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60 Sherman Avenue

2,454Records
20City systems
75Open violations
79.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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2,454 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,257 311 service requests, 466 HPD complaints, 350 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units75
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)THAYER REALTY LLC
BBL1021750080
BIN1064235

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 79.9. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations75 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1989-09-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

56 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
8
’24–25
28
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

231 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (91) · HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · PLUMBING (13) · Illegal Parking (12).

Filed construction activity

$363,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (75)
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)THAYER REALTY LLC
Head officerFLORENCE EDELSTEIN
Managing agentEDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,344,000 $3,754,800
2026$9,073,000 $4,082,850
2027$7,054,000 $3,174,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, 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)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chicken RanchChickenA—
Cici's KitchenLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayDyckman St — A · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Dyckman St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Dyckman St / Sherman Av — M100 BxM1 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSherman Ave & Thayer St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 18, 98, 278
Middle: Middle School 322. 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

60 Sherman 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

231 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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 EDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP — 25 buildings, 1,487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B10 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
118 Ft Washington Avenue MN115 C
10 Hillside Avenue MN101 B
179 Bennett Avenue MN94 A
124 Ft George Avenue MN79 B
1675 Grand Concourse BX78 B
60 Sherman Avenue MN75 B
6555 Broadway BX73 A
10 Cooper Street MN73 A
162 West 54 Street MN72 A
815 West 181 Street MN69 B
1781 Riverside Drive MN69 A
801 West 181 Street MN67 A
145 West 71 Street MN64 A
95 West 195 Street BX61 C
4079 Broadway MN54 B
427 Ft Washington Avenue MN53 B
119 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
25 Cooper Street MN43 A
34 Bogardus Place MN41 A
133 West 71 Street MN36 A
610 West 173 Street MN36 A
209 Bennett Avenue MN30 A
650 West 173 Street MN30 B
316 West 94 Street MN24 B
2209 Coney Island Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,338,019 on 2018-07-13 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-14Agreement $9,300,000 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $9,300,000
2024-03-14AL&R $9,300,000 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $9,300,000
2018-07-13Agreement $12,000,000 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,000,000
2018-07-13AL&R $12,000,000 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,000,000
2018-07-13Mortgage $5,338,020 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,338,020
2014-05-29Mortgage $491,422 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $491,422
2014-05-29Agreement $7,300,000 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,300,000
2011-05-09Agreement $7,200,000 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,200,000
2011-05-09AL&R $7,200,000 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,200,000
2011-05-09Mortgage $2,944,752 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,944,752
2005-02-11Mortgage $3,184,288 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $3,184,288
2005-02-11Agreement $4,825,000 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $4,825,000
1995-12-18Mortgage $485,074 — from THAYER REALTY LLC to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $485,074
1986-01-17Mortgage $1,274,903 — from THAYER REALTY CO. to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CORP. $1,274,903

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201748127036175
20180481319107
2019926401287
20202512704138
202105125010140
20220311504122
20230214805155
20240119456206
20250311604123
202624120014140
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 99Housing & tenants 2,109Ownership & money 44Health & systems 152

Every one of the 2,454 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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