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27 Washington Square N

552Records
20City systems
0Open violations
8.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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552 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 311 service requests, 72 DOB permits, 66 asbestos filings.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1898
Floors7
Res. units27
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
BBL1005510016
BIN1008855

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.6. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Illegal Dumping (6) · Noise (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Encampment (2).

Filed construction activity

$12,578,446 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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 (1898)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
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)NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Head officerLINDA CHIARELLI
Managing agentNEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,900,000 $3,105,000
2026$7,336,000 $3,301,200
2027$7,512,000 $3,380,400

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayW 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 8 St / 5 Av — M8 · 450 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Washington Sq · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village
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

27 Washington Square N

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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — 38 buildings, 1,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Bleecker Street MN397 A
125 West 14 Street MN275 A
347 East 33 Street MN209 A
106 East 14 Street MN172 A
14 Washington Place MN151 B
130 Mac Dougal Street MN138 A
320 East 22 Street MN94 A
79 Washington Square E MN93 A
1 1/2 5 Avenue MN92 A
37 Washington Square W MN63 A
27 Washington Square N MN27 A
6 East 8 Street MN11 A
22 East 8 Street MN10 A
36 East 8 Street MN7 A
12 East 8 Street MN4 A
16 East 8 Street MN1 A
18 East 8 Street MN0 —
35 5 Avenue MN0 —
246 Mercer Street MN0 —
5 University Place MN0 —
433 East 30 Street MN0 —
35 Cooper Square MN0 —
15 Washington Place MN0 —
126 East 14 Street MN0 —
334 East 26 Street MN0 —
316 3 Avenue MN0 —
787 Broadway MN0 —
31 3 Avenue MN0 —
35 Washington Square W MN0 —
21 Union Square MN0 —
38 East 7 Street MN0 —
67 3 Avenue MN0 —
120 East 12 Street MN0 —
334 East 25 Street MN0 —
89 West 3 Street MN0 —
1 Washington Square N MN0 —
330 East 25 Street MN0 —
545 1 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-06-22Deed $45,000,000 — from 27 WASHINGTON SQ. NORTH OWNER LLC to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY $45,000,000
2018-06-21Sold for $45,000,000 $45,000,000 $1,666,667
2015-12-10Deed $20,000,000 — from 27 LLC to 27 WASHINGTON SQ. NORTH OWNER LLC $20,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177211112
20184143517
2019202401541
20201471201447
2021113601030
202260601224
2023511150233
202445210131
20251741602360
20262040511
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The full timeline

Construction 130Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 205Ownership & money 32Health & systems 94

Every one of the 552 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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