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975 Columbus Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1018430061 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% 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 4. 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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2013-06-27.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,070,980 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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 officerDAVID GREENBERG
Managing agentDIEGO RIVERA
Last registered2025-10-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,483,000 $667,350
2026$1,873,000 $842,850
2027$2,077,000 $934,650

The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: FACULTY STUDENT HSG

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Trudy's Ice CreamFrozen DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint 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.

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 · 250 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

975 Columbus Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $485,026 on 2003-06-02 (lender: The Roslyn Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-07-13Deed $5,125,000 — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIV. IN THE CI $5,125,000
2003-06-02Mortgage $485,026 — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $485,026
1998-04-10Mortgage $911,700 — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $911,700
1998-04-10Mortgage $438,300 — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $438,300
1989-05-22Mortgage $100,000 — from RARE ENTERPRISES to BRUSCO, ANGELA M; BRUSCO, PATRICIA $100,000
1988-09-26Mortgage $300,000 — from BRUSCO, PATRICIA; BRUSCO, JOHN F; BRUSCO, ANGELA M to REYES, ISIDRO $300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711338
201800426
201920136
2020207110
202100415
20221104520
202310326
202400347
202500224
202600437
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-09311: Noise — Construction
2026-07-23311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted Less Than 2 Years Ago
2026-05-19Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-05-05Boiler inspection
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-02-19Restaurant inspection: TRUDY'S ICE CREAM — grade A · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-09311: Noise — Construction
2026-07-23311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted Less Than 2 Years Ago
2026-05-19Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-05-05Boiler inspection
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-02-19Restaurant inspection: TRUDY'S ICE CREAM — grade A · mice evidence
2025
2025-10-07311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2025-08-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-05-01Boiler inspection
2024
2024-09-11Restaurant inspection: TRUDY'S ICE CREAM — grade A
2024-07-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-04-25Boiler inspection
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-02-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-01-29Restaurant inspection: TRUDY'S ICE CREAM
2023
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-09-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-06311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2023-04-25Boiler inspection
2023-04-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2023-03-08Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022
2022-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-29Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-09-28Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-08-26311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2022-07-05Asbestos abatement: Removal — ACA Environmental Services, Inc.
2022-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-12Permit Protection and Mechanical Methods — Permit Issued
2022-05-11Job filed: Installation of a temporarily material hoist as per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress an$2,000
2022-05-10Permit Protection and Mechanical Methods — Permit Issued
2022-05-09Job filed: Installation of temporary storage material as per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/$3,000
2022-05-06Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-05-06Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-05-05Job filed: Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress a$2,000
2022-05-05Job filed: Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or $5,000
2022-04-27Boiler inspection
2022-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-22Job filed: Roof repairs as per the plans filed including: Removal & replacement of an existing membrane & flashing (no insulation), cracked masonry units and par$424,980
2022-04-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-11-28311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2021-10-09311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-06-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-03Boiler inspection
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-09-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-21311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020-06-20311: Dirty Conditions — E8 Canine Violation
2020-04-30Boiler inspection
2020-02-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-13Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING ROOF SYSTEM ABOVE AN EXISTING ROOF DECK. MASONRY PARAPET REPLACEMENT. RAISING EXISTING MASONRY PARAPET. INSTALLATION OF PAR$405,000
2020-01-13Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING ROOF SYSTEM ABOVE AN EXISTING ROOF DECK. MASONRY PARAPET REPLACEMENT. RAISING EXISTING MASONRY PARAPET. INSTALLATION OF PAR$405,000
2019
2019-10-14Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING ROOF SYSTEM ABOVE AN EXISTING ROOF DECK. MASONRY PARAPET REPLACEMENT. RAISING EXISTING MASONRY PARAPET. INSTALLATION OF PAR$405,000
2019-10-14Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING ROOF SYSTEM ABOVE AN EXISTING ROOF DECK. MASONRY PARAPET REPLACEMENT. RAISING EXISTING MASONRY PARAPET. INSTALLATION OF PAR$405,000
2019-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-04-14Boiler inspection
2019-02-25311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2018
2018-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-16Boiler inspection
2018-07-31311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-05-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-17311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-05-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-11-14Boiler inspection
2017-10-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-16311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017-03-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-01-03Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILERS AND EXTEND EXISTING METAL CHIMNEY.$14,000
2016
2016-11-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-09-16311: Public Payphone Complaint — Damaged Telephone
2016-09-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-09-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-09-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-09-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2013
2013-09-04Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2013-06-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2013-06-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2013-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-09-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-09-04DOB complaint, category ?
2012-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-11-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-10-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-08-22311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2011-03-12311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2010
2010-12-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-08-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-22311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-09-10TL&R — from 975 EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2009-09-10Mortgage satisfied — from 975 EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2009-07-13Deed $5,125,000 — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIV. IN THE CI$5,125,000
2008
2008-05-24DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-10-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-10-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-06-02Mortgage assigned — from PENY & CO., ACCOUNT NO. 252876 to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
2003-06-02Mortgage $485,026 — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK$485,026
2003-06-02Agreement — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
2003-06-02AL&R — from THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK to 975 EQUITIES, LLC
2003-06-02TL&R — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to 975 EQUITIES, LLC
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-02-17Mortgage assigned — from COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to PENY & CO., ACCOUNTNO. 252876
1998
1998-12-28Agreement — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-04-10Mortgage assigned — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
1998-04-10Mortgage satisfied — from RARE ENTERPRISES to BRUSCO, ANGELA M.; BRUSCO, PATRICIA
1998-04-10Mortgage satisfied — from BRUSCO, JOHN F.; BRUSCO, ANGELA M.; BRUSCO, PATRICIA to REYES, ISISDRO
1998-04-10Deed — from RARE ENTERPRISES to 975 EQUITIES, LLC
1998-04-10Mortgage $911,700 — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$911,700
1998-04-10Mortgage $438,300 — from 975 EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$438,300
1997
1997-11-24Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-11-18Permit AL — ISSUED
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-12-22DOB violation ES:
1993-08-17DOB complaint, category ?
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-08-02Mortgage assigned — from REYES, ISIDRO to BRUSCO, ANGELA M.; BRUSCO, PATRICIA
1989-05-22Deed — from BRUSCO, PATRICIA; BRUSCO, ANGELA M to RARE ENTERPRISES
1989-05-22Mortgage $100,000 — from RARE ENTERPRISES to BRUSCO, ANGELA M; BRUSCO, PATRICIA$100,000
1988
1988-09-26Deed — from REYES, ISIDRO to BRUSCO, PATRICIA; BRUSCO, ANGELA M
1988-09-26PAT — from BRUSCO, PATRICIA to BRUSCO, JOHN F
1988-09-26Mortgage $300,000 — from BRUSCO, PATRICIA; BRUSCO, JOHN F; BRUSCO, ANGELA M to REYES, ISIDRO$300,000
1982
1982-10-07Mortgage satisfied — from REMIR PROPERTIES, INC. to GIOVANNOTTO, JOSEPH
1981
1981-08-05Deed — from REMIR PROPERTIES INC to REYES, ISIDRO
1979
1979-09-25Mortgage — from REMIR PROPERTIES INC to GIOVANNOTTO, JOSEPH
1979-09-25Deed — from GIOVANNOTTO, JOSEPH to REMIR PROPERTIES INC

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