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491 Columbus Avenue
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491 Columbus Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10024

17 Units

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Built in 1892

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5 Floors

2.3(4)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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    Reviews (4)

    Over 1 year ago
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    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    -Location
    -Nothing else
    Cons:
    -Very dirty and poor garbage maintenance (leads to a smell in the lobby/stairs that has made me gag)
    -Pests (cockroaches and the building has a history of bed bugs)
    -Management company is unresponsive and doesn’t seem to care (Shoutout to Celsa for reinforcing the stereotypes about NYC slumlords)
    -Problematic tenants (If your mail is stolen/covered in dog pee or your wondering why the police are there every week or so, thank the second floor tenants)
    -Cannot have packages delivered (Children, some of which live in the building, will steal them)
    Advice to owner:
    Take a hard look in the mirror and reflect on the living conditions you subject your tenants to. How would you feel if your landlord treated you the same way?
    Over 2 years ago
    reviewing this building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Management is responsive to requests for repairs.
    Cons:
    Should mop hallways more frequently.

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 7 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 491 Columbus Avenue is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.29 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    0
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Hazardous
    0
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Immediately hazardous
    4
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 05, 2024: § 27-2031 adm code provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 2n, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Missing information/filings
    1
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 22, 2024: §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 subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
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    Property Owners and Associates
    W
    5 West 95TH Street
    3.1(165)
    Corporate Owner•
    140 Properties•1791 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 7
    J
    John Brusco
    3.1(91)
    Head Officer•
    66 Properties•871 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 3
    Z
    Zacarias Vazquez
    3.2(148)
    Agent•
    123 Properties•1566 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 5
    C
    491 Columbus Ave LLC
    2.3(4)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•27 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0

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