Avenue BK104 A
2280 Broadway MN98 A
785 Metropolitan Avenue BK80 A
13 Hamilton Terrace MN78 B
69 East 125 Street MN75 A
335 Irving Avenue BK70 A
575 4th Avenue BK70 A
1580 East 18 Street BK70 A
245 West 25 Street MN67 A
45 Pineapple Street BK67 A
302 2 Avenue BK67 A
393 Weirfield Street BK66 A
88 Linden Boulevard BK66 A
645 East 26 Street BK66 A
264 Webster Avenue BK63 A
561 Pacific Street BK62 A
254 Seaman Avenue MN60 B
192 Degraw Street BK60 A
162 North 12 Street BK57 A
370 Columbus Avenue MN54 A
205 West 95 Street MN54 A
11-51 47 Avenue QN53 A
2461 Broadway MN52 A
100 Cooper Street MN48 C
409 East 84 Street MN48 A
416 East 119 Street MN48 C
124 Atlantic Avenue BK47 A
306 2 Street BK46 A
526 West 111 Street MN45 A
2326 Broadway MN45 A
308 North 7th Street BK45 A
65-70 Austin Street QN45 B
37-29 33rd Street QN43 A
80 West Street BK43 A
655 West 160 Street MN42 B
2 Pierrepont Street BK41 A
2505 Broadway MN40 A
69 Pierrepont Street BK40 A
19 St Nicholas Avenue MN39 D
840 Fulton Street BK39 A
179 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
622 West 114 Street MN39 A
378 Weirfield Street BK39 A
3015 Brighton 6 Street BK38 A
96 Rockwell Place BK37 A
174 North 11 Street BK37 A
445 12 Street BK36 A
378 Baltic Street BK36 A
350 Cathedral Parkway MN35 A
501 Hicks Street BK34 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,440,000 on 2022-10-25 (lender: Centurian Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-02Deed $7,920,000 — from AETNA WEST, LLC to UNITED STATES REALTY & INVESTMENT COMPAN $7,920,000
2025-04-30Sold for $7,920,000 $7,920,000 $146,667
2022-10-25Deed $26,400,000 — from 370 COLUMBUS INVESTORS LLC to DIDCO URBAN RENEWAL COMPANY; AETNA WEST, LLC; SOUTH DIXIE HOLDINGS, LLC; AETNA REALTY COMP $26,400,000
2022-10-25AL&R $5,440,000 — from SOUTH DIXIE HOLDINGS, LLC; MANCHESTER SELF STORAGE L.L.C.; THE BOULEVARD CORPORATION; AETN to CENTURIAN CAPITAL LLC $5,440,000
2022-10-25Mortgage $5,440,000 — from SOUTH DIXIE HOLDINGS, LLC; AETNA REALTY COMPANY; MANCHESTER SELF STORAGE L.L.C.; UNITED ST to CENTURIAN CAPITAL LLC $5,440,000
2022-10-14Sold for $26,400,000 $26,400,000 $488,889
2020-11-25AL&R $21,980,000 — from 370 COLUMBUS INVESTORS LLC to METLIFE COMMERICAL MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR, $21,980,000
2020-11-25Agreement $21,980,000 — from 370 COLUMBUS INVESTORS LLC to METLIFE COMMERICAL MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR, $21,980,000
2017-10-12Agreement $21,999,900 — from 370 COLUMBUS CIRCLE INVESTORS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $21,999,900
2017-10-12Mortgage $499,900 — from 370 COLUMBUS CIRCLE INVESTORS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $499,900
2017-10-12AL&R $21,999,900 — from 370 COLUMBUS CIRCLE INVESTORS LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $21,999,900
2013-12-20Agreement $21,500,000 — from 370 COLUMBUS INVESTORS LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $21,500,000
2013-12-20Mortgage $10,804,131 — from 370 COLUMBUS INVESTORS LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $10,804,131
2013-12-20Deed $35,750,000 — from 370 COLUMBUS REALTY LLC to 370 COLUMBUS INVESTORS LLC $35,750,000
2013-12-20AL&R $21,500,000 — from 370 COLUMBUS INVESTORS LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $21,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201727377255
201830250230
201912360342
202055674485
2021611582279
2022121487371
202321190426
202402300638
202503163325
202601280534
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The full timeline

Construction 195Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 710Ownership & money 77Health & systems 44

Every one of the 1,117 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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