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505 La Guardia Place

762Records
16City systems
4Open violations
4.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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762 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 341 311 service requests, 106 HPD complaints, 58 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1967
Floors30
Res. units174
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)WASHINGTON SQ. APARTMENTS INC
BBL1005240001
BIN1008241

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.3. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Noise (8) · Street Condition (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$406,130 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1967)
YesSix or more residential units (174)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Washington Square SE Apts., Inc.
Head officerKeith Torjusen
Managing agentMetro Management Development, Inc.
Last registered2025-10-27

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$28,723,000 $12,925,350
2026$32,836,000 $14,776,200
2027$31,837,000 $14,326,650

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $5,648,561 a year ($26.54 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,090,010 ($9.82 per sq ft), net operating income $3,558,551. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBleecker St — 6 B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Prince St — R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / LaGuardia Pl — M21 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW Broadway & W Houston St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

505 La Guardia Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Main Street MN8018 A
2070 1 Avenue MN1594 B
2885 West 12 Street BK1578 B
87 Delancey Street MN1099 B
66 1 Avenue MN877 B
29 Leonard Street BK774 B
30 Montrose Avenue BK774 B
54 Boerum Street BK772 A
33-34 Crescent Street QN726 A
59-10 Queens Boulevard QN706 A
102-00 Shore Front Parkway QN651 B
2289 5 Avenue MN629 B
633 Olmstead Avenue BX624 C
150 Beach 77 Street QN554 A
7600 Shore Front Parkway QN554 A
2520 Batchelder Street BK540 A
43-10 50 Avenue QN493 B
67-02 Springfield Blvd QN467 A
162 Avenue C MN439 A
156-20 Riverside Drive West MN434 A
62-27 108th Street QN430 B
39-25 51 Street QN427 B
260 65 Street BK420 A
1760 Bruckner Boulevard BX408 B
555 Main Street MN400 A
350 65 Street BK391 B
83-55 Woodhaven Boulevard QN390 B
91 Boerum Street BK387 B
52-24 65 Place QN372 B
33-43 14 Street QN364 A
3400 Paul Avenue BX352 A
221-22 Manor Road QN350 A
175-01 Hillside Avenue QN342 A
1371 Linden Boulevard BK342 B
2301 5 Avenue MN329 C
333 Lafayette Avenue BK327 A
21 St James Place BK326 A
2212 Brigham Street BK324 A
2740 Cropsey Avenue BK320 B
211-35 23 Avenue QN310 B
79 Clark Street BK301 A
112-50 Northern Boulevard QN301 B
17-85 215 Street QN290 A
18-15 215 Street QN289 A
59-50 61 Street QN282 B
69-42 Jewel Avenue QN280 A
801 Tilden Street BX266 A
150-10 Melbourne Avenue QN266 A
48-10 43 Street QN261 A
251-38 71 Avenue QN256 A
196 Park Row MN250 A
70-04 Kissena Boulevard QN248 A
210-05 Corp Kennedy Street QN248 A
71-50 Parsons Boulevard QN248 B
69-18 Melbourne Avenue QN244 A
1238 President Street BK241 B
18-40 211 Street QN240 A
206-17 Emily Road QN222 A
99 Hillside Avenue MN205 A
60 1 Avenue MN203 B

showing 60 of 178 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,450,000 on 2019-12-06 (lender: New York City Housing Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-06Mortgage $3,450,000 — from WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTHEAST to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $3,450,000
2016-01-12Mortgage $480,862 — from WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTHEAST APARTMENTS, to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $480,862
2016-01-12Mortgage $3,200,000 — from WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTHEAST APARTMENTS, to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,200,000
2016-01-12Mortgage $1,603,124 — from WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTHEAST APARTMENTS, to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,603,124
2016-01-12Mortgage $576,876 — from WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTHEAST APARTMENTS, to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $576,876
2016-01-12Mortgage $94,138 — from WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTHEAST APARTMENTS, to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $94,138
2005-05-11Mortgage $1,320,000 — from WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTHEAST APARTMENTS, to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,320,000
2005-05-11Mortgage $2,430,779 — from WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTHEAST APARTMENTS, to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,430,779
2005-05-11Mortgage $1,935,618 — from WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTHEAST APARTMENTS, to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,935,618

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017648717105
201842310744
2019703221253
2020616570685
20211215160548
20221011170442
202316150628
202408240234
202520390243
202600250126
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The full timeline

Construction 90Enforcement 103Housing & tenants 472Ownership & money 36Health & systems 61

Every one of the 762 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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