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929 Columbus Avenue

544Records
15City systems
6Open violations
4.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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544 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 430 311 service requests, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)STERLING GROUP, LLC
BBL1018410064
BIN1055632

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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 75% 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 4.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations6 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1992-04-09.

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

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · Street Condition (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
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)THE STERLING GROUP, LLC
Head officerDAVID C GATENIO
Managing agentADDI GATENIO
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,149,000 $967,050
2026$2,324,000 $1,045,800
2027$2,340,000 $1,053,000

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bob's Your UncleAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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

Subway103 St — B C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 106 St / Columbus Av — M7 M116 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 107 St & Columbus Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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

929 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $57,187 on 2022-05-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-12Mortgage $57,188 — from THE STERLING GROUP, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $57,188
2022-05-12Agreement $1,800,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to THE STERLING GROUP, LLC $1,800,000
2016-06-10Agreement $2,000,000 — from THE STERLING GROUP, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,000,000
2016-06-10Mortgage $439,045 — from THE STERLING GROUP, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $439,045
2016-06-10Mortgage $1,560,955 — from THE STERLING GROUP, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,560,955
2011-07-07Agreement $1,700,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to THE STERLING GROUP, LLC $1,700,000
2011-07-07Mortgage $70,781 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to THE STERLING GROUP, LLC $70,781
2006-09-26AL&R $1,000,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to THE STERLING GROUP, LLC $1,000,000
2006-09-26Mortgage $1,000,000 — from THE STERLING GROUP, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2003-02-26Mortgage $850,000 — from THE STERLING GROUP,LLC to CITIBANK,N.A. $850,000
2000-09-28Mortgage $700,000 — from STERLING GROUP, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $700,000
1998-08-07Mortgage $169,008 — from FRANCIACORTA PPROPERTIES LLC to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $169,008
1998-02-17Mortgage $177,872 — from FRANCIACORTA PROPERTIES, LLC to HYPOTHECATORS MORTGAGE COMPANY $177,872
1992-10-02Mortgage $250,000 — from PRANA PARTNERS to MASPETH FED SVGS &LNASN $250,000
1992-10-02Mortgage $38,000 — from PRANA PARTNERS to NEW YORK PPTS HLD CORP $38,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176028
20181023
20195027
2020200121
2021120113
2022432247
2023170320
2024240428
2025110314
202690211
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 452Ownership & money 50Health & systems 29

Every one of the 544 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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