The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.7. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-28.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Street Sign (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Curb Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$407,599 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1890)
Yes
Six or more residential units (11)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP.
Head officer
JEANNE BAUER
Managing agent
CFA MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered
2025-09-10
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,483,000
$1,567,350
2026
$3,168,000
$1,425,600
2027
$3,733,000
$1,679,850
The city's market estimate has risen
7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op
as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $567,238 a year
($43.40 per sq ft), operating expenses $162,852
($12.46 per sq ft), net operating income $404,386. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Subway
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 3 St — M55 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Sullivan St & Washington Sq · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
5 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on
2025-05-05 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative 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
2025-11-18
RPTT&RET $1,999,000 — from DOIG, PETER to KYLE, MICHAEL S
$1,999,000
2025-10-20
Sold for $1,999,000
$1,999,000
$181,727
2025-07-11
RPTT&RET $1,906,000 — from VARTIKER, JASON; CHRISTIAN, SARAH to FORD, KEVIN D; SHRIVER, TIMBRE L
$1,906,000
2025-06-27
Sold for $1,906,000
$1,906,000
$173,273
2025-05-05
AL&R $200,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
$200,000
2025-05-05
Mortgage $200,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
$200,000
2025-05-05
AL&R $425,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
$425,000
2025-05-05
Mortgage $425,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
$425,000
2023-10-23
RPTT&RET $915,000 — from LU, CARLOS T; LU, MONA C to PETRACCA, EUGENE
$915,000
2023-10-18
Sold for $915,000
$915,000
$83,182
2022-11-01
RPTT&RET $2,195,000 — from SUSAN MARION OFFIELD, AS TRUSTEE; SUSAN MARION OFFIELD TRUST DATED 2/10/20 to RATAN, RINI BANERJEE
$2,195,000
2022-10-20
Sold for $2,195,000
$2,195,000
$199,545
2019-06-19
RPTT&RET $1,750,000 — from ALLAN S. BOTTER, EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF ELEANOR G. FULCHER to MARMOR, MAX CALVIN; ASTRUP, MARGARET FAITH
$1,750,000
2019-06-11
Sold for $1,750,000
$1,750,000
$159,091
2019-01-08
RPTT&RET $1,625,000 — from MORRISON, PHILLIP to VARTIKAR MCCULLOUGH, SARAH T; VARTIKAR MCCULLOUGH, JASON R
$1,625,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
20
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
6
1
0
3
1
11
2018
1
2
4
1
2
10
2019
3
0
1
3
2
9
2020
0
0
3
0
1
4
2021
0
0
4
1
1
6
2022
0
0
10
2
2
14
2023
0
0
7
2
2
11
2024
0
0
5
0
3
8
2025
0
0
2
16
2
20
2026
0
0
0
0
2
2
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money. Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
2023-10-23RPTT&RET $915,000 — from LU, CARLOS T; LU, MONA C to PETRACCA, EUGENE$915,000
2023-10-18Sold for $915,000$915,000
2023-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-08311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-03-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-03-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-11-01RPTT&RET $2,195,000 — from SUSAN MARION OFFIELD, AS TRUSTEE; SUSAN MARION OFFIELD TRUST DATED 2/10/20 to RATAN, RINI BANERJEE$2,195,000
2019-06-19RPTT&RET $1,750,000 — from ALLAN S. BOTTER, EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF ELEANOR G. FULCHER to MARMOR, MAX CALVIN; ASTRUP, MARGARET FAITH$1,750,000
2019-06-11Sold for $1,750,000$1,750,000
2019-04-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-04-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-04-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-03-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-28HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 7th STORY
2019-01-11Boiler inspection
2019-01-08RPTT&RET $1,625,000 — from MORRISON, PHILLIP to VARTIKAR MCCULLOUGH, SARAH T; VARTIKAR MCCULLOUGH, JASON R$1,625,000
2018
2018-12-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-12-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2018-10-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-19Boiler inspection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-01-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2017
2017-09-06RPTT&RET $2,375,000 — from MORRISON, PHILLIP to DOIG, PETER$2,375,000
2017-08-22Sold for $2,375,000$2,375,000
2017-08-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-06-30Job filed: RENOVATION OF APARTMENT 8 ON THE FOURTH FLOOR. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND MECHANICAL WORK TO BE PERFORMED.$98,859
2017-05-26Job filed: RENOVATION OF APARTMENT 8 ON THE 4TH FLOOR. ARCHITECTURAL, PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL WORK. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$28,740
2017-03-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-06RPTT&RET $2,600,000 — from SCOTT, SUSANNA K to DOIG, PETER$2,600,000
2016
2016-11-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-11-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-11-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-11-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-11-09Job filed: THE WORK CALL FOR THE ALTERATION OF THE EXISTING APARTMENT INCLUDING: ADDITION OF A NEW POWDER ROOM. PROPOSED REMOVAL OF DEMISING WALL BETWEEN KITCHEN$140,000
2016-11-09Job filed: THE WORK CALL FOR THE ALTERATION OF THE EXISTING APARTMENT INCLUDING: ADDITION OF A NEW POWDER ROOM. PROPOSED REMOVAL OF DEMISING WALL BETWEEN KITCHEN$140,000
2016-10-25HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2016-05-11Sold for $2,600,000$2,600,000
2015
2015-06-10Mortgage satisfied — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
2015-06-10AALR — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
2015-06-10AALR — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
2015-06-10Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
2015-06-10AL&R $250,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$250,000
2015-06-10Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
2015-06-10AL&R $500,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$500,000
2015-06-10Mortgage $500,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$500,000
2015-06-10TL&R — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2015-06-10Mortgage satisfied — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2015-06-10TL&R — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
2015-06-10Mortgage $250,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$250,000
2015-04-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2014
2014-10-08Job filed: DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD BEARING WALLS. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2014-10-08Job filed: RELOCATION OF NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS. NEW KITCHEN CABINETS, RELOCATION OF BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FIXTURES ON THE 1ST FLOOR, $115,850
2014-10-08Job filed: RELOCATION OF NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS. NEW KITCHEN CABINETS, RELOCATION OF BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FIXTURES ON THE 1ST FLOOR, $115,850
2014-10-08Job filed: DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD BEARING WALLS. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2014-01-24Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2014-01-24AALR — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2013
2013-09-24RPTT&RET $1,879,000 — from MILFORD, NANCY W to OFFIELD, SUSAN MARION; OFFIELD, PAXSON H$1,879,000
2013-05-31RPTT&RET $629,000 — from SWENSON, ERIK J to LU, MONA C; LU, CARLOS T$629,000
2012
2012-11-28311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Vehicular (AA4)
2012-11-28311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2012-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-10-11RPTT&RET $1,400,000 — from WALL, CARA MAITLAND to HARDY, PENELOPE$1,400,000
2011-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010
2010-09-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-07-22Job filed: FACADE RESTORATION AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY, USE, EGRESS OR BULK.$50,000
2010-07-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-07-07Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED PER ATTACHED DRAWINGS INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-74-SM, LL-33/91, CHAPTER 33, SECTION 3307 OF 2008 NYC BC AND TPPN#9/9
2010-07-07Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED PER ATTACHED DRAWINGS INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-74-SM, LL-33/91, CHAPTER 33, SECTION 3307 OF 2008 NYC BC AND TPPN#9/9
2010-04-21311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2010-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-08-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-03Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR UNDERPINNING AND TIE-BACK OF EXISTING FOUNDATION TO ACCOMMODATE ADJACENT BUILDING (133-139 MACDOUGAL STREET) RECONSTRUCTION AS I$177,000
2009-03-25RPTT&RET — from FULCHER, ELEANOR L; THE ESTATE OF CLAIRE BOCHICCHIO to FULCHER, ELEANOR L
2009-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-01-14Job filed: PARTY WALL BRACING FOR DEMOLITION.$65,000
2006
2006-03-28Mortgage assigned — from NCB, FSB to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE
2006-03-28AALR — from NCB, FSB to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-19RPTT&RET $469,000 — from COHAN, MATTHEW to SWENSON, ERIK J$469,000
2005-08-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-08-04Job filed: REMOVE (1) EXISTING 2000 GALLON #2 OIL AND INSTALL (1) 2000 GALLON OIL TANK. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION$20,000
2005-07-22Mortgage satisfied — from 39-1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP to CITIBANK, N.A.
2005-06-13AL&R $100,000 — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP.$100,000
2005-06-13Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to NCB, FSB
2005-06-13AL&R $200,000 — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP.$200,000
2005-06-13Mortgage $200,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$200,000
2005-06-13Mortgage $100,000 — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQUARE CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$100,000
2005-06-13AALR — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to NCB, FSB
2004
2004-12-20RPTT&RET $915,000 — from GLAZER, KATE T; MOORE, KATE B to CARFRAE, MALCOLM$915,000
2004-08-18RPTT $688,700 — from BURKE LEE, JOSEPHINE to MORRISON, PHILLIP$688,700
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-12-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-05Job filed: BOILER AND BURNER REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
1986
1986-04-07Agreement — from 39-1/2 WASHINGTON SQCP to CITIBANK N A
1986-02-25Mortgage satisfied — from 39-1/2 WASHINGTON SQR CP to CITIBANK, N.A.
1983
1983-09-23Mortgage satisfied — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQ. CP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBK
1983-07-15Mortgage satisfied — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQ. CP to WASHINGTON VEIW, INC.
1983-07-14Mortgage $435,000 — from 39-1/2 WASHINGTON ETC. to CITIBANK, N.A.$435,000
1979
1979-07-12Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON VIEW INC to BACIGALUPO, ROCCA
1979-05-24Mortgage — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQCRP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1979-05-24Deed — from WASHINGTON VIEW INC to 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQCRP
1979-05-24Mortgage — from 39 1/2 WASHINGTON SQCRP to WASHINGTON VIEW INC