519 Columbus Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01199-0001BIN 1031349

Concern level3 of 4

High

018 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
027 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 active DOB violation(s)
04$5,000 in unpaid DOB fines

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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 13 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — of about 31 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1906

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 100 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building65 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

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 6EIssued 2026-05-26

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6EIssued 2026-05-26

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6EIssued 2026-05-26

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6EIssued 2026-05-26

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster4

Water Leak4

Flooring/Stairs2

Unsanitary Condition1

General1

Electric1

Door/Window1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

776

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential267

Unspecified159

Commercial139

Street/Sidewalk125

Vehicle70

Helicopter14

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

386

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony116

Misdemeanor174

Violation96

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.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-03-25

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO DAMAGED FIRE ESCAPES AT EXP1 (S. ELEV), EXP2 (W.ELEV), AND EXP3 (N.ELEV.) DAMAGES WERE STATED ON UNSAFE- 1043575-10A-002 REPORT SUBMITTED BY QEWI. REMEDY: IMMEDIATELY REPAIR DAMAGE FIRE ESCAPES. PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES UNDER SUPERVISION OF LICENSED REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE2025-07-23

BASED ON LMP# 1343 BEING INACTIVE, STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER JOB# 122119304

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE2025-07-23

BASED ON LMP# 1343 BEING INACTIVE, STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER JOB# 120729006

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2021-06-07

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

76 WEST 86TH STREET CORP.

Head officer

ANNETTE FOBBS

Managing agent

ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC

65 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$5,000

Balance due (active)

Active violations

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.

UnknownClass 22026-10-01$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-02-27$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-02-26$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 22025-08-07$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Most recent mortgage2018-04-17 · $6,500,000

Mortgage2018-04-17$6,500,000

borrower 76 WEST 86TH STREET CORP. · lender THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Mortgage2007-07-25$9,090,598.36

borrower 76 WEST 86TH STREET CORP. · lender THE BANK OF NEW YORK

Mortgage2002-05-22$17,000,000

borrower 76 WEST 86TH STREETCORPORATION · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale