622 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 HPD complaints, 107 311 service requests, 82 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 47.9. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 24 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2025-10-09. |
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.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Rodent (2) · Elevator (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).
$31,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (36) |
| 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) | 21 FORT WASHINGTON AVE CA HDFC |
| Head officer | RAFAELA CAPELLAN |
| Managing agent | Finger Management Realty LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,848,000 | $831,600 |
| 2026 | $2,054,000 | $924,300 |
| 2027 | $2,138,000 | $962,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
| Subway | 157 St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 160 St — M4 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 160 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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.
19 Ft Washington Avenue
| 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 |
13 311 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 FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $738,312 on 2011-01-10 (lender: Ncb Capital Impact). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-02 | RPTT&RET $96,976 — from 21 FT. WASHINGTON AVENUE C.A. HOUSING DE to HERNANDEZ, IVAN; DE LA CRUZ, MARIA DEL CARMEN | $96,976 | |
| 2024-03-26 | Sold for $96,976 | $96,976 | $2,694 |
| 2022-10-18 | RPTT&RET $92,358 — from ESTATE OF MARIE ROLLE; DAHLIA DAMAS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR to RAFAELA CAPELLAN, PRESIDENT; 21 FT. WASHINGTON C.A. HDFC | $92,358 | |
| 2022-10-11 | Sold for $92,358 | $92,358 | $2,566 |
| 2022-05-10 | RPTT&RET $92,358 — from RONDON, CELIA to ANTIGUA, JODEILY | $92,358 | |
| 2022-04-20 | Sold for $92,358 | $92,358 | $2,566 |
| 2020-01-13 | RPTT&RET $67,963 — from FAISON, DELPHINE; ESTATE OF CLYDE HUNTER to ROLON, JAROD | $67,963 | |
| 2020-01-03 | Sold for $67,963 | $67,963 | $1,888 |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $64,727 — from ROSARIO, ANNY to DE LA CRUZ, ADAM | $64,727 | |
| 2015-04-27 | RPTT&RET $55,913 — from 21 FT. WASHINGTON AVENUE C.A. HDFC to NOYOLA, CARLOS A | $55,913 | |
| 2012-08-16 | RPTT&RET $48,300 — from 21 FT. WASHINGTON AVENUE C.A. HDFC to LEE, WINNIFRED | $48,300 | |
| 2011-06-08 | RPTT&RET $46,184 — from 21 FORT WASHINGTON AVENUE C.A. HDFC to NADAL, HORACIO | $46,184 | |
| 2011-02-22 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 21 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE C.A. HDFC to CAPELLAN, ELVIS; TEJADA, KETTYBERT | $2,500 | |
| 2011-01-10 | Agreement $4,468,577 — from 21 FT. WASHINGTON AVENUE C.A. HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,468,577 | |
| 2011-01-10 | Mortgage $738,312 — from 21 FT. WASHINGTON AVENUE C.A. HDFC to NCB CAPITAL IMPACT | $738,312 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 38 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
Every one of the 622 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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