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720 Ft Washington Avenue

1,119Records
18City systems
9Open violations
0.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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1,119 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 410 311 service requests, 273 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 86 DOF property sales.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units150
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)720-730 FT WASHINGTON
BBL1021800614
BIN1064475

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.4. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-12-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (49) · Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (11) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Air Quality (3).

Filed construction activity

$3,085,286 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (150)
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)720-730 FORT WASHINGTON AVE OWNERS CORP
Head officerPERRY SPIRO
Managing agentGUMLEY HAFT
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$22,413,000 $10,085,850
2026$25,644,000 $11,539,800
2027$26,116,000 $11,752,200

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $5,046,092 a year ($28.17 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,119,108 ($11.83 per sq ft), net operating income $2,926,984. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 98/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

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.

Getting around

Subway190 St — A · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
191 St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 190 St — M4 M98 · 300 ft
Citi BikeFort Washington Ave & W 190 St · 450 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

720 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

98 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 GUMLEY HAFT — 57 buildings, 3,982 units. Grades across the portfolio: A55 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75 Henry Street BK370 A
301 West 53 Street MN247 A
1776 2 Avenue MN221 A
1334 3 Avenue MN165 A
2211 Broadway MN151 B
720 Ft Washington Avenue MN150 A
524 East 72 Street MN146 A
1071 3 Avenue MN131 A
340 East 74 Street MN121 A
205 East 77 Street MN113 A
64-05 Yellowstone Blvd QN105 A
923 5 Avenue MN96 A
436 East 84 Street MN95 A
510 East 86 Street MN94 A
88 Lexington Avenue MN89 A
30 Main Street BK85 A
730 Ft Washington Avenue MN84 A
715 Park Avenue MN76 A
1150 5 Avenue MN74 A
1125 Park Avenue MN72 A
141 East 88 Street MN69 A
525 East 80 Street MN68 A
325 East 72 Street MN60 A
430 East 57 Street MN60 A
895 Lexington Avenue MN60 A
16 West 40 Street MN57 A
2 East End Avenue MN57 A
90 Lexington Avenue MN53 A
850 Park Avenue MN51 A
65 East 76 Street MN50 A
1255 5 Avenue MN49 A
700 Park Avenue MN48 A
10 East 70 Street MN46 A
61 East 86 Street MN42 A
830 Park Avenue MN38 A
893 Park Avenue MN37 A
1049 Park Avenue MN36 A
151 Central Park West MN36 A
4 East 70 Street MN36 A
321 West 55 Street MN36 A
53 East 66 Street MN31 A
79 Worth Street MN29 A
11 East 68 Street MN29 A
11 Beach Street MN27 A
1 Minetta Street MN24 A
97 Reade Street MN20 A
857 5 Avenue MN18 A
1045 5 Avenue MN18 A
840 Park Avenue MN18 A
529 East 88 Street MN18 A
1003 Lexington Avenue MN14 A
969 5 Avenue MN12 A
810 5 Avenue MN12 A
176 West 82 Street MN11 A
333 West 14 Street MN9 A
950 5 Avenue MN9 A
17 East 12 Street MN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2026-08-25 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-25Mortgage $18,200,000 — from 720-730 FORT WASHINGTON AVE. OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $18,200,000
2026-08-25AL&R $1,000,000 — from 720-730 FORT WASHINGTON AVE. OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,000,000
2026-08-25Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 720-730 FORT WASHINGTON AVE. OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,000,000
2026-08-25AL&R $18,200,000 — from 720-730 FORT WASHINGTON AVE. OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $18,200,000
2026-08-10RPTT&RET $900,000 — from HOLDEN, CYNTHIA M to CABALLERO, DANIEL; SANTOS-BISHOP, LAURA $900,000
2026-08-04Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $6,000
2026-04-09RPTT&RET $615,000 — from TAJIMI, YOKO to NOSSEL, ILANA; KOLAR, JORDAN $615,000
2026-03-25Sold for $615,000 $615,000 $4,100
2025-10-14RPTT&RET $995,000 — from TRB NO. 1 CORP. to PAPIANI, GIULIA; DONNIANNI, ROBERTO ANTONIO $995,000
2025-09-25Sold for $995,000 $995,000 $6,633
2025-06-16RPTT&RET $925,000 — from GIBSON, JOEL; GIBSON, NORA to GERTZ, JENNIFER; TALAMBIRAS, JOHN $925,000
2025-06-12RPTT&RET $450,000 — from MOONEN, SARAH NOCHENSON to BERRY, RYAN; TREVETHAN, IAN $450,000
2025-05-29Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $3,000
2025-05-06RPTT&RET $405,000 — from STERN, SHERYL S; STERN, EDWARD A to TAJIMI, YOKO $405,000
2025-04-21Sold for $405,000 $405,000 $2,700

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
84
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017522122252
2018893032584
2019233012249
2020914215370
2021315022278
2022714525482
202321429458
2024224715571
202531714328
2026523121261
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The full timeline

Construction 113Enforcement 83Housing & tenants 520Ownership & money 359Health & systems 44

Every one of the 1,119 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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