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226 Ft Washington Avenue

2,229Records
18City systems
75Open violations
154.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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2,229 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 733 HPD complaints, 667 311 service requests, 457 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1916
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)NAMDAR 651 W 169 LLC
BBL1021380132
BIN1063385

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 154.5. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations75 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-30.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

42 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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21
’25–26

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

$32,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

122 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · Illegal Parking (19) · GENERAL (15) · Noise (14) · Elevator (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6).

Filed construction activity

$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)David Goldwasser
Managing agentBrian Dulitz
Last registered2024-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,910,000 $1,309,500
2026$2,653,000 $1,193,850
2027$2,761,000 $1,242,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SubwaySandwichesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Worker Hygiene, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 170 St — M4 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 168 St & Fort Washington Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights
Middle: 319, 324. 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

226 Ft Washington Avenue

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

122 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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: $3,080,000 on 2020-03-17 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-15Agreement $2,725,000 — from 651 W 169 BH LLC; NAMDAR 651 W 169 LLC to NORTHEAST BANK $2,725,000
2025-09-15AL&R $2,725,000 — from 651 W 169 BH LLC; NAMDAR 651 W 169 LLC to NORTHEAST BANK $2,725,000
2025-09-15Deed $5,000,000 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP to 651 W 169 BH LLC; NAMDAR 651 W 169 LLC $5,000,000
2025-07-28Sold for $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $227,273
2021-07-13CMTG $1,550,000 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP to ERIC GOLDFINE SERPT; GOLDFINE, TRUSTEE, ERIC $1,550,000
2021-07-13AL&R $1,550,000 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP to ERIC GOLDFINE SERPT; GOLDFINE, TRUSTEE, ERIC $1,550,000
2020-03-17Mortgage $3,080,000 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,080,000
2020-03-17Agreement $4,000,000 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2020-03-17AL&R $4,000,000 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2020-01-03Mortgage $220,000 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP. to AM FEURMAN LLC $220,000
2019-08-30Mortgage $700,000 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP. to AM FEURMAN LLC, AS NOMINEE $700,000
1989-09-22Mortgage $203,242 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP to COHOES SAVING BANK $203,242
1986-02-05Mortgage $67,296 — from PANZER BUILDING CORP. to COHOES SAVINGS BANK $67,296

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170781054142
201823101028134
2019027221591
202002836394
202100214429
202202212429
202305370749
202409570369
202502208838
202601214302157
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 114Housing & tenants 1,887Ownership & money 32Health & systems 169

Every one of the 2,229 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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