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3291 Broadway

623Records
18City systems
2Open violations
7.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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623 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 194 311 service requests, 114 HPD complaints, 63 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units50
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE C ITY OF NEW
BBL1019990036
BIN1059940

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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 69% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.4. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-09-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Noise (5) · Water System (5) · PLUMBING (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,208,121 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (50)
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)TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Head officerSHARON COLBURN
Managing agentSHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Last registered2026-02-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,471,000 $2,011,950
2026$4,753,000 $2,138,850
2027$4,839,000 $2,177,550

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 133 St — M4 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 133 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos. 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

3291 Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 274 buildings, 8,157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A48 · B108 · C66 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
560 Winthrop Street BK293 C
721 Willoughby Avenue BK267 B
612 East 179 Street BX177 B
1880 Boston Road BX168 B
2424 Cropsey Avenue BK166 A
1332 Clinton Avenue BX150 A
150 East 120 Street MN125 A
890 Prospect Avenue BX124 B
738 Albany Avenue BK114 C
131-10 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN111 B
910 Hegeman Avenue BK105 C
77 New York Avenue BK103 A
603 Mother Gaston Blvd BK101 B
160-60 Claude Avenue QN100 A
1704 St Johns Place BK100 B
250 West 146 Street MN96 B
690 Albany Avenue BK95 B
1441 Boston Road BX92 A
164 West 116 Street MN89 A
443 Alabama Avenue BK84 B
1933 Union Street BK83 C
2075 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN82 B
243 Kingston Avenue BK80 B
2177 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN80 A
1355 East New York Avenue BK80 A
945 East 174 Street BX76 A
225 East 118 Street MN76 B
1920 Washington Avenue BX73 B
126 West 83 Street MN72 B
210 Hegeman Avenue BK71 A
Alabama Avenue BK71 A
871 Westchester Avenue BX70 B
616 East 139 Street BX70 B
1471 Popham Avenue BX69 B
1705 Andrews Avenue South BX66 F
946 College Avenue BX65 B
1920 Union Street BK65 A
858 Gates Avenue BK63 A
455 Jackson Avenue BX60 B
446 Alabama Avenue BK60 B
1023 Broadway BK59 B
1633 University Avenue BX59 B
717 East 9 Street MN57 A
2468 Tiebout Avenue BX57 A
1327 Southern Boulevard BX56 D
2031 Hughes Avenue BX54 C
110-42 Merrick Boulevard QN54 B
97 Crooke Avenue BK53 A
500 Trinity Avenue BX52 B
470 Montgomery Street BK52 B
1714 Crotona Park East BX52 B
3291 Broadway MN50 A
637 East 138 Street BX50 B
1345 Southern Boulevard BX50 D
2160 Walton Avenue BX48 C
840 Hegeman Avenue BK48 A
1690 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
250 East 105 Street MN48 A
440 Jackson Avenue BX47 B
1807 Clinton Avenue BX46 B

showing 60 of 274 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 1998-10-01 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-31Deed $3,000,000 — from NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORA to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE C $3,000,000
2021-12-30Sold for $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $60,000
2017-07-14Deed $7,630,400 — from GRADY, INC. to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY $7,630,400
2017-07-06Sold for $7,630,400 $7,630,400 $152,608
1998-10-01Mortgage $1,243,000 — from GRADY, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,243,000
1998-10-01Mortgage $1,700,000 — from GRADY, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,700,000
1998-10-01Mortgage $800,000 — from GRADY, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $800,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
75
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201728168741
201818630375
2019109110030
2020115122131
2021137511274
202276152535
202304110520
202400230629
202509100423
202600201324
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The full timeline

Construction 95Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 351Ownership & money 37Health & systems 47

Every one of the 623 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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