1,054 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 315 311 service requests, 225 HPD housing violations, 198 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 18.9. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 56 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1988-11-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
94 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (64) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Derelict Vehicles (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Street Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (3).
$281,608 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (41) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 455 WASHINGTON AVE ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT GERSHON |
| Managing agent | C. GERSHON CO. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,531,000 | $1,588,950 |
| 2026 | $3,769,000 | $1,696,050 |
| 2027 | $3,541,000 | $1,593,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
| Subway | 181 St — A · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 181 St — M4 M98 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 180 St & Fort Washington Ave · 200 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.
455 Ft Washington Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
94 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by C. GERSHON CO. — 14 buildings, 535 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 University Place | MN | 92 | A |
| 454 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 83 | B |
| 110 Bank Street | MN | 61 | A |
| 2476 Broadway | MN | 57 | A |
| 1229 Avenue Y | BK | 55 | A |
| 360 Smith Street | BK | 48 | A |
| 455 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 461 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 34 | A |
| 309 West 55 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 311 West 55 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 766 9 Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 768 9 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 764 9 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 215 East 23 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $750,000 on 2021-01-13 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-13 | Agreement $9,500,000 — from 454 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 461 WASHINGT to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $9,500,000 | |
| 2021-01-13 | Mortgage $750,000 — from 461 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 454 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 455 WASHINGT to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $750,000 | |
| 2021-01-13 | AL&R $9,500,000 — from 461 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 454 WASHINGT to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $9,500,000 | |
| 2015-10-07 | Mortgage $1,088,905 — from 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $1,088,905 | |
| 2015-10-07 | Agreement $8,750,000 — from 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $8,750,000 | |
| 2015-10-07 | AL&R $8,750,000 — from 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $8,750,000 | |
| 2011-04-18 | Agreement $8,250,000 — from 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $8,250,000 | |
| 2011-04-18 | Mortgage $158,391 — from 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $158,391 | |
| 2006-02-16 | AL&R $2,617,271 — from 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $2,617,271 | |
| 2006-02-16 | Mortgage $2,617,271 — from 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $2,617,271 | |
| 2005-11-23 | Agreement $6,376,217 — from 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC, to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $6,376,217 | |
| 2002-12-23 | Mortgage $3,523,413 — from GERSHON, ROGER; 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $3,523,413 | |
| 1995-05-10 | Mortgage $456,642 — from 455 WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; GERSHON, ROGER to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $456,642 | |
| 1989-10-30 | Mortgage $310,500 — from 455 FORT WASHINGTONETAL to CITIBANK NA | $310,500 | |
| 1989-10-30 | Mortgage $275,000 — from 455 FORT WASHINGTONETAL to MANUFACTURERS & ETAL | $275,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 57 |
| 2018 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 29 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 39 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 43 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 97 |
Every one of the 1,054 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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