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790 Columbus Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-01852-0020

Built
1963
Floors
16
Residential units
287
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R7-2
Lot area
19,935 sq ft
Floor area
257,760 sq ft
Last transfer
No price recorded

En español: 15 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 55 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 10 años abierta, desde el 18 de marzo de 2016.

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  1. 15

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    18 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 34

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

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  3. 6

    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Construction.

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 15 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The original certify-by dates on the 49 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was July 6, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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15 open Class C, 5 OATH hearings starting November 5, 2026, and a facade rated Unsafe. The oldest open HPD violation was filed March 18, 2016.

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Open Class C, week by week
15 on September 24, 2026 and 15 on October 8.
OATH hearings
5 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on November 5, 2026.
OATH/ECB summonses
12 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $22,590 in penalties imposed. 6 of them are still active, the same 6 listed under OATH/ECB.
  • May 1, 2026, DOB: Fail maintain building in compliant manner: Lack of automatic sprinklers. Adjourned, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • April 20, 2026, DOB: Fail to file amendment acceptable report to correct unsafe conditions. Dismissed.
  • April 20, 2026, DOB: Fail to file amendment acceptable report to correct unsafe conditions. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 12 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 12, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued December 1, 2024.
Housing court
4 housing court cases here since 2006, most of them tenant actions.
DOB complaints
5 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed May 1, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed February 21, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2007 and 2013, and SWARMP in 2014 and 2019. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued August 13, 2026.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued August 13, 2026, in effect until November 11, 2026.
  • General Construction, issued March 4, 2025, expired February 28, 2026.
  • Protection and Mechanical Methods, issued November 13, 2024, expired November 13, 2025.

The newest 3 of 18 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 18, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 100 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
2 boilers, both inspected in 2026, the latest on April 2. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed June 10, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2024. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C15 open
Fire SafetyNotice sent18935983CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent18935981CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent18935979CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Notice sent18935978CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent18935975CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Notice sent18350419CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Notice sent18350418CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18317059CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18317058CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent18306159
The report lists all 15, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B34 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent18935982CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Notice sent18935977CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent18935976CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Notice sent18629435CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Notice sent18629434CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Notice sent18629433CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Notice sent18629432CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18700562CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18700561CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent18350421CF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
The report lists all 34, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB6 open most often Construction
Plumbing, Class 2Hearing pending39186962MCF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Local Law, Class 2Found in violation37036787HCF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39183567ZCF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending35726843ZCF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Elevators, Class 1Hearing pending39175028JCF PWV LLC & SM PWV LLC
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39545797J

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Does 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan had 55 open violations on October 10, 2026: 49 from HPD and 6 from OATH/ECB. 15 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 10 years, since March 18, 2016.

Is 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 15 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 5 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 5 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on November 5, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued December 1, 2024. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 4 housing court cases here since 2006, most of them tenant actions. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 5 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed May 1, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

What did the latest facade report find at 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan?

Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed February 21, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Unsafe in 2007 and 2013, and SWARMP in 2014 and 2019. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued August 13, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 100 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?

It has 2 boilers, both inspected in 2026, the latest on April 2. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On June 10, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2024. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1963 as the year 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 16 floors.

How many apartments does 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 287 residential units at 790 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 790 Columbus Ave, Manhattan: 287 units, 15 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/790-columbus-avenue-manhattan

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