Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 17 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 1
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
The building
1892
Built
5
Floors
17
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
Lost by default
DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
018 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
028 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
8
Open now
32
On record
8
Open Class C
0
Open Class B
0
Open Class A
Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2NIssued 2026-02-10
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT WEST IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2NIssued 2026-02-09
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-02-09
§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2NIssued 2025-11-24
§ 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 IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2N, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Certified late
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 10 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
311 complaints from tenants
34
All time
3
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water20
Unsanitary Condition5
Door/Window2
Water Leak2
Paint/Plaster1
General1
Electric1
Flooring/Stairs1
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-31 · open
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-11-18 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-10-30 · closed
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
491 COLUMBUS AVE LLC
Head officer
PAUL BRUSCO
Managing agent
ZACARIAS VAZQUEZ
22 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower 491 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE NA
Mortgage2004-07-26$2,000,000
borrower 491 COLUMBUS AVENUE, LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK
Sale1981-12-09no recorded price
GONEDES, THOMAS JR → CENTRAL PARK VENDORSINC
From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
715
Noise reports · last 12 mo
60
≈ per month
36
% from neighbors
Residential255
Unspecified165
Commercial128
Street/Sidewalk95
Vehicle51
Helicopter19
Park1
House of Worship1
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.
DOB building violations
0
Active
3
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
383
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
32
≈ per month
Felony111
Misdemeanor174
Violation98
NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.