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720 Columbus Avenue

1,324Records
21City systems
13Open violations
9.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,324 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 529 311 service requests, 152 asbestos filings, 118 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1986
Floors16
Res. units163
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)ASN WESTMONT LLC
BBL1012260029
BIN1082743

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 9.4. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations13 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
14
’24–25
6
’25–26
4
’26–27

4 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

191 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (72) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Street Condition (17) · Dirty Condition (9) · Illegal Parking (7) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (5).

Filed construction activity

$2,438,041 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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 (163)
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)ASN WESTMONT LLC
Head officerWAYNE NGAI
Managing agentEQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$68,791,000 $30,955,950
2026$76,025,000 $34,211,250
2027$78,377,000 $35,269,650

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dunkin'DonutsA—
P & S Deli GroceryAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 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

Subway96 St — B C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
96 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 96 St / Columbus Av — M96 M106 · 200 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 95 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson. 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

720 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

191 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — 24 buildings, 4,949 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Riverside Boulevard MN516 A
111 Lawrence Street BK492 B
240 East 27 Street MN325 A
777 Avenue of the Americas MN294 A
831 8 Avenue MN293 A
747 2 Avenue MN269 A
303 East 83 Street MN261 A
400 West 37 Street MN259 A
71 Broadway MN237 B
170 Amsterdam Avenue MN236 A
750 Columbus Avenue MN207 B
180 Montague Street BK193 A
228 West 71 Street MN169 A
41 West 86 Street MN166 A
815 10 Avenue MN164 A
720 Columbus Avenue MN163 B
50 West 77 Street MN137 B
600 Washington Street MN136 A
53 North 3 Street BK113 A
500 West 23 Street MN111 A
431 West 37 Street MN98 A
508 West 55 Street MN58 A
261 North 9 Street BK42 A
238 West 71 Street MN10 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $166,500,000 on 2007-10-17 (lender: Bank Of America, N.A. and Barclays Capital Real Estate INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC $2,126,354,644
2013-04-04RPTT $126,777,742 — from ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE LP; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC to DB MASTER ACCOMMODATION LLC $126,777,742
2013-04-04RPTT $126,777,742 — from ARCHSTONE PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE LP $126,777,742
2012-12-20Agreement $153,180,000 — from ASN WESTMONT LLC to FANNIE MAE $153,180,000
2012-07-17RPTT $246,983,688 — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS, INC. $246,983,688
2012-07-17RPTT $222,776,480 — from ARCHSTONE EQUITY HOLDINGS, INC. to LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS, INC. $222,776,480
2012-07-17RPTT $222,776,480 — from ARCHSTONE EQUITY HOLDINGS, INC. to ACQ SPV II PAPER, LLC $222,776,480
2012-07-17RPTT $246,983,688 — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to ACQ SPV II PAPER, LLC $246,983,688
2012-04-13RPTT $1,426,660 — from ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY JUNIOR MEZZ BORROW; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC to ARCHSTONE EQUITY HOLDINGS INC. $1,426,660
2012-04-13RPTT $1,607,370 — from ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY JUNIOR MEZZ BORROW; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $1,607,370
2012-04-13RPTT $114,635,232 — from ARCHSTONE to THE LAKES HOLDING LLC $114,635,232
2012-04-13RPTT $95,110,652 — from ARCHSTONE WESTMONT MEZZANINE I LLC to ARCHSTONE WESTMONT MEZZANINE II LLC $95,110,652
2012-04-13RPTT $95,110,652 — from ARCHSTONE WESTMONT MEZZANINE II LLC to THE LAKES HOLDINGS LLC $95,110,652
2012-04-13RPTT $95,110,652 — from THE LAKES HOLDING LLC to ARCHSTONE MULTIFAMILY JUNIOR MEZZ BORROW; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC $95,110,652
2009-11-06Agreement $153,180,000 — from ASN WESTMONT LLC to FANNIE MAE $153,180,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017105190842
2018215350667
2019310400558
2020151314007175
202185450866
202243280944
2023316410969
202405740988
20259358035105
2026621111128248
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The full timeline

Construction 158Enforcement 146Housing & tenants 714Ownership & money 70Health & systems 236

Every one of the 1,324 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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