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38 Ft Washington Avenue

2,529Records
20City systems
39Open violations
26.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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2,529 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,227 HPD complaints, 484 311 service requests, 307 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1950
Floors6
Res. units43
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC
BBL1021370065
BIN1063361

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 26.8. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations39 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2014-07-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

92 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · ELECTRIC (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8).

Filed construction activity

$1,123,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
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)FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC
Head officerDAVID ESHAGHPOUR
Managing agentEAST COAST MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,027,000 $912,150
2026$2,270,000 $1,021,500
2027$2,467,000 $1,110,150

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 99/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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

Subway157 St — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 160 St — M4 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 160 St · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

38 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

92 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 EAST COAST MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 912 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65-50 Wetherole Street QN146 B
80-09 35 Avenue QN96 A
44-30 MacNish Street QN66 B
845 Riverside Drive MN53 A
35-40 83 Street QN53 A
37-05 90 Street QN49 B
839 Riverside Drive MN48 A
91-16 34 Avenue QN48 B
4067 Broadway MN44 A
38 Ft Washington Avenue MN43 A
46 Ft Washington Avenue MN43 B
34-35 74 Street QN42 A
40-17 Ithaca Street QN39 B
4069 Broadway MN38 A
1341 St Nicholas Avenue MN32 B
328 East 78 Street MN28 A
603 West 138 Street MN24 C
320 Columbus Avenue MN20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $789,096 on 2020-05-05 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-05AL&R $11,580,000 — from FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,580,000
2020-05-05Agreement $11,580,000 — from FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,580,000
2020-05-05Mortgage $789,097 — from FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $789,097
2015-07-08Agreement $11,750,000 — from FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,750,000
2015-07-08Mortgage $4,289,029 — from FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,289,029
2015-07-08AL&R $11,750,000 — from FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,750,000
2013-03-26Agreement $7,500,000 — from FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $7,500,000
2013-03-26AL&R $7,500,000 — from FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $7,500,000
2012-12-31Deed $6,800,000 — from 38 FORT WASHINGTON LLC to FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC $6,800,000
2012-12-31Mortgage $3,750,000 — from FORT WASH CAPITAL LLC to 38 FORT WASHINGTON LLC $3,750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001202032
201806160527
2019717110019153
2020669033108
2021128570279
2022105580477
202348650784
202423350444
202500420749
202600880391
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The full timeline

Construction 72Enforcement 201Housing & tenants 2,123Ownership & money 35Health & systems 98

Every one of the 2,529 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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