621 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan
A 1970 elevator apartment building on Columbus Avenue with 97 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
621 Columbus Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012040001). The property is zoned C1-9, on a 28,617 sq ft lot, with 27 floors and 183 residential units. It was built in 1970. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 97 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1012040001 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 7 |
| Neighborhood | Upper West Side (Central) |
| Zoning district | C1-9 |
| Building class | D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 28,617 sq ft |
| Floors | 27 |
| Residential units | 183 |
| Year built | 1970 |
| FAR | 8.02 built · 10 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 8 open Department of Buildings violations
- 15 open ECB (OATH) violations — $12,530 in penalties due
- 74 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2026-06-16)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.