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505 Columbus Avenue
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505 Columbus Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10024

26 Units

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Built in 1888

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5 Floors

2.4(4)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    In the past three years, this building had:
    29 complaints
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    Open Violations
    A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
    Duration in the past 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 months ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.61 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    11
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 27, 2024: § 329, m/d law and dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor missing at public hall, 1st story
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    Hazardous
    2
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Oct 29, 2019: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at walls and ceiling at bulkhead at public hall, 5th story
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    Immediately hazardous
    3
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 27, 2024: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges atapartment entrance door located at apt 5d, 5th story, 2nd apartment from west at north
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    Missing information/filings
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
    R
    Richard Scharf
    3.8(68)
    Officer•
    43 Properties•2405 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 55
    C
    505 Columbus LLC
    2.8(6)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    Agent•
    2 Properties•206 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6
    J
    Jimmy Wray
    2.4(4)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•26 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    M
    Martin Scharf
    2.9(8)
    Head Officer•
    3 Properties•169 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 10
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    --% of renters recommend this building

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

    Reviews (4)

    3 weeks ago
    Not great but could be worse
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    One bedroom apartment for $2500. Quiet neighbors. Great water pressure. High ceilings.
    Cons:
    Poorly maintained. Weird layout. Shares garbage room with two restaurants and the smell reaches all the way to the upper floors at times (through the door). Floors are buckling and severely slanted. Stairwell is pretty gross.
    3 months ago
    Pests and uncleanliness
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Near a grocery store and lots of food shops. The long time neighbors were better than the super.
    Cons:
    The staircase was extremely narrow and super easy to slip, which isn’t helpful if you live on the 4/5th floor. My apartment had a mouse and roach problem, but it seems like this is common for this building due to all the restaurants. The roaches weren’t tiny either, they were the giant, full sized ones that you see on the street. Thank god my cat liked killing them, but it was very hard to get rid of the mice (what we originally got the cat for due to landlord and super doing absolutely nothing, same with their exterminator, who literally just gave us glue traps).
    Advice to owner:
    Take care of the building and upkeep
    Over 2 years ago
    Apt with issues
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Lived in a unit facing away from the street and jt was pretty quiet, could barely hear the street. Heat was good. Was on the cheaper side compared to similar units when I rented
    Cons:
    Had mice and pests, floor boards were very damaged. Very unresponsive to the smaller issues like the toilet not working or a leaky sink. Toilet had issues and in the end we had to fix it ourselves because we got tired of waiting. Super Says someone is going to come over fix it and no one shows up at said time.
    Advice to owner:
    Just do the things you’re supposed to do.
    Over 2 years ago
    Stay Away and look for something else
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Location - that’s the only pro
    Cons:
    You may love this location but this building is horrible. Mice, roaches, peeling paint, smell of garbage. Landlord not responsive. Not updated. Stay away!
    Advice to owner:
    Upgrade and clean the building. Answer the phone!
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