1,031 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 272 311 service requests, 180 HPD complaints, 155 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 61.4. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2013-02-13. |
| Active vacate order | 2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · Noise (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Outdoor Dining (2).
$200,000 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 (1888) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| 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) | 505 COLUMBUS, LLC |
| Head officer | MARTIN SCHARF |
| Managing agent | 505 COLUMBUS LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,419,000 | $2,888,550 |
| 2026 | $6,478,000 | $2,915,100 |
| 2027 | $6,236,000 | $2,806,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Permit/License/Certificate, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), 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.
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 | 86 St — B C · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 84 St — M7 M11 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Park W & W 85 St · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 084 Lillian Weber. 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.
505 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 |
77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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: $156,877 on 2024-04-12 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-12 | Mortgage $156,877 — from 505 COLUMBUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $156,877 | |
| 2024-04-12 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from 505 COLUMBUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,500,000 | |
| 2014-02-05 | Agreement $6,700,000 — from 505 COLUMBUS LLC; 505 COLUMBUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $6,700,000 | |
| 2014-02-05 | Agreement $6,700,000 — from 505 COLUMBUS LLC; 505 COLUMBUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $6,700,000 | |
| 2014-02-05 | Mortgage $236,479 — from 505 COLUMBUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $236,479 | |
| 2014-02-05 | Agreement $6,700,000 — from 505 COLUMBUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $6,700,000 | |
| 2011-02-11 | Mortgage $6,800,000 — from 505 CLOUMBUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $6,800,000 | |
| 2011-02-11 | Agreement $6,766,888 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $6,766,888 | |
| 2011-02-11 | Mortgage $33,112 — from 505 CLOUMBUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $33,112 | |
| 2008-06-24 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from 505 COLUMBUS LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2008-06-24 | Mortgage $1,656,469 — from 505 COLUMBUS LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,656,469 | |
| 2008-06-24 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from 505 COLUMBUS LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2003-09-11 | DEEDO $8,975,000 — from 505-507 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC to 505 COLUMBUS LLC | $8,975,000 | |
| 2003-09-11 | DEEDO $8,975,000 — from 505-507 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC to 505 COLUMBUS LLC | $8,975,000 | |
| 2003-02-07 | Mortgage $420,079 — from 505-507 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $420,079 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 52 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 66 |
Every one of the 1,031 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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