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969 Columbus Avenue

210Records
10City systems
3Open violations
59.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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210 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 43 rodent inspections, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1940
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)COLUMBUS EQUITIES, INC.
BBL1018430064
BIN1055707

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 59.8. 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-26.

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.

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Noise (2) · New Tree Request (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1940)
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)COLUMBUS EQUITIES LLC
Head officerROBERT EZRAPOUR
Managing agentK & R REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,204,000 $541,800
2026$1,445,000 $650,250
2027$1,734,000 $780,300

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

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 108 St — M11 · 150 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

969 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

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by K&R REALTY MANAGEMENT INC. — 34 buildings, 2,152 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B15 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1440 Amsterdam Avenue MN490 A
306 8 Avenue MN204 A
164 4 Avenue BK188 A
401 West 25 Street MN168 B
425 West 18 Street MN160 B
1856 Park Avenue MN160 A
2457 3rd Avenue BX139 B
454 Manhattan Avenue MN125 B
West 117 Street MN104 B
962 St Nicholas Avenue MN54 B
394 East 8 Street MN38 A
270 West 119 Street MN26 A
246 Manhattan Avenue MN24 B
125 West 133 Street MN21 B
63 West 137 Street MN21 B
231 West 121 Street MN21 B
276 West 119 Street MN18 C
2103 8 Avenue MN18 B
2212 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN18 A
235 West 116 Street MN17 C
2222 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 A
2149 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN15 A
2210 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN14 A
2071 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN13 B
132 West 133 Street MN11 A
151 West 132 Street MN10 A
119 West 133 Street MN10 A
2200 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 A
969 Columbus Avenue MN9 B
963 Columbus Avenue MN9 B
414 Lenox Avenue MN8 B
300 West 133 Street MN8 C
245 West 120 Street MN5 A
1019180021 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2001-10-26 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation), 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
2001-10-26Mortgage $600,000 — from COLUMBUS EQUITIES, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $600,000
1994-08-26Mortgage $750,000 — from COLUMBUS EQUITIES INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $750,000
1986-02-21Mortgage $563,115 — from ADEIA ASSOC. to MERITOR MTGE CORP.EAST $563,115
1984-09-10Mortgage $255,000 — from ADEIA ASSOCIATES; P H BASIC PARTNERS; STS CORP. to EAST NEW YORK SAVS BANK $255,000
1983-04-20Mortgage $70,000 — from 969 COLUMBUS AVE.ETC. to 969 PROPERTIES ASSOC. $70,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000022
2018012014
2019014016
2020001405
2021006017
202200301922
20230550515
2024007018
2025003014
202625170226
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 30Health & systems 43

Every one of the 210 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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