748 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 242 311 service requests, 215 HPD complaints, 118 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 153. 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 | 36 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2000-06-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Noise (5) · WATER LEAK (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Outdoor Dining (2).
$110,260 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (16) |
| 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) | COL, LLC |
| Head officer | NICHOLAS BRUSCO |
| Managing agent | R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,525,000 | $1,136,250 |
| 2026 | $2,669,000 | $1,201,050 |
| 2027 | $3,000,000 | $1,350,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mughlai Indian Cuisine | Indian | A | Mice evidence |
| Noidue Gelato | Frozen Desserts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 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: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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 | W 82 St & Central Park W · 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.
489 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 |
46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL — 117 buildings, 3,819 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B30 · C15 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $336,811 on 2015-07-08 (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 $113,400,000 — from BRUSCO, LUCY A; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS to L & N REALTY CO., A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP | $113,400,000 | |
| 2022-10-06 | RPTT&RET $52,725,000 — from JNPJ REALTY, LLC to BRUSCO, LUCY A; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS | $52,725,000 | |
| 2015-07-08 | Agreement $400,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE NA to COL, LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2015-07-08 | Mortgage $336,812 — from COL, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE NA | $336,812 | |
| 2004-07-22 | Agreement $1,800,000 — from COL, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $1,800,000 | |
| 2004-07-22 | Mortgage $1,271,055 — from COL, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $1,271,055 | |
| 1999-10-06 | Mortgage $250,000 — from COL, LLC to OSSO, GIUSEPPE | $250,000 | |
| 1996-10-02 | Mortgage $220,212 — from OSSO, GIUSEPPE to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $220,212 | |
| 1986-03-24 | Mortgage $250,000 — from OSSO, GIUSEPPE to COLUMBIA FEDL SAVGSBK | $250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 104 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 39 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 41 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 76 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
Every one of the 748 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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