936 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 265 311 service requests, 213 HPD complaints, 125 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 190.1. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 24 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · PLUMBING (11) · WATER LEAK (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6).
$143,560 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1917) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Columbus Way J LLC |
| Head officer | Jay Silver |
| Managing agent | Jay Silver |
| Last registered | 2025-09-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,023,000 | $1,360,350 |
| 2026 | $3,114,000 | $1,401,300 |
| 2027 | $3,148,000 | $1,416,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halal Chick's | Chicken | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 108 St — M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 107 St & Columbus Ave · 50 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.
961 Columbus Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
115 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,050,000 on 2016-07-28 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-01 | Agreement $4,585,000 — from COLUMBUS WAY J LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,585,000 | |
| 2017-05-23 | Agreement $5,350,000 — from COLUMBUS WAY J LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,350,000 | |
| 2017-05-23 | Deed $7,595,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS LOF LLC; 961 COLUMBUS NYC LLC to COLUMBUS WAY J LLC | $7,595,000 | |
| 2017-05-16 | Sold for $7,595,000 | $7,595,000 | $542,500 |
| 2016-07-28 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS NYC LLC; 961 COLUMBUS LOF LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2016-07-28 | AL&R $1,050,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS NYC LLC; 961 COLUMBUS LOF LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2015-07-30 | Mortgage $1,525,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS NYC LLC; 961 COLUMBUS LOF LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,525,000 | |
| 2015-07-30 | AL&R $1,525,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS LOF LLC; 961 COLUMBUS NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,525,000 | |
| 2015-05-05 | ASPM $3,725,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS LOF LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,725,000 | |
| 2014-05-30 | Agreement $3,725,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,725,000 | |
| 2014-05-30 | AL&R $3,725,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,725,000 | |
| 2014-05-30 | Deed $5,750,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS HOLDINGS, LLC to 961 COLUMBUS NYC LLC | $5,750,000 | |
| 2014-05-30 | Mortgage $731,213 — from 961 COLUMBUS NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $731,213 | |
| 2012-02-29 | AL&R $3,050,000 — from 961 COLUMBUS HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,050,000 | |
| 2012-02-29 | Agreement $3,050,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to 961 COLUMBUS HOLDINGS, LLC | $3,050,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 63 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 46 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 25 | 65 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 20 | 117 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 9 | 98 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 86 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 62 |
Every one of the 936 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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