486 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 DOB permits, 87 DOB job filings, 66 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% 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 1.6. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1978-05-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (7) · Noise (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).
$2,690,085 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (32) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | West Square Corporation |
| Head officer | George Shockey |
| Managing agent | Metro Hudson Property Mgt Group LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,004,000 | $7,651,800 |
| 2026 | $18,078,000 | $8,135,100 |
| 2027 | $18,301,000 | $8,235,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,213,322 a year ($53.04 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,146,836 ($18.93 per sq ft), net operating income $2,066,486. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 450 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Waverly Pl — M55 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | MacDougal St & Washington Sq · 250 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.
32 Washington Square W
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Managed by METRO HUDSON PROPERTY MGT GROUP LLC — 5 buildings, 456 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 249 East 48 Street | MN | 162 | A |
| 225 East 46 Street | MN | 129 | A |
| 580 Columbus Avenue | MN | 108 | A |
| 32 Washington Square W | MN | 32 | A |
| 246 Withers Street | BK | 25 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,166,642 on 2019-10-17 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | RPTT&RET $4,500,000 — from KROIN, DAVID; KROIN, MICHELLE to ARCHVIEW COMMONS REVOCABLE TRUST; DAVID HANTMAN, TRUSTEE | $4,500,000 | |
| 2026-05-18 | Sold for $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $140,625 |
| 2023-06-26 | RPTT&RET $3,475,000 — from FIELDS, KENNETH H; FELICE K. SHEA 2012 WASHINGTON SQUARE TR to SINGH, HERMAN | $3,475,000 | |
| 2023-06-21 | Sold for $3,475,000 | $3,475,000 | $108,594 |
| 2023-04-20 | RPTT&RET $4,800,000 — from BRODIE, LAURA; BRODIE, JOSHUA to PHILIPS, ELLIOT A | $4,800,000 | |
| 2023-03-30 | Sold for $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $150,000 |
| 2023-03-09 | RPTT&RET $2,600,000 — from FELICE K. SHEA 2020 WASHINGTON SQUARE TR; FIELDS, KENNETH H to HATTAWAY FUQUA, FRANCES | $2,600,000 | |
| 2023-03-07 | Sold for $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $81,250 |
| 2022-08-05 | RPTT&RET $3,300,000 — from DOROTHY MCCAGG, AS TRUSTEE; LOUISE MCCAGG IRREVOCABLE TRUST; ALEXANDRA MCCAGG, AS TRUSTEE to ENDLICH, LISA; HEFFERNAN, MARK | $3,300,000 | |
| 2022-07-27 | Sold for $3,300,000 | $3,300,000 | $103,125 |
| 2021-08-31 | RPTT&RET $4,560,000 — from GOODMAN, GREER to LAUFER, ERIC; RANDALL, GIOVANNA | $4,560,000 | |
| 2021-08-23 | Sold for $4,560,000 | $4,560,000 | $142,500 |
| 2020-03-13 | RPTT&RET $5,200,000 — from IRELAND, VALERIE L to KROIN, MICHELLE; KROIN, DAVID | $5,200,000 | |
| 2020-03-11 | Sold for $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | $162,500 |
| 2019-10-17 | Mortgage $2,166,643 — from WEST SQUARE CORPORATION to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,166,643 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 40 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 486 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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