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508 Columbus Avenue

752Records
18City systems
2Open violations
33.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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752 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 321 311 service requests, 76 HPD complaints, 72 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1894
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES
BBL1012150033
BIN1032130

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.7. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

125 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (54) · Illegal Parking (7) · New Tree Request (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · WATER LEAK (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4).

Filed construction activity

$915,786 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 (1894)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerJOSE TORO
Managing agent508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,226,000 $2,351,700
2026$5,019,000 $2,258,550
2027$5,964,000 $2,683,800

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Baya BarJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsGrade Pending—
Baya BarNot yet graded—
Joe Coffee CompanyCoffee/TeaA—
Mamoun's FalafelMiddle EasternA—
MotorinoPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

5 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 5 restaurants
54 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Pet/Animal), shared by 5 restaurants · 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
86 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 86 St — M7 M11 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School of The Arts and Technology. 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

508 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

125 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $80,807 on 2021-06-15 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-15Agreement $2,950,000 — from 508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES LLC to GRANITE ICL LLC $2,950,000
2021-06-15Mortgage $80,807 — from 508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $80,807
2021-06-15Agreement $3,300,000 — from 508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,300,000
2021-06-15AL&R $3,300,000 — from 508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,300,000
2011-03-25Agreement $5,000,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES LLC $5,000,000
2011-03-25Mortgage $4,772,428 — from 508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,772,428
1999-07-28Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 508 COLUMBUS PROPERTIES to CITY & SUBURBAN FSB $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201793170332
2018108160337
20196470219
202043170832
2021401961039
2022436201382
2023214102064
2024007401993
2025706601083
202602183326
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The full timeline

Construction 107Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 462Ownership & money 29Health & systems 99

Every one of the 752 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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