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947 Columbus Avenue

555Records
16City systems
18Open violations
35.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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555 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 230 HPD complaints, 150 311 service requests, 81 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES INC.
BBL1018420004
BIN1055645

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 35.1. In ZIP 10025, 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

Open HPD violations18 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1987-12-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · GENERAL (2) · APPLIANCE (2).

Filed construction activity

$40,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC.
Head officerRIKIN SHETH
Managing agentBERIK MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$977,000 $439,650
2026$1,172,000 $527,400
2027$1,406,000 $632,700

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Typhoon CafeCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 106 St / Columbus Av — M116 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 107 St & Columbus Ave · 150 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

947 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

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 BERIK MANAGEMENT — 16 buildings, 238 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3640 Broadway MN35 C
180 Scholes Street BK34 B
137 Bayard Street BK27 A
348 West 118 Street MN25 A
352 West 118 Street MN19 B
53 West 8 Street MN15 B
42 Mulberry Street MN15 B
137 Greenwich Street MN12 B
250 West 47 Street MN12 A
132 East 30 Street MN10 A
947 Columbus Avenue MN9 B
945 Columbus Avenue MN8 B
140 East 30 Street MN7 A
133 West 14 Street MN6 A
160 Chambers Street MN4 D
1008850061 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $183,612 on 2021-08-05 (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
2021-08-05Mortgage $183,612 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $183,612
2021-08-05Agreement $3,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. $3,500,000
2014-09-26Agreement $4,000,000 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2013-07-31Mortgage $4,000,000 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2011-06-02Agreement $3,200,000 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
2003-06-20Mortgage $735,594 — from E. J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $735,594
1999-08-13Mortgage $1,030,000 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $1,030,000
1995-03-02Mortgage $75,000 — from R.J. BUCKET BUDDIES,INC. to DOSH REALTY CO. INC. $75,000
1991-03-06Mortgage $7,000 — from RAMIREZ, MAMERIO to WECHSLER, STUART D. $7,000
1991-01-11Mortgage $20,000 — from TORO, JOSE; RAMIREZ, MAMERTO to WECHSLER, STUART D. $20,000
1986-12-29Mortgage $4,000 — from RAMIREZ, MAMERTO; TORO, JOSE to TOP HAT REALTY CO. $4,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700400343
20180080210
20190080210
2020001012
2021005319
202220590364
2023008019
202401250228
202500120315
202600110011
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 471Ownership & money 31Health & systems 27

Every one of the 555 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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