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85 West Washington Plce

319Records
18City systems
3Open violations
5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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319 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 311 service requests, 47 HPD complaints, 40 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1854
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)H.S.W. L. PROPERTIES LLC
BBL1005520071
BIN1008902

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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 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2009-10-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Dirty Condition (7) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Lost Property (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$56,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1854)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)H.S.W.L PROPERTIES
Head officerLoretta Lee
Managing agentMarbrose Realty Inc.
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,331,000 $1,948,950
2026$5,197,000 $2,338,650
2027$6,236,000 $2,806,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
PubkeyAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Waverly Pl — M55 · 250 ft
Citi BikeWashington Pl & 6 Ave · 100 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

85 West Washington Plce

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

35 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MARBROSE REALTY INC — 41 buildings, 505 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
54 West 74 Street MN62 A
22 West 77 Street MN42 A
76 Bedford Street MN30 A
110 Avenue of the Americas MN30 A
328 West 96 Street MN24 A
47 West 87 Street MN15 A
243 West 107 Street MN15 A
69 Bank Street MN15 A
53 West 76 Street MN13 A
66 West 85 Street MN13 A
463 West 57 Street MN10 A
125 West 81 Street MN10 A
49 Downing Street MN10 A
40 West 89 Street MN10 A
339 West 84 Street MN10 A
39 West 83 Street MN10 A
49 Warren Street MN10 A
45 West 76 Street MN10 A
6 West 90 Street MN10 B
146 West 80 Street MN10 A
148 West 80 Street MN10 A
467 West 57 Street MN10 A
421 East 50 Street MN10 A
70 Barrow Street MN9 A
119 East 30 Street MN9 A
43 West 75 Street MN8 A
309 West 84 Street MN8 A
36 West 90 Street MN8 A
335 West 84 Street MN8 A
337 West 84 Street MN8 A
344 West End Avenue MN8 A
144 Franklin Street MN8 A
85 West Washington Plce MN6 A
219 West 70 Street MN6 A
143 West 21 Street MN5 A
83 Murray Street MN5 A
281 Church Street MN5 A
35 Riverside Drive MN5 B
33 West 76 Street MN5 A
121 West 77 Street MN3 B
137 East 27 Street MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $24,211 on 1999-06-21 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-06-21Mortgage $24,211 — from LEE, HARRY SIN WO; LEE, SIN KWAN to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $24,211
1988-11-04Mortgage $71,172 — from LEE, HARRY SIN WO; LEE, SIN KWAN to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $71,172
1988-01-06Mortgage $478,358 — from LEE, HARRY SIN WO; LEE, SIN KWAN to 85 WASHINGTON PLACEPTS $478,358

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017615113
201811226
2019216312
2020414110
2021509115
20223015220
2023307212
2024407314
20250020121
20260011314
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 197Ownership & money 33Health & systems 23

Every one of the 319 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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