609 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan

1970s Upper West Side HDFC co-op with active transaction volume and lingering ventilation calls.

Turin House is a 188-unit affordable housing cooperative established in 1971 under a housing development fund company structure. Unlike market-rate buildings, its regulatory covenants lock in long-term affordability and keep purchase prices accessible. Three things to know:

Six open housing-code violations currently require the board's attention. While a building of this scale has space to absorb some friction, these six open issues represent unresolved city orders. They sit alongside a construction permit filed in December 2025 for plumbing and minor interior work, showing that physical upkeep is an active focus for management.

Multiple indoor air quality complaints have flagged issues with circulating fumes. Three building-level complaints for indoor air quality and two for asbestos have popped up on the record. Fume and odor issues often point to HVAC or riser bleed between apartments or from lower-level commercial spaces, which is nearly impossible to detect during a brief walkthrough.

Active transaction volume shows 14 sales closed in the last year. High volume is uncommon for affordable co-ops of this size, but the velocity here is steady. The total includes three sponsor sales from the housing development fund company itself. Prices on these 14 deals spanned from $480,000 to $750,000, reflecting the structural pricing caps of the HDFC framework.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Surrounding blocks logged 542 illegal parking calls last year, with 357 targeting blocked hydrants.
• Six estate-related sales have closed in the last three years, indicating steady turnover of long-held units.
• Surrounding blocks logged 268 residential noise complaints in the last year, mostly for banging and pounding.
• The regulatory framework keeps entry prices accessible, but expect a thorough look at physical systems.

609 Columbus Avenue is a 188-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012030001). This building is associated with Turin Housing Development Fund. Brix tracks 6 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1971, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 39 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

The DOB has logged 1 permit filing on this building in the last 24 months.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 20 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 15 complaints
• Door/window: 2 complaints
• Plumbing: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed June 22, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACC
• § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPART
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 18N, 18th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH

The building last changed hands on July 10, 2026 for $421,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (48/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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