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621 Columbus Avenue

1,715Records
20City systems
84Open violations
20.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,715 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 756 311 service requests, 347 HPD complaints, 205 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1970
Floors27
Res. units180
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)ST MARTINS HOUSING CORP
BBL1012040001
BIN1031595

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 20.9. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations84 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 62 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2007-04-24.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

110 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 92). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
12
’24–25
92
’25–26

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

$63,680 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

317 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (73) · HEAT/HOT WATER (55) · Drug Activity (32) · Noise (29) · FLOORING/STAIRS (13) · General Construction/Plumbing (13).

Filed construction activity

$977,765 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1970)
YesSix or more residential units (180)
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)ST. MARTIN'S HOUSING CORP.
Head officerDAVID OWENS
Managing agentMETRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$30,711,000 $13,819,950
2026$30,909,000 $13,909,050
2027$29,389,000 $13,225,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $5,125,019 a year ($22.34 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,282,402 ($5.59 per sq ft), net operating income $3,842,618. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Trattoria Il GustoItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 92 St — M7 M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 89 St & Columbus Ave · 400 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

621 Columbus Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

317 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 55 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: $8,000,000 on 2023-10-26 (lender: National Cooperative Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-26Mortgage $8,000,000 — from ST. MARTIN'S HOUSING CORPORATION to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $8,000,000
2023-10-26AL&R $8,000,000 — from ST. MARTIN'S HOUSING CORPORATION to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. $8,000,000
1995-09-15Mortgage $20,948 — from MICRO CAFE LTD to 90TH STREET RESTAURANT CORP.; NISSELSON, ALAN TRUSTEE $20,949

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
229
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017274801471
2018046201278
201948400860
202003430450
202103670575
20223612405138
2023219234102
20246167828110
202551015707179
202661320109229
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 207Housing & tenants 1,336Ownership & money 28Health & systems 87

Every one of the 1,715 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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