302 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 107 311 service requests, 54 HPD housing violations, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 51.3. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-09-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · WATER LEAK (2) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · Non (1).
$49,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1886) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | IRVING SCHECTMAN |
| Managing agent | J&M REALTY SERVICES CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,680,000 | $2,106,000 |
| 2026 | $4,994,000 | $2,247,300 |
| 2027 | $5,615,000 | $2,526,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2017 estimate: gross income $711,114 a year ($65.18 per sq ft), operating expenses $199,980 ($18.33 per sq ft), net operating income $511,134. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 84 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 82 St & Central Park W · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson. 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.
481 Columbus Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Managed by J & M REALTY SERVICES CORP — 31 buildings, 595 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B9 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210 East 58 Street | MN | 105 | A |
| 474 West 158 Street | MN | 72 | A |
| 452 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 57 | B |
| 155 East 55 Street | MN | 56 | A |
| 803 West 180 Street | MN | 36 | B |
| 113 West 17 Street | MN | 35 | A |
| 217 East 27 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 434 East 83 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 146 West 17 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 131 Perry Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 144 West 17 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 135 West 17 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 705 9 Avenue | MN | 14 | B |
| 148 West 17 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 481 Columbus Avenue | MN | 11 | B |
| 142 West 17 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 420 West 49 Street | MN | 9 | C |
| 68 Perry Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 57 Halsey Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 114 West 76 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 1727 Harman Street | QN | 6 | A |
| 1829 Madison Street | QN | 6 | B |
| 401 Himrod Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 1680 Woodbine Street | QN | 6 | B |
| 308 West 78 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 505 Throop Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 224 East 14 Street | MN | 4 | C |
| 178 Spring Street | MN | 4 | C |
| 1022 Lexington Avenue | MN | 4 | D |
| 237 East 31 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 104 Franklin Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2014-09-08 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-04 | Agreement $4,600,000 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $4,600,000 | |
| 2014-09-08 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,000,000 | |
| 2014-09-08 | Mortgage $1,782,885 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,782,885 | |
| 2014-09-08 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,000,000 | |
| 2012-05-23 | Agreement $3,250,000 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $3,250,000 | |
| 2012-05-23 | AL&R $3,250,000 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $3,250,000 | |
| 2012-05-23 | Mortgage $1,753,493 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $1,753,493 | |
| 2003-04-30 | Mortgage $266,284 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $266,284 | |
| 2003-04-30 | DEEDO $1,333,716 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES to 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES LLC | $1,333,716 | |
| 1999-12-22 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES to MOVTADI, MORDECHAY; MOVTADI, JACOB | $400,000 | |
| 1990-04-18 | Mortgage $625,100 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES to HOME SAVINGS AMERICA | $625,100 | |
| 1990-04-18 | Mortgage $270,000 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES to HOME SAVINGS AMERICA | $270,000 | |
| 1987-09-10 | Mortgage $499,900 — from 481 COLUMBUS ASSOCIATES to AMALGAMATED BANK NY | $499,900 | |
| 1986-10-02 | Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 63 ASSOCIATES, INC. to BIGRED ASSOCIATES | $1,150,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Every one of the 302 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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