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620 Columbus Avenue

1,059Records
20City systems
2Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,059 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 454 311 service requests, 103 HPD complaints, 81 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1986
Floors22
Res. units231
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)JAMES WEST NINETY LIMITED LIABILITY COMP ANY
BBL1012210029
BIN1032490, 1083226, 1083227

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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 70% 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 1.3. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

144 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (73) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Water System (8) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (4) · Sewer (4) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$324,275 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1986)
YesSix or more residential units (231)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)JAMES WEST NINETY 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$64,636,000 $29,086,200
2026$71,381,000 $32,121,450
2027$72,727,000 $32,727,150

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 34/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.

10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (4 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

Subway86 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-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 92 St — M7 M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 89 St & Columbus Ave · 450 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

620 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

144 311 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 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $26,330,000 on 2016-01-28 (lender: The Bank Of New York Mellon). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-16Agreement $31,000,000 — from JAMES WEST NINETY LIMITED LIABILITY COMP to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $31,000,000
2016-01-28AL&R $45,000,000 — from JAMES WEST NINETY LIMITED LIABILITY COMP to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $45,000,000
2016-01-28Mortgage $26,330,000 — from JAMES WEST NINETY LIMITED LIABILITY COMP to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $26,330,000
2016-01-28Agreement $26,330,000 — from JAMES WEST NINETY LIMITED LIABILITY COMP to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $26,330,000
2002-09-10Mortgage $22,200,000 — from JAMES WEST NINETY LIMITED LIABILITY COMP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $22,200,000
2002-09-10Mortgage $22,200,000 — from JAMES WEST NINEY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA to FANNIE MAE $22,200,000
1985-08-19Mortgage $2,101,356 — from JAMES WEST NINETY ASSOC. to NYC HOUSING DVLPMT CORP. $2,101,356
1985-08-19Mortgage $27,897,104 — from JAMES WEST NINETY ASSOC. to NYC HOUSING DVLPMT CORP. $27,897,104

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
113
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017333301958
2018661901344
2019021601129
20203793010113
202121520863
202202560765
202330230834
2024834801170
20251324401170
2026123561476
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The full timeline

Construction 159Enforcement 140Housing & tenants 587Ownership & money 50Health & systems 123

Every one of the 1,059 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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