732 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 310 311 service requests, 159 HPD complaints, 55 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 50. 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 | 22 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
130 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Illegal Parking (24) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Animal (13) · ELECTRIC (8) · Indoor Air Quality (6).
$252,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (47) |
| 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) | 499 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | BRIAN MCCARTHY |
| Managing agent | SAMSON MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,540,000 | $2,943,000 |
| 2026 | $6,604,000 | $2,971,800 |
| 2027 | $5,855,000 | $2,634,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 53/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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.
| Subway | 181 St — A · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 183 St — M4 M98 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fort Washington Ave & W 183 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs Middle: P.S./I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs. 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.
499 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 |
130 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 SAMSON MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 1,422 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 700 Victory Boulevard | SI | 228 | C |
| 144-67 41 Avenue | QN | 208 | B |
| 15 Park Avenue | MN | 100 | A |
| 51-15 Van Kleeck Street | QN | 88 | B |
| 610 Victory Boulevard | SI | 72 | A |
| 299 St Marks Place | SI | 70 | C |
| 94-01 64 Road | QN | 66 | A |
| 156 Front Street | MN | 63 | B |
| 101-01 Booth Street | QN | 62 | A |
| 650 Victory Boulevard | SI | 61 | B |
| 630 Victory Boulevard | SI | 60 | B |
| 47-50 41 Street | QN | 60 | A |
| 220 West 93 Street | MN | 58 | A |
| 3555 Oxford Avenue | BX | 57 | A |
| 45-54 41 Street | QN | 49 | A |
| 499 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 47 | B |
| 203 West 94 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 317 West 89 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 120 Liberty Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 54 Pine Street | MN | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $354,722 on 2021-04-21 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-21 | AL&R $8,750,000 — from 499 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,750,000 | |
| 2021-04-21 | Mortgage $354,723 — from 499 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $354,723 | |
| 2021-04-21 | Agreement $8,750,000 — from 499 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,750,000 | |
| 2015-11-02 | Agreement $8,800,000 — from 499 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,800,000 | |
| 2015-11-02 | Mortgage $2,721,224 — from 499 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,721,224 | |
| 2011-12-14 | Agreement $6,300,000 — from 499 FORT WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2007-09-04 | Mortgage $2,800,000 — from 499 FT. WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 2007-09-04 | Agreement $6,300,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 499 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.L | $6,300,000 | |
| 2007-09-04 | AL&R $6,300,000 — from 499 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2002-12-02 | Mortgage $1,712,335 — from 499 FT. WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LL to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,712,335 | |
| 1998-10-16 | Mortgage $752,766 — from 499 FT. WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $752,766 | |
| 1995-03-13 | Mortgage $229,948 — from 499 FT. WASHINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES to NORTH FORK BANK | $229,948 | |
| 1990-02-22 | Mortgage $497,484 — from 499 FT WASHINGTON ASSOC to REILLY MTGE GROUP INC | $497,484 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 29 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 45 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 0 | 8 | 152 |
Every one of the 732 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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