505 Columbus Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10024
26 Units
•Built in 1888
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
35 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.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 1 day ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.38 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
7
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Nov 06, 2019: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling at public hall, 5th 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
1
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
3.7(73)
Officer•
43 Properties•2405 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 82
C
505 Columbus LLC
2.9(6)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
Agent•
2 Properties•206 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 6
J
Jimmy Wray
2.7(5)
Site Manager•
1 Property•26 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
M
Martin Scharf
3(8)
Head Officer•
3 Properties•169 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 10
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Building Ratings
Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
Noise Levels
Owner Responsiveness
Pest Control
Water Pressure
Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
--% of renters approve of this owner
Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (5)
3.88 stars
5 months ago
Great building and unit!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location. Minimal noise. Very active super
Cons:
Runs out of hot water at night when the restaurant below is closing up. Pest control does not come often
3.25 stars
6 months 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.
1.62 stars
8 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
2.5 stars
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.
2.25 stars
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!