483 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10024

483 Columbus Avenue is a 5-story, 16-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, built in 1887 and currently owned by Joseph Annunziatajr. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water supply, particularly evident in the past year (2023-2025), with nine separate HPD complaints since November 2023, all designated as emergencies. An earlier pattern of similar complaints occurred throughout 2022-2023, suggesting persistent heating infrastructure challenges.

While some of these issues were resolved promptly, as indicated by HPD's follow-up communications, the frequency of such complaints raises ongoing concerns about the building's heating system reliability. The building has also faced several maintenance issues requiring attention, particularly in 2022, when multiple violations were documented for apartment 4C, including problems with heating, hot water supply, smoke detectors, and interior wall conditions. Infrastructure concerns have included plumbing issues (notably in late 2024 and March 2024) and boiler-related complaints in 2019 and 2021, with one boiler-related ECB violation in January 2021 resulting in a $312 penalty regarding access requirements.

More positively, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past several years, and all recent rodent inspections (through February 2025) have passed. The property has demonstrated regular compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing consistent transparency in pest management practices. Recent inspections have focused on verifying compliance with housing maintenance codes, notably concerning heating system access and other building-wide maintenance requirements.