488 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 202 311 service requests, 71 HPD complaints, 61 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 32.5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (41) · Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (8) · WATER LEAK (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · ELECTRIC (3).
$462,064 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC |
| Head officer | AVRAHAM GARBO |
| Managing agent | YHT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,754,000 | $1,239,300 |
| 2026 | $2,940,000 | $1,323,000 |
| 2027 | $5,781,000 | $2,601,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 110% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Washington Av — B25 B26 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fulton St & Waverly Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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.
489 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 |
80 311 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 YHT MANAGEMENT — 82 buildings, 618 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B29 · C18 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 82 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,950,000 on 2019-05-20 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank, Sla). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-20 | Mortgage $2,950,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $2,950,000 | |
| 2019-05-20 | Agreement $9,400,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $9,400,000 | |
| 2019-05-20 | AL&R $9,400,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $9,400,000 | |
| 2018-11-27 | AL&R $700,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC | $700,000 | |
| 2018-11-27 | Mortgage $700,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC | $700,000 | |
| 2017-07-31 | Agreement $2,750,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC | $2,750,000 | |
| 2017-07-31 | AL&R $2,750,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC | $2,750,000 | |
| 2017-07-31 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2017-07-31 | Mortgage $850,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC | $850,000 | |
| 2017-07-31 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2017-07-31 | Mortgage $600,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2015-12-29 | AL&R $1,900,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to 489 WASHINGTON FUNDING L.P. | $1,900,000 | |
| 2015-12-29 | Mortgage $1,900,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to 489 WASHINGTON FUNDING L.P. | $1,900,000 | |
| 2015-12-29 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to 489 WASHINGTON FUNDING L.P. | $2,400,000 | |
| 2015-12-29 | Mortgage $2,400,000 — from WASHINGTON RESIDENCE LLC to 489 WASHINGTON FUNDING L.P. | $2,400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 2018 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 61 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 59 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
Every one of the 488 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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