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518 Ft Washington Avenue

761Records
20City systems
9Open violations
69.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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761 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 273 311 service requests, 171 HPD complaints, 136 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units47
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)RUSSELY CO INC
BBL1021800025
BIN1064391

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 69.9. 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 violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
8
’25–26

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

$3,200 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PLUMBING (4).

Filed construction activity

$80,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (47)
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)RUSSLEY COMPANY, INC.
Head officerJAMES VANCE
Managing agentROBERT E. HILL, INC.
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,878,000 $1,295,100
2026$2,996,000 $1,348,200
2027$3,153,000 $1,418,850

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
181 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 183 St — M4 M98 · 100 ft
Citi BikeFort Washington Ave & W 183 St · 200 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.

Report a problem to 311

518 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

53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 ROBERT E. HILL, INC. — 35 buildings, 2,299 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
25 Knolls Crescent BX252 A
60 Knolls Crescent BX240 A
3850 Sedgwick Avenue BX122 A
3388 Wayne Avenue BX104 B
3635 Johnson Avenue BX82 A
3515 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX79 A
255 Fieldston Terrace BX76 A
620 West 239 Street BX76 A
315 West 232 Street BX72 A
75 West 238 Street BX72 A
2530 Independence Avenue BX69 A
2465 Palisade Avenue BX69 A
251 Seaman Avenue MN67 A
60 Cooper Street MN61 A
3030 Johnson Avenue BX60 A
2390 Palisade Avenue BX60 A
3206 Fairfield Avenue BX56 A
190 E Mosholu Parkway S BX55 B
2711 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX51 A
91 Van Cortlandt Ave E BX50 A
3720 Independence Avenue BX49 A
518 Ft Washington Avenue MN47 B
3810 Greystone Avenue BX44 A
645 West 239 Street BX43 A
6291 Broadway BX42 A
528 West 111 Street MN41 A
241 West 108 Street MN40 A
532 West 111 Street MN40 A
1028 Amsterdam Avenue MN38 A
239 West 108 Street MN37 A
510 Kappock Street BX34 A
3220 Arlington Avenue BX26 A
3816 Waldo Avenue BX24 A
562 West 190 Street MN21 C
2057960152 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2026-08-28 (lender: Arion Fund, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-28Mortgage $400,000 — from 518 PARTNERS LLC to ARION FUND, LLC $400,000
2026-08-28Agreement $2,450,000 — from 518 PARTNERS LLC to ARION FUND, LLC $2,450,000
2026-08-28Mortgage $1,712,280 — from 518 PARTNERS LLC to ARION FUND, LLC $1,712,280
2026-08-28Deed $3,700,000 — from RUSSLEY CO. INC. to 518 PARTNERS LLC $3,700,000
2026-07-09Sold for $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $78,723
2014-01-28Mortgage $1,000,000 — from RUSSLEY CO., INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017017019
201870260235
201911200325
202012150220
202116340142
202203560261
202333160325
202415160325
202523830492
202616256139
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 608Ownership & money 10Health & systems 36

Every one of the 761 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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