944 Columbus Avenue

944 Columbus Avenue in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 20 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 3 of 10 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (25/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 10 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 25/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• 3 of 10 units are rent-stabilized; 8 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (20 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

20 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 2 class A. 18 issued in the last 12 months. 263 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-03-11. Newest violation issued 2026-09-08.

4 closed in the last 90 days. Median 97 days from issue to close for the 8 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19160432
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5), issued 2025-04-22. HPD violation 17849493
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5), issued 2024-10-03. HPD violation 17310464
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2022-09-07. HPD violation 15352948
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 3rd room from the east, 5th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19160436
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH AND WEST WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19160434
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the east, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19160437
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5), issued 2026-09-08. HPD violation 19160433

311 housing complaints

24 in the last 12 months, 85 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (6), Plumbing (5), Water Leak (5), Heat/Hot Water (3), Unsanitary Condition (3).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

3 of 10 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 3 in 2024, 8 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 944 Columbus Avenue LLC. Head officer: Nurul Ahia. Managing agent: Tristar Management Associates LLC. This owner has 78 buildings on record, 36 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1018610031, HPD building ID 9840. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 103 St (C, B), 5 min walk
• Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) (C, B), 5 min walk
• 103 St (1), 6 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.