481 Ft Washington Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10033

62 Units

Built in 1936

6 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
Building Report
Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.04 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Oct 31, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department south and west walls and ceiling at public hall, 1st story
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Hazardous
2
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Oct 31, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at public hall, 1st story
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
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Alert:
One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
R
Richard Scharf
3.7(73)
Officer
43 Properties2405 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 88
A
A & M Realty LLC
3.3(3)
Owner
Corporate Owner
Agent
2 Properties242 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
M
Martin Scharf
3.7(84)
Worst Landlord
Head Officer
45 Properties2548 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 77
R
1261 Realty LLC
3.7(87)
Owner
Corporate Owner
Agent
44 Properties2480 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 78
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Building Ratings

Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
Noise Levels
Owner Responsiveness
Pest Control
Water Pressure

Renter Recommendations

--% of renters recommend this building

--% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews (2)

Over 1 year ago
Deteriorated
Former Tenant
Pros:
Excellent location - close proximity to public transportation (M4 & M98 busses right outside the building, A around the corner, 1 is 10 minutes walk away). Great range of options for dining in and out, Blink and Planet Fitness gyms are a 15 minute away, awesome parks with dog runs.
Majority of the neighbors are kind, thoughtful, and will go out of their way to help.
Cons:
New super doesn't live on site and continuously ignores messages.
Building is filthy an porter barely cleans the surface.
No periodical apartment upkeep required by law (paint etc).
Elevator broke down multiple times before management finally fixed a major infrastructure issue. No elevator for nearly a month, and management was very rude to tenants who called to ask for a timeliness or update.

Would not recommend!
It's going downhill.
Over 3 years ago
Great First Apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great super, laundry in building, elevator.
Cons:
Stolen packages, landlord slow to repairs, street noise is loud.
Advice to owner:
Be kinder to tenants.
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