Manhattan · Block 1843 · Lot 1 · 10025

961 Columbus Avenue

5 floors · 14 apartments · 12,215 sq ft · built 1917 · class C7 · owner of record: Columbus Way J Llc

17open violations
$8,750ECB/OATH penalties owed
7HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto Bedbug annual filing

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 63 days
Annual
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 7 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1143 days
Next cycle year 2029
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2026-07-16 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (4) · $8,750 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Sep 26, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WHERE REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 AND 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT 5TH FLOOR,APARTMENT 5E.REM:DISCON
#35719510P
Jun 4, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Sep 26, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR AS PER BC 1008.1(2008 CODE);27-366;BC 1021.1(2014 CODE);BC 1006.3(2022 CODE)FOR
#35719509H
Jun 4, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Sep 26, 2025Quality of Life CLASS - 2
PERMANENT DWELLING CONVERTED/USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIALPURPOSES.DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS INDICATE BUILDING TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED AS A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING.NOW AT 5TH FLOOR APARTMENT 5E HAS B
#35719512Z
Jun 4, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Sep 26, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
BC 907.2.8 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE A CLASS J FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE AT 5TH FLOOR,APARTMENT 5E.REM:COMPLY WITH CODE.
#35719511R
Jun 4, 2026
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 23, 1991CONSTRUCTION

#D3PR01
VIOLATION UNSERVED ECB-ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

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HPD (16) · C 7 · B 7 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Aug 12, 2024CApt 1A · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTSep 7, 2024
Apr 22, 2024CApt 4E · § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EASTApr 19, 2024
Dec 19, 2023BApt 5W · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 2 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5W, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16171625 ISSUED 17-AUG-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-20Jan 23, 2024
May 15, 2023A§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE LOWER WIRE SCREEN AT SKYLIGHT AT BULKHEADAug 18, 2023
Mar 31, 2023A§ 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL STORIES ALL BALCONIES FIRE ESCAPE AT SOUTH AT FIRE ESCAPEJul 4, 2023
Mar 28, 2023BApt 3W · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3W, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 2, 2023
Mar 28, 2023CApt 3W · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3W, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 23, 2023
Mar 28, 2023BApt 3W · § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3W, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 2, 2023
Mar 28, 2023CApt 3W · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3W, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 23, 2023
Mar 28, 2023BApt 3W · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3W, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 2, 2023
Mar 28, 2023BApt 3W · § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3W, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 2, 2023
Mar 16, 2023BApt 2C · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHApr 20, 2023
Mar 16, 2023C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOMMar 22, 2023
Mar 16, 2023BApt 2C · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHApr 20, 2023
Aug 22, 2022CApt 3W · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3W, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 17, 2022
Aug 22, 2022CApt 3W · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3W, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHAug 28, 2022

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 7:30 PM ET. BBL 1018430001.

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