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765 Washington Street

334Records
15City systems
66Open violations
58.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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334 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 82 HPD housing violations, 54 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1886
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)VIDEO STORYBOARD TEST, INC.
BBL1006400039
BIN1012053

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58.3. In ZIP 10014, 69% 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 violations66 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 1975-07-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (5) · Obstruction (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Noise (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1886)
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)VIDEO STORY BOARD TESTS INC
Head officerBALDEV K VADEHRA
Managing agentVIDEO STORYBOARD TEST
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,238,000 $2,357,100
2026$6,286,000 $2,828,700
2027$7,543,000 $3,394,350

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
EntwineAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

Subway14 St — A C E L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bethune St / Greenwich St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBank St & Washington St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

765 Washington Street

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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,898,910 on 2017-03-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-03-07Agreement $3,370,000 — from VIDEO STORYBOARD TESTS, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,370,000
2017-03-07Mortgage $2,898,910 — from VIDEO STORYBOARD TESTS, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,898,910
2014-03-20Mortgage $499,999 — from VIDEO STORYBOARD TESTS, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $499,999
2007-03-08Deed $1,600,000 — from VIDEO STORYBOARD TEST II, LLC to VIDEO STORYBOARD TEST, INC. $1,600,000
2006-11-16Mortgage $349,763 — from VIDEO STORYBOARD TEST II, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $349,763
2006-11-16Agreement $1,600,000 — from VIDEO STORYBOARD TEST II, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,600,000
2006-07-26Deed $3,400,000 — from 765 REALTY CORP. to VIDEO STORYBOARD TESTS II, LLC $3,400,000
2003-10-03Mortgage $537,681 — from 765 REALTY CORP. to AMALGAMATED BANK $537,681
2002-08-19Mortgage $514,443 — from 765 REALTY CORP to AMALGAMATED BANK $514,443
1988-12-12Mortgage $225,000 — from CORNELIA ASSOCS to SUBIN, H ELLIOT TR $225,000
1988-02-05Mortgage $50,000 — from MIGDOL RLTY MGMT INC to LEVINSOHN, CHARLES L; POSNER, BERNARD $50,000
1988-02-05Mortgage $350,000 — from CORNELIA ASSOCIATES to AMALGAMATED BANK NY $350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700213
20180100111
201908019
20200150015
20212150118
20222150118
20230190221
20241110113
20250100111
20260230023
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 255Ownership & money 35Health & systems 13

Every one of the 334 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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