508 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan

An 1894 Upper West Side walk-up where the interior maintenance is functionally flawless, though you will likely smell whatever the ground-floor restaurant is cooking.

Managed by Jose Toro, this 13-unit Columbus Avenue building has a clean operational record beneath the surface. The property is historically run under 508 Columbus Properties and maintains zero active violations, reflecting remarkably proactive upkeep. Three things to know:

Commercial kitchen venting keeps finding its way into the residential units. The address has logged 34 food establishment complaints—almost entirely for kitchen fumes and odors—with a heavy summer spike peaking in July 2025. Cooking ventilation appears to bleed straight through the building's core when the downstairs kitchen is firing.

Management moves exceptionally fast on internal issues. A cluster of minor tenant complaints for mold, plumbing, and damp spots cropped up in early 2025. Every issue was resolved and officially shut down within weeks, keeping the building's active violation backlog completely empty today.

This building stays warm while the rest of the block freezes. There were 277 heat and hot water complaints in the immediate three-block stretch over the last year, but this address skipped the misery entirely. The neighborhood infrastructure on this strip of Columbus struggles in winter, making a reliable boiler in your own building a massive luxury.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Two lead kit requests on file, suggesting young families have occupied the building in recent years
• 238 illegal parking complaints in the three-block corridor last year, mostly posted sign violations and blocked hydrants — short-errand double parks, not stored cars
• 14 encampment calls in the corridor over the past 12 months, although none were reported after February 2026
• Classic Upper West Side commercial strip dynamics — busy curbs and active retail venting define the perimeter.

508 Columbus Avenue is a 13-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012150033). This building is associated with 508 Columbus Properties LLC. Brix tracks 1 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1894, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 37 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.

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

• Unsanitary Condition: 14 complaints
• Plumbing: 5 complaints
• Water Leak: 5 complaints
• Flooring/stairs: 4 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 13, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041

The building last changed hands on May 11, 2021 for $3,300,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (50/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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