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245 Wadsworth Avenue

4,209Records
19City systems
63Open violations
83.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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4,209 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,020 HPD complaints, 1,062 311 service requests, 561 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units131
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC
BBL1021660033
BIN1063968

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 83.6. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations63 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1999-02-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

180 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 126). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
38
’24–25
126
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

328 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (96) · HEAT/HOT WATER (87) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (29) · APPLIANCE (24) · PLUMBING (18) · GENERAL (13).

Filed construction activity

$65,533 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (131)
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)PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC
Head officerNATHANIEL RAHAV
Managing agentCHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC
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$10,728,000 $4,827,600
2026$9,993,000 $4,496,850
2027$8,242,000 $3,708,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 77/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway181 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
181 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 187 St — M3 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek
Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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

245 Wadsworth 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

328 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 87 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 CHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC — 32 buildings, 1,040 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
245 Wadsworth Avenue MN131 C
78 7 Avenue MN112 A
312 West 93 Street MN109 B
351 West 44 Street MN79 A
360 West 45 Street MN76 A
231 West 25 Street MN69 A
131 West 15 Street MN34 A
559 West 188 Street MN32 B
565 West 188 Street MN30 A
315 West 14 Street MN30 A
251 West 15 Street MN29 A
351 West 29 Street MN27 A
317 West 30 Street MN26 A
562 West 189 Street MN23 A
139 West 14 Street MN23 A
78 West Washington Plce MN20 A
325 West 30 Street MN20 A
321 West 30 Street MN20 A
140 West 15 Street MN20 A
188 Wadsworth Avenue MN20 B
190 Wadsworth Avenue MN20 A
315 West 30 Street MN16 A
147 West 14 Street MN15 A
319 West 30 Street MN12 A
151 East 38 Street MN11 A
145 West 14 Street MN8 A
149 West 14 Street MN8 A
139 West 15 Street MN8 A
137 West 15 Street MN7 A
141 West 15 Street MN5 B
307 West 93 Street MN0 —
341 West 30 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $911,432 on 2019-06-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-06-12Mortgage $911,432 — from PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $911,432
2019-06-12Agreement $15,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC $15,200,000
2014-06-25Mortgage $6,137,127 — from PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,137,127
2014-06-25Agreement $16,000,000 — from PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $16,000,000
2011-06-30Agreement $4,725,000 — from 13515 REALTY LLC; PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC to NAHUM, YARON $4,725,000
2010-11-30Mortgage $450,408 — from PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $450,408
2010-11-30AL&R $10,500,000 — from PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,500,000
2010-11-30Agreement $10,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC $10,500,000
2008-02-05Agreement $10,400,000 — from PR WADSWORTH LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $10,400,000
2008-02-05Agreement $5,100,966 — from PR WADSWORTH LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $5,100,966
2008-02-05Mortgage $5,299,034 — from PR WADSWORTH LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $5,299,034
2008-01-25Deed $18,500,000 — from LERON REALTY LLC to PR 247 WADSWORTH LLC $18,500,000
2007-11-19Mortgage $4,725,000 — from ACPO REALTY CORP.; KINGSLEY HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LP; LENOR REALTY ASSOCIATES LP; LERON REALT to YARON NAHUM $4,725,000
2003-08-07M&CON $2,101,548 — from LERON REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,101,548
2003-08-07AL&R $5,500,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to LERON REALTY LLC $5,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170310401108
20180212602130
20190111342120
20200512302130
20210014003143
202201480453
20232810302115
20244420008216
20251131006318
20260418503192
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 301Housing & tenants 3,736Ownership & money 71Health & systems 50

Every one of the 4,209 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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