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472 Columbus Avenue

565Records
17City systems
0Open violations
3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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565 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 311 service requests, 148 HPD housing violations, 124 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1885
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHECO 476 COLUMBUS LLC
BBL1012130034
BIN1032072

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 3. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Food Establishment (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Dumping (2).

Filed construction activity

$298,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1885)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)Checo 476 Columbus LLC
Head officerJOSEPH AIZER
Managing agentSTRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP.
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,904,000 $1,306,800
2026$2,893,000 $1,301,850
2027$2,880,000 $1,296,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Modern Bread and BagelJewish/KosherAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (1 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.

Getting around

Subway81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 84 St — M7 M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 750 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.

Report a problem to 311

472 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

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. — 54 buildings, 369 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B14 · C7 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
208 West 10 Street MN39 A
474 Columbus Avenue MN29 B
100 Boerum Place BK21 B
472 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
184 7 Avenue MN12 B
369 West 126 Street MN10 A
30 3 Street BK8 C
431 Bleecker Street BK8 D
550 West 140 Street MN8 B
18 West 125 Street MN8 B
227 Lenox Avenue MN8 A
444 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
715 Flatbush Avenue BK8 A
341 Prospect Place BK8 B
118 West 127 Street MN7 A
40 West 119 Street MN7 A
208 West 138 Street MN7 A
4 West 126 Street MN7 A
251 West 139 Street MN7 A
82 Christopher Street MN7 D
270 West 139 Street MN7 A
441 Franklin Avenue BK7 B
167 West 126 Street MN6 A
27 East 126 Street MN6 B
729 Quincy Street BK6 A
164 East 61 Street MN6 B
212 West 123 Street MN6 B
150 West 127 Street MN6 A
679 Halsey Street BK6 B
145 West 136 Street MN5 D
231 Bainbridge Street BK5 D
250 West 138 Street MN5 B
32 5 Avenue BK5 D
3 East 124 Street MN4 D
177 West 126 Street MN4 D
122 West 130 Street MN4 C
5102 5th Avenue BK4 D
654 Manhattan Avenue BK4 A
537 West 147 Street MN4 D
2272 Adam C Powell Blvd MN4 D
507 Myrtle Avenue BK4 C
2195 Adam C Powell Blvd MN4 D
1131 Broadway BK4 F
615 Vanderbilt Avenue BK3 C
105 Roebling Street BK3 D
944 Fulton Street BK3 B
1059 Fulton Street BK2 C
656 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 C
344 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK2 D
602 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 A
600 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 A
673 Manhattan Avenue BK2 D
5018 5 Avenue BK2 B
341 Prospect Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,425,000 on 2024-05-23 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-05-23Deed $14,500,000 — from 472-476 COLUMBUS AVE., LLC to CHECO 476 COLUMBUS LLC $14,500,000
2024-05-23Mortgage $9,425,000 — from CHECO 476 COLUMBUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $9,425,000
2024-05-20Sold for $14,500,000 $14,500,000 $1,208,333
2007-06-13Agreement $975,000 — from 472-476 COLUMBUS AVE., LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $975,000
2007-03-01Mortgage $17,942 — from 472-476 COLUMBUS AVE., LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $17,942
1987-01-16Mortgage $1,161,317 — from HALEY, BRUCE; HALEY, CAROL to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK $1,161,317

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
85
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201742231232
201801770785
201941120118
202011210124
202100170017
202200161421
202300240529
202433203332
202501210224
202601120114
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 452Ownership & money 35Health & systems 33

Every one of the 565 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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