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427 Ft Washington Avenue

1,741Records
20City systems
29Open violations
53.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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1,741 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 625 HPD complaints, 472 311 service requests, 275 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1909
Floors6
Res. units53
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)427 REALTY LLC
BBL1021770150
BIN1064312

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 53.7. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations29 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1990-04-03.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

15
’23–24
13
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

95 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · Illegal Parking (10) · WATER LEAK (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).

Filed construction activity

$455,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (53)
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)427 Realty LLC
Head officerFlorence Edelstein
Managing agentEdel Family Management Corp
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,997,000 $2,698,650
2026$6,127,000 $2,757,150
2027$5,548,000 $2,496,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 — A · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 179 St — M4 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 180 St & Fort Washington Ave · 250 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

427 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

95 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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: $660,493 on 2022-06-28 (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
2022-06-28Mortgage $660,493 — from 427 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $660,493
2022-06-28Agreement $7,500,000 — from 427 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,500,000
2022-06-28AL&R $7,500,000 — from 427 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,500,000
2018-02-08Mortgage $1,756,635 — from 427 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,756,635
2018-02-08Agreement $7,500,000 — from 427 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,500,000
2018-02-08AL&R $7,500,000 — from 427 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,500,000
2013-07-08AL&R $6,375,000 — from 427 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,375,000
2013-07-08Mortgage $4,020,830 — from 427 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,020,830
2013-07-08Agreement $6,375,000 — from 427 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,375,000
2004-01-14Agreement $2,800,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 427 REALTY LLC $2,800,000
2004-01-14AL&R $2,800,000 — from 427 REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,800,000
1998-09-22Mortgage $509,124 — from 427 REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB $509,124
1994-08-04Mortgage $539,961 — from 427 REALTY COMPANY; 427 REALTY to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK $539,961
1986-01-17Mortgage $496,455 — from 427 REALTY CO to INTERCOUNTY MTGE CORP $496,455
1982-06-30Mortgage $130,000 — from 225 REALTY CO.; 427 REALTY CO. to HOSCHANDER, ELLIOT LEV; HOSCHANDER, ILANA RUTH; YALE BROKERAGE CORP.; HOSCHANDER, MARC M.; $130,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703630672
201821596328144
2019911470471
202043510702148
202115370346
2022008031295
202312580566
202411111012125
202500450348
202600250227
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 139Housing & tenants 1,407Ownership & money 48Health & systems 109

Every one of the 1,741 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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