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78 Haven Avenue

318Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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318 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 181 asbestos filings, 35 311 service requests, 28 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1970
Floors31
Res. units0
ClassI4
Owner (PLUTO)THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN T HE CITY OF NEW YORK
BBL1021390219
BIN1081868

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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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (2) · Snow or Ice (1) · Noise (1) · Street Condition (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,657,005 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Head officerMario Rapetti
Managing agentCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Last registered2025-10-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$178,268,000 $80,220,600
2026$180,919,000 $81,413,550
2027$185,382,000 $83,421,900

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 92/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

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 2022 (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

Subway175 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
168 St — 1 A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 170 St — M4 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 168 St & Fort Washington Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights
Middle: 319, 324. 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

78 Haven Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 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 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY — 7 buildings, 396 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Haven Avenue MN219 A
617 West 168 Street MN127 A
390 Ft Washington Avenue MN46 A
154 West 119 Street MN4 C
52 Haven Avenue MN0 —
154 Haven Avenue MN0 —
78 Haven Avenue MN0 —

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
78
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172172113
201840004650
201910007778
20202000810
2021321105066
20227060720
20235080316
2024107019
2025001023
2026201003
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 4Health & systems 204

Every one of the 318 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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