304 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10023

304 Columbus Avenue is a 5-story, 14-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, built in 1890 and currently owned by Brad Tabak. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years, with the most recent being a ventilation system complaint that was opened in February 2024 but could not be inspected due to access issues. Between 2021-2022, there were multiple complaints about various issues including water leaks, ceiling problems, and safety concerns involving smoke detectors, particularly affecting apartment 2C.

A significant cluster of complaints regarding cooking gas issues occurred in 2021, with multiple violations issued. The building experienced a heat and hot water outage in July 2021, though these services were reportedly restored. The building has undergone several inspections and received various violations that have since been resolved.

In 2019, there were concerns about safety regarding a rear exit door and A/C units that were addressed with penalties totaling $1,874. More recently, in May 2024, violations were issued regarding self-closing doors at the first-story vestibule, though these were certified as corrected by May 2024. The building has maintained good pest control records, with no reported bedbug infestations in recent years (2020-2025), and has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2014 through 2024. While the building has faced multiple maintenance challenges, it is worth noting that many of the more serious violations have been addressed promptly, and there have been no recent reports of bedbugs or rodent issues.