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313 Columbus Avenue

MANHATTAN, NY 10023 BBL 1011270061 24 units · 7 floors · 1900

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Upper West Side
At or below average
avg 14.1
7
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 7 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Upper West Side average of 14.1.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 313 Columbus Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1900
6 or more units
24 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The seven-story, 23-unit tenement building at 313 Columbus Avenue, owned by Steven Polivy, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, there has been a persistent rodent problem, with multiple rat sightings documented throughout 2025, including recent complaints in June 2025 that resulted in health department violations requiring follow-up inspections. An open unsanitary condition complaint regarding garbage/recycling storage was filed with HPD in April 2025. The building has a history of utility-related emergencies, including multiple cooking gas complaints in 2019-2020 and a power outage in 2020, though these issues were addressed and closed, with no violations found upon inspection. Structural concerns have been documented through Environmental Control Board violations, including an active 2024 violation related to the failure to submit a required exterior wall report, and a previous violation regarding maintenance of the building facade from 2018.

The building has undergone regular inspections and appears to have maintained some compliance with city regulations, as evidenced by numerous passed inspections specifically related to rat activity and other general inspections. Recent filings regarding bedbug activity show zero reported cases from 2020 through 2024. The Property has shown periodic responsiveness to maintenance issues, as indicated by multiple issued permits for work carried out between 2018 and 2021, including at least two exterior work permits. While the building has experienced various maintenance challenges over the years, many historical issues have been resolved, though the recent rodent activity and open garbage storage complaint suggest ongoing management challenges.

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How we score buildings

How 313 Columbus Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
40th percentile

Out of 3016 buildings in this neighborhood, 1206 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
39.4%
No serious
violations
51.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
9.1%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Number of apartments

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Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

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What's in the 313 Columbus Avenue report

Building characteristics
Total units24
Floors7
Year built1900
Gross area22,673 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

309 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023
311 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023
313 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023
60 West 75th St, New York, NY 10023
Who's behind the building

313 Columbus Avenue's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Hartford Realty Company, LLC
Address
616 E Palisade Avenue 1a
Englewood Cliff, NJ 07632
Landlord portfolio

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The story over time

313 Columbus Avenue event timeline

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2026
DOB Violation Mar 26 Serious
V-Dob Violation - Active
Permit Mar 10
Initial Permit · Mechanical Systems

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