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271 Ft Washington Avenue

1,872Records
18City systems
120Open violations
132.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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1,872 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 727 HPD complaints, 668 311 service requests, 278 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1917
Floors5
Res. units42
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)271 FT WASHINGTON LLC
BBL1021390200
BIN1063421

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 132.5. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations120 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 76 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1985-06-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

248 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 30 · winter 2024–25: 84 · winter 2025–26: 134). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
84
’24–25
134
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

236 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (123) · Noise (29) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · WATER LEAK (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Illegal Parking (7).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 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 (1917)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)271 FT. WASHINGTON LLC
Head officerKENNETH YUSTMAN
Managing agentWEISS REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,396,000 $1,078,200
2026$2,164,000 $973,800
2027$2,156,000 $970,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway175 St — A · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
168 St — 1 A C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 172 St — M4 · 100 ft
Citi BikeFort Washington Ave & W 173 St · 400 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

271 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

236 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 123 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 WEISS REALTY LLC — 11 buildings, 553 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3120 Buhre Avenue BX80 B
225 E Mosholu Parkway N BX69 A
2900 St Theresa Avenue BX54 B
2916 St Theresa Avenue BX49 B
265 Cabrini Boulevard MN49 A
200 Bennett Avenue MN49 A
36 West Gun Hill Road BX45 B
645 East 182 Street BX44 B
271 Ft Washington Avenue MN42 B
42 Thayer Street MN36 B
47 Arden Street MN36 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $77,139 on 2021-04-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-14Agreement $2,770,000 — from 271 FT WASHINGTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $2,770,000
2021-04-14Mortgage $77,139 — from 271 FT WASHINGTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $77,139
2016-03-11Agreement $3,000,000 — from 271 FT WASHINGTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2016-03-11Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 271 FT WASHINGTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2016-03-11Mortgage $1,155,378 — from 271 FT WASHINGTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,155,378
2012-03-19Agreement $2,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 271 FT WASHINGTON LLC $2,000,000
2012-03-19Mortgage $663,676 — from 271 FT WASHINGTON LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $663,676
2005-05-12Mortgage $1,500,000 — from JOREMI ENTERPRISES, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703450351
201802910699
201928370451
202000390241
202104118212136
202200690675
20230211906127
20240511603124
20250016406170
20260023102233
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 1,699Ownership & money 24Health & systems 64

Every one of the 1,872 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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