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705 Columbus Avenue

1,402Records
21City systems
7Open violations
4.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,402 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 595 311 service requests, 197 HPD complaints, 130 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1968
Floors26
Res. units246
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)SYRACUSE LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA NY
BBL1012080001
BIN1079518, 1079519

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 4.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2003-04-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26
2
’26–27

4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$18,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

156 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (70) · Residential Disposal Complaint (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Illegal Parking (9) · Dirty Condition (9) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).

Filed construction activity

$18,846,696 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (87 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 (1968)
YesSix or more residential units (246)
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)WEST SIDE MARQUIS LLC
Head officerDAVID BERNHARDT
Managing agentESTATES NY REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$29,214,000 $13,146,300
2026$31,021,000 $13,959,450
2027$30,551,000 $13,747,950

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 74/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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

Subway96 St — B C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
96 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 94 St — M7 M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 95 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith. 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

705 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

156 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 ESTATES NY REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC — 33 buildings, 3,778 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B5 · C10 · D1 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
98-01 67 Avenue QN286 C
150 East 34 Street MN259 A
705 Columbus Avenue MN246 A
620 Columbus Avenue MN231 A
123-60 83 Avenue QN210 C
98-05 67 Avenue QN181 C
72-10 41 Avenue QN143 D
42-42 80 Street QN136 C
102-40 62 Avenue QN129 B
105-40 62 Road QN128 B
410 East 58 Street MN125 A
1628 Ocean Parkway BK124 F
102-45 62 Road QN122 C
31-35 Crescent Street QN122 F
48-50 37 Street QN120 C
97-45 Queens Boulevard QN108 B
102-50 62 Road QN102 C
8301 Bay Parkway BK94 C
1 Prospect Park SW BK82 A
48-50 38 Street QN82 A
48-30 40 Street QN77 A
295 Clinton Avenue BK76 A
62-60 108 Street QN75 A
63-10 108 Street QN75 C
170 East 4 Street BK71 B
4114 9 Avenue BK66 B
7705 Bay Parkway BK62 A
43-24 43 Street QN60 A
43-23 42 Street QN60 A
845 43 Street BK58 A
1201 Ocean Parkway BK56 C
140 East 34 Street MN7 A
415 East 57 Street MN5 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-02-05Deed $8,532,896 — from WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; ESEL CONSTRUCTION CORP.; WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES; WEST SIDE 9 to MARTINIQUE REALTY DELAWARE LLC $8,532,896
2008-02-05Deed $10,243,111 — from WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; ESEL CONSTRUCTION CORP.; WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WEST to COLGATE LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPAN $10,243,111
2008-02-05Deed $6,383,186 — from WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; ESEL CONSTRUCTION CORP.; WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WEST to MAINE LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY $6,383,186
2008-02-05Deed $9,379,575 — from WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES; WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; to MINNESOTA LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMP $9,379,575
2008-02-05Deed $13,482,426 — from WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; ESEL CONSTRUCTION CORP.; WEST to NORTH CAROLINA LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY; NORTH CAROLINA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSH $13,482,426
2008-02-05Deed $9,004,686 — from WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES; ESEL CONSTRUCTION CORP.; WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; WEST SIDE 9 to REGENT LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; REGENT LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; REGEN $9,004,686
2008-02-05Deed $12,795,653 — from ESEL CONSTRUCTION CORP.; WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WEST to RIVIERA LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPAN $12,795,653
2008-02-05Deed $7,413,686 — from WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES; to SYRACUSE LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA $7,413,686
2008-02-05Deed $9,730,462 — from ESEL CONSTRUCTION CORP.; WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P.; WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; WEST to KINGS HIGHWAY PROPERTY LIMITED LIABILITY $9,730,462
2008-02-05Deed $11,271,816 — from ESEL CONSTRUCTION CORP.; WEST SIDE MANOR, INC.; WEST SIDE 95 MANOR ASSOCIATES; WEST SIDE 9 to SURF EQUITIES HOLDINGS LLC; SURF LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; SURF LEASING L $11,271,816

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
177
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017710410361
201876500467
2019573801161
202002380444
2021102480868
202242155010108
2023462087024177
202446104507108
20252718224116
2026110490363
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The full timeline

Construction 272Enforcement 143Housing & tenants 858Ownership & money 41Health & systems 88

Every one of the 1,402 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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