The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10011, 68% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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: Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Noise (1) · Drug Activity (1) · Non (1).
Filed construction activity
$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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 (1839)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
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)
78 WASHINGTON PL LLC
Head officer
NATHANIEL J RAHAV
Managing agent
CHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC
Last registered
2025-07-24
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
$1,935,000
$870,750
2026
$1,812,000
$815,400
2027
$1,858,000
$836,100
The city's market estimate has fallen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Waverly Pl — M55 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Washington Pl & 6 Ave · 200 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: $6,395,324 on
2022-06-27 (lender: Signautre Bank), covering 12 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-06-27
AL&R $27,000,000 — from PR 15 LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; PR29 LLC; PR30, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; CHELSEA 251 LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK
$27,000,000
2022-06-27
Agreement $27,000,000 — from CHELSEA 140 LLC; PR30, LLC; PR29 LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; PR 15 LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK
$27,000,000
2022-06-27
Mortgage $6,395,324 — from PR 15 LLC; PR30, LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA 140 LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR29 LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK
$6,395,324
2013-07-08
Mortgage $13,063,224 — from CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA 251, LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR 15 L to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
$13,063,224
2013-07-08
AL&R $24,900,000 — from CHELSEA 251, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; PR 15 LLC; CHELSEA 140, L to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
$24,900,000
2013-07-08
Agreement $24,900,000 — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; CHELSEA 251, LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
$24,900,000
2005-06-09
Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC to CITIBANK, N.A.
$1,300,000
2005-06-09
AL&R $1,300,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC
$1,300,000
1997-09-26
Mortgage $85,000 — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACECO. to FERST, NATHAN M.
$85,000
1989-03-09
Mortgage $250,000 — from PHAB REALTY CO to AMALGAMATED BK/NY
$250,000
Ten-year activity
50250
21
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
13
4
0
1
21
2018
1
0
4
0
2
7
2019
0
0
1
0
2
3
2020
0
0
1
0
1
2
2021
0
1
11
0
3
15
2022
0
0
1
5
4
10
2023
2
0
5
0
3
10
2024
0
0
2
2
3
7
2025
0
0
4
0
1
5
2026
0
0
0
0
2
2
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2024-10-02AALR — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, A; SIGNATURE BANK; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A. to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-10-02Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, A; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A. to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2023-08-17311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2023-08-06311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-07-17Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-07-06311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-06-27Job filed: ELIMINATE ALL GAS METERS, PIPING AND RISERS IN CEL. NO GAS SERVICE IN THIS BUILDING. JOB FILED TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL LAW 152.$1,000
2023-06-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022
2022-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-27Boiler inspection
2022-06-27Mortgage assigned — from WELLS FARGO BANK to SIGNAUTRE BANK
2022-06-27AL&R $27,000,000 — from PR 15 LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; PR29 LLC; PR30, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; CHELSEA 251 LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK$27,000,000
2022-06-27Agreement $27,000,000 — from CHELSEA 140 LLC; PR30, LLC; PR29 LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; PR 15 LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK$27,000,000
2022-06-27Mortgage $6,395,324 — from PR 15 LLC; PR30, LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA 140 LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR29 LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK$6,395,324
2022-06-27TL&R — from WELLS FARGO BANK to 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; PRO30, LLC; PR29 LLC; CHELSEA 251 LLC; CHELLSEA
2022-02-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-01-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-01-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-16311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-09-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-07-20311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2021-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2021-07-08Boiler inspection
2021-06-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-08-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2017-08-08DOB complaint, category ?
2017-08-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-06-14311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2017-05-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2017-04-19DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-04-19DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-04-19DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-04-19DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-04-19DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-03-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2017-01-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE.COMPLIANT MANNER NO FIRE STOPPING PERBC712.3-27-345 FIRE STOPPING MISSING/NONE IN VARIOUS LOCATIO
2017-01-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/OUT A PERMIT.NOTED:AT 1ST FLR APT 14 & 15 ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS CREATING ROOMS INSTALLED WATER AND WASTE LINES FOR
2017-01-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER NOTED AT APTS/FURNISHED ROOMS 14,15 & 4F SPRINKLER HEADS MOVED/BLOCKED RELOC
2017-01-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY.NOTED:STAIR ACCESS/EXIT TO AND FROM BASEMENT AND 1ST FL OBSTRUCTED/BLOCKED BUCKETS
2017-01-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CARD#77780 INDICATES PREMISES LEGALLY APPROVED MULTI DWELLING FURNISHED ROOMS ILLEGAL OC
2017-01-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID C OF O AS PER 28-118.3.1-28-118.3.2 NOTED:ALT 1 #103687583 APPROVED 1/20/04 AT T
2015-10-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV#35120155Z ISSUED ON 02/25/15 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION$6,000
2015-08-11Job filed: TO REMOVE STEEL BEAMS & DECK TO RETURN TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ECB VIOLATION #35120155Z NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$1,000
2015-07-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV#35120155Z ISSUED ON 2/25/15 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-2$2,430
2015-05-20DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2015-02-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2015-02-25DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: WORKERS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS ERECTED ON ROOF TOP (IN POCKETS ON $1,600
2014
2014-09-19311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2013
2013-09-09Mortgage assigned — from STARWOOD MORTGAGE FUNDING II LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
2013-09-09AALR — from STARWOOD MORTGAGE FUNDING II LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
2013-07-08AALR — from ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE FUNDING II LLC
2013-07-08Mortgage $13,063,224 — from CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA 251, LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR 15 L to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC$13,063,224
2013-07-08Mortgage assigned — from ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE FUNDING II LLC
2013-07-08AL&R $24,900,000 — from CHELSEA 251, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; PR 15 LLC; CHELSEA 140, L to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC$24,900,000
2013-07-08Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
2013-07-08Agreement $24,900,000 — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; CHELSEA 251, LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC$24,900,000
2012
2012-05-23Job filed: TO INSTALL STRUCTURAL STEEL SUPPORTS FOR THE DECK, AS FILED FOR IN APPLICATION ALT #120890624. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$22,000
2012-05-23Job filed: TO INSTALL STRUCTURAL STEEL SUPPORTS FOR THE DECK, AS FILED FOR IN APPLICATION ALT #120890624. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$22,000
2012-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
2012-03-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION W/DEPT OF BLDGS. ECB VIOLATION #34937609Y ISSUED 1$800
2012-02-13DOB violation LANDMK:
2012-02-13DOB violation LANDMK:
2012-02-13DOB violation LANDMK:
2012-02-08DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011
2011-11-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:@ TIME OF INSPEC.A WOOD FRAMED DECK W/COMPOSITE WOOD DECKING MATERIAL HAS BEEN BUILT ON COMBUSTIBLE R$1,600
2011-11-12311: Miscellaneous Categories — FDNY Referral - Pilot
2011-11-12DOB complaint, category ?
2011-11-09Job filed: TO INSTALL A ROOF AND DECK WITH RAILING TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTIN G ROOFDECK AT 80 WASHINGON PLACE. REVISED PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$28,505
2011-04-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2011-04-04311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2005-08-12Job filed: COMBINE TWO ROOMING UNITS INTO ONEUNIT ON 2nd FLOOR AS PER ATTACHED PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY,EGRESS.$12,000
2005-08-12Job filed: COMBINE TWO ROOMING UNITS INTO ONEUNIT ON 2nd FLOOR AS PER ATTACHED PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY,EGRESS.$12,000
2005-08-03DOB violation LANDMK:
2005-06-09Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC to CITIBANK, N.A.$1,300,000
2005-06-09AL&R $1,300,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC$1,300,000
2004
2004-05-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-01-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-01-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-01-20Job filed: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TO CONVERT EXISTING ROOMING UNITS ON 4TH FLOOR TO CLASS 'A' APARTMENTS$57,000
2004-01-20Job filed: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TO CONVERT EXISTING ROOMING UNITS ON 4TH FLOOR TO CLASS "A" APARTMENTS$57,000
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2002
2002-12-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-12-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-12-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-12-04Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF BOILER AND OIL BURNER AND INSTALLATION OF ONE ADDITIONAL 275 GALLON OIL TANK (NYC BOILER NO. 27134-01). NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-10-08Mortgage satisfied — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACECO. to FERST, NATHAN M.
1999-10-08Deed — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACECO. to 78 WASHINGTON PLACE,LLC
1999-04-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: BATHROOM INSTALLED IN 5TH STORY, CENTER NORTH ROOM. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT OR RESTORE TO PRI$250
1999-01-20ATL — from NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-03-12AMTL — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; BANK OF NEW YORK
1997
1997-09-26Mortgage $85,000 — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACECO. to FERST, NATHAN M.$85,000
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-08-07TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1997-06-18TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK
1996-06-12TLS — from BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK
1994
1994-06-13DOB violation LANDMRK:
1994-06-13DOB violation LANDMK:
1994-05-13Deed — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACECORP. to 78 WASHINGTON PLACECO.
1994-05-09Deed — from EVENS, LESTER REF; PHAB REALTY CO. DEF; SHEMIN, AMY A. DEF; SHEMIN, PAUL S. DEF; SHEMIN, B to 78 WASHINGTON PLACECORP.
1989
1989-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from SHEMIN, PAUL S. to BRETT, IAN
1989-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from MANLAND RLTY INC; 78 WASHINGTON CORP to ROSSANO, SALVATORE; MANLAND RLTY INC
1989-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from BRETT, IAN to 78 WASHINGTON ASSOC
1989-03-09Mortgage $250,000 — from PHAB REALTY CO to AMALGAMATED BK/NY$250,000
1980
1980-06-12Deed — from SHEMIN, PAUL S to PHAB REALTY CO
1980-02-27Mortgage — from SHEMIN, PAUL S to BRETT, IAN
1980-02-27Deed — from BRETT, IAN to SHEMIN, PAUL S
1978
1978-07-27Deed — from 78 WASHINGTON ASSOCIATES to BARMEL NOMINEE CORP
1978-07-27Deed — from 78 WASHINGTON ASSOCIATES to BRETT, IAN
1978-07-27Mortgage — from BRETT, IAN to 78 WASHINGTON ASSOCIATE
1978-07-27Agreement — from BARMEL NOMINEE CORP to BENJAMIN-ADELE ROBERTS; MOHICAN PRS PFT SHGTRST
1978-07-27Deed — from BARMEL NOMINEE CORP to 78 WASHINGTON ASSOCIATES
1977
1977-12-09Deed — from BRODSKY, PHILIP C; ROBERTS, BENJAMIN C; WIESENBERG, MARTIN D; WARREN, ALBERT; SKLAR, SAM to 78 WASHINGTON ASSOCIATES
1977-12-09Deed — from 78 WASHINGTON CORP to BRODSKY, PHILIP C; SKLAR, SAM; WIESENBERG, MARTIN D; ROBERTS, BENJAMIN C; WARREN, ALBERT
1977-03-25Agreement — from 78 WASHINGTON CORP to BENJAMIN-ADELE ROBERTS; MOHICAN PRS PFT SHGTRST
1977-03-22Mortgage assigned — from SCHOENBACH, FRANCESR to MOHICAN PRS PFT SHGTRST
1974
1974-02-07Agreement — from 78 WASHINGTON CORP to MOHICAN PRS PFT SHRGTRS; BENJAMIN ADELE ROBERTS C; SCHOENBACH, FRANCESR
1974-02-07Mortgage assigned — from SCHOENBACH, FRANCISR; BENJAMIN ADELE ROBERT CO to MOHICAN PRS PFT SHRGTRS
1974-01-15Mortgage assigned — from ROSSANO, SALVATORE to SCHOENBACH, FRANCESR; BENJAMIN-ADELE ROBERTS; MOHICAN PRESS PRFT TRUST
1969
1969-08-28Mortgage assigned — from 344 WEST 28TH ST CORP; NAT-PHIL HOLDNG CORPFKA to ROBERT, BENJAMIN C