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97 Ft Washington Avenue

823Records
21City systems
2Open violations
11.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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823 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 251 311 service requests, 123 HPD complaints, 75 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units40
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)97 FT WASHINGTON REALTY LLC
BBL1021360195
BIN1063340

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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 62% 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 11.4. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-10-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

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

$34,600 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · General Construction/Plumbing (8) · Street Sweeping Complaint (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Elevator (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$830,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)F.W. REALTY LLC
Head officerMARC EDELSTEIN
Managing agentREBECCA REALTY MGMT
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,093,000 $3,191,850
2026$7,862,000 $3,537,900
2027$7,506,000 $3,377,700

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 36/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 164 St — M4 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 163 St & Riverside Dr · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Audubon
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.

Report a problem to 311

97 Ft Washington Avenue

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

46 311 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 REBECCA REALTY MGMT — 7 buildings, 245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
508 West 166 Street MN64 B
563 West 171 Street MN43 A
128 Audubon Avenue MN41 A
97 Ft Washington Avenue MN40 A
559 West 171 Street MN36 B
555 West 171 Street MN21 A
2027960037 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,087,062 on 2026-05-18 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-18AL&R $8,260,000 — from 97 FT WASHINGTON REALTY LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $8,260,000
2026-05-18Mortgage $1,087,062 — from 97 FT WASHINGTON REALTY LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $1,087,062
2026-05-18Agreement $8,260,000 — from 97 FT WASHINGTON REALTY LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $8,260,000
2019-03-05Mortgage $2,324,172 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,324,172
2019-03-05Agreement $8,300,000 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $8,300,000
2015-01-10Mortgage $6,550,000 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,550,000
2015-01-10Agreement $6,550,000 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,550,000
2015-01-10Mortgage $1,416,517 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,416,517
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2012-04-05AL&R $5,425,000 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,425,000
2008-09-09Agreement $6,250,000 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,250,000
2008-06-13Mortgage $3,320,000 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,320,000
2003-11-12Mortgage $512,331 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $512,331
2001-08-14Mortgage $499,688 — from F.W. REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $499,688

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201752380247
201808370550
20194139126116
202000180321
202132150222
202210080523
202384130429
202435190330
2025014190336
202686169140
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The full timeline

Construction 95Enforcement 144Housing & tenants 459Ownership & money 76Health & systems 49

Every one of the 823 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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