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951 Columbus Avenue

349Records
16City systems
22Open violations
7.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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349 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 92 HPD housing violations, 42 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)951 COLUMBUS HSG DEVFND
BBL1018420063
BIN1055672

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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 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 7.6. 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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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 violations22 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1987-02-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · WATER LEAK (1) · GENERAL (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 (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)951 COLUMBUS AVE H D F C
Head officerROBIN P BAEZ
Managing agentMANHATTAN VALLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,544,000 $694,800
2026$1,473,000 $662,850
2027$1,495,000 $672,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 106 St / Columbus Av — M116 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 107 St & Columbus Ave · 100 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

951 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

26 311 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 MANHATTAN VALLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. — 41 buildings, 841 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B16 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
981 Columbus Avenue MN128 B
2324 Amsterdam Avenue MN49 C
133 West 113 Street MN48 B
60 West 109 Street MN30 A
1880 Adam C Powell Blvd MN30 B
126 West 109 Street MN30 B
3 West 101 Street MN30 B
515 West 174 Street MN24 B
157 Manhattan Avenue MN24 B
161 Manhattan Avenue MN24 C
153 Manhattan Avenue MN22 A
60 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
58 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
6 West 103 Street MN20 A
12 West 101 Street MN19 B
102 West 109 Street MN19 A
110 West 109 Street MN19 A
106 West 109 Street MN19 A
16 West 101 Street MN19 B
71 West 108 Street MN18 A
457 West 166 Street MN16 B
2240 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
8 West 103 Street MN15 A
114 West 109 Street MN15 B
63 West 109 Street MN13 B
927 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
271 West 118 Street MN11 A
269 West 118 Street MN11 A
74 West 105 Street MN10 A
68 West 108 Street MN10 C
64 Manhattan Avenue MN10 B
107 West 104 Street MN10 B
109 West 104 Street MN10 B
122 West 109 Street MN10 A
103 West 104 Street MN10 A
105 West 104 Street MN10 B
951 Columbus Avenue MN9 A
113 Manhattan Avenue MN8 A
931 Columbus Avenue MN8 C
933 Columbus Avenue MN8 A
58 West 109 Street MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,000 on 1998-12-30 (lender: Republic National Bank Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-12-30Mortgage $125,000 — from 951 COLUMBUS AVENUEHOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $125,000
1990-07-05Mortgage $62,237 — from 951 COLUMBUS AVE HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $62,237

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017533240
2018013215
2019127230
20202215
202109110
20220628
20230527
2024017219
2025014317
20260303
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 287Ownership & money 6Health & systems 25

Every one of the 349 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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