645 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 228 HPD complaints, 193 311 service requests, 41 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 78% 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 73.1. 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 | 8 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Outdoor Dining (9) · Animal (7) · Illegal Parking (4) · Dirty Condition (3).
$445,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1892) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | 491 COLUMBUS AVE LLC |
| Head officer | PAUL A BRUSCO |
| Managing agent | ZACARIAS VAZQUEZ |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,433,000 | $1,544,850 |
| 2026 | $3,632,000 | $1,634,400 |
| 2027 | $3,939,000 | $1,772,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noi Due Cafe | Italian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 86 St — B C · 950 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 | Central Park W & W 85 St · 850 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.
491 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
81 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $95,289 on 2015-06-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-13 | RPTT&RET $109,700,000 — from BRUSCO, PAUL; BRUSCO, MICHELLE to PABMB REALTY, LLC | $109,700,000 | |
| 2022-10-06 | RPTT&RET $51,075,000 — from JNPJ REALTY, LLC to BRUSCO, MICHELLE; BRUSCO, PAUL | $51,075,000 | |
| 2015-06-24 | Agreement $1,750,000 — from 491 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE NA | $1,750,000 | |
| 2015-06-24 | Mortgage $95,290 — from 491 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE NA | $95,290 | |
| 2011-05-05 | Agreement $1,780,826 — from 491 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,780,826 | |
| 2004-11-10 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 491 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2004-11-10 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 491 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2003-06-18 | DEEDO $2,150,433 — from GONEDES, JR., THOMAS to 491 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC | $2,150,433 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 45 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
Every one of the 645 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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