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609 Columbus Avenue

1,299Records
19City systems
6Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,299 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 515 311 service requests, 107 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 105 asbestos filings.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1971
Floors19
Res. units188
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)TURIN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC
BBL1012030001
BIN1031543

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.7. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

$16,150 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

176 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (55) · Noise (30) · General Construction/Plumbing (13) · Vendor Enforcement (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).

Filed construction activity

$29,174,830 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1971)
YesSix or more residential units (188)
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)TURIN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
Head officerNEVILA PIRANI
Managing agentMETRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,652,000 $6,593,400
2026$14,944,000 $6,724,800
2027$15,807,000 $7,113,150

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $4,533,281 a year ($20.19 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,719,070 ($12.11 per sq ft), net operating income $1,814,210. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 28/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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

Subway86 St — B C · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 89 St — M7 M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 89 St & Columbus Ave · 150 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.

Report a problem to 311

609 Columbus Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

176 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Main Street MN8018 A
2070 1 Avenue MN1594 B
2885 West 12 Street BK1578 B
87 Delancey Street MN1099 B
66 1 Avenue MN877 B
29 Leonard Street BK774 B
30 Montrose Avenue BK774 B
54 Boerum Street BK772 A
33-34 Crescent Street QN726 A
59-10 Queens Boulevard QN706 A
102-00 Shore Front Parkway QN651 B
2289 5 Avenue MN629 B
633 Olmstead Avenue BX624 C
150 Beach 77 Street QN554 A
7600 Shore Front Parkway QN554 A
2520 Batchelder Street BK540 A
43-10 50 Avenue QN493 B
67-02 Springfield Blvd QN467 A
162 Avenue C MN439 A
156-20 Riverside Drive West MN434 A
62-27 108th Street QN430 B
39-25 51 Street QN427 B
260 65 Street BK420 A
1760 Bruckner Boulevard BX408 B
555 Main Street MN400 A
350 65 Street BK391 B
83-55 Woodhaven Boulevard QN390 B
91 Boerum Street BK387 B
52-24 65 Place QN372 B
33-43 14 Street QN364 A
3400 Paul Avenue BX352 A
221-22 Manor Road QN350 A
175-01 Hillside Avenue QN342 A
1371 Linden Boulevard BK342 B
2301 5 Avenue MN329 C
333 Lafayette Avenue BK327 A
21 St James Place BK326 A
2212 Brigham Street BK324 A
2740 Cropsey Avenue BK320 B
211-35 23 Avenue QN310 B
79 Clark Street BK301 A
112-50 Northern Boulevard QN301 B
17-85 215 Street QN290 A
18-15 215 Street QN289 A
59-50 61 Street QN282 B
69-42 Jewel Avenue QN280 A
801 Tilden Street BX266 A
150-10 Melbourne Avenue QN266 A
48-10 43 Street QN261 A
251-38 71 Avenue QN256 A
196 Park Row MN250 A
70-04 Kissena Boulevard QN248 A
210-05 Corp Kennedy Street QN248 A
71-50 Parsons Boulevard QN248 B
69-18 Melbourne Avenue QN244 A
1238 President Street BK241 B
18-40 211 Street QN240 A
206-17 Emily Road QN222 A
99 Hillside Avenue MN205 A
60 1 Avenue MN203 B

showing 60 of 178 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,500,000 on 2022-08-01 (lender: City Of New York Dept Of Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-09RPTT&RET $508,000 — from WEIL, FREDERIC to RAINFORD, ASHLEY $508,000
2026-09-01Sold for $508,000 $508,000 $2,702
2026-08-27RPTT&RET $460,000 — from MANUEL WILLIAMS, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ANNA LASSEN to LAUBENGEYER, MEGHAN $460,000
2026-08-24RPTT&RET $495,000 — from ROSENFELD, ADAM to ENSHA, LEILA $495,000
2026-08-18Sold for $460,000 $460,000 $2,447
2026-08-11RPTT&RET $831,000 — from JOHN PARKER, AS ADMINISTRATOR; THE ESTATE OF HELENA BATTS to CHO, HAE IN; JANG, CHAN NYEONG $831,000
2026-08-04Sold for $495,000 $495,000 $2,633
2026-07-31RPTT&RET $480,000 — from AVRA SCHER, EXECUTOR; SCHER, SEKKA; ESTATE OF MILDRED HARMON to KIM, SOOJIN $480,000
2026-07-30Sold for $831,000 $831,000 $4,420
2026-07-24Sold for $480,000 $480,000 $2,553
2026-07-20RPTT&RET $421,000 — from PUBLIC ADMIN, NEW YORK COUNTY, ADMINISTR; THE ESTATE OF ERICA ZERN to BERNE, CAMERON $421,000
2026-07-10RPTT&RET $780,000 — from CARLA AMEROR, ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF CHARLOTTE AMEVOR to BILLER, JULIAN; LEVY, SAMANTHA $780,000
2026-07-10Sold for $421,000 $421,000 $2,239
2026-07-09RPTT&RET $397,000 — from CARDINALE, CHRISTOPHER to VECCHIONE, ALEXANDER T $397,000
2026-07-07Sold for $780,000 $780,000 $4,149

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012921648
2018652722262
201918400655
202072266546
202118410252
2022972713460
2023139564469191
2024131159205108
202581762631142
2026511633110120
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The full timeline

Construction 132Enforcement 166Housing & tenants 643Ownership & money 170Health & systems 188

Every one of the 1,299 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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