342 Ft Washington Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02142-0168BIN 1063505

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0125 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 48 apartments
0225 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 39 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 48 apartments.

2018 — 38 units registered2023 — 39

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1923

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 47 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building71 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

683

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2026-10-02RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-20

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2026-05-26

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2026-05-26

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

345

All time

109

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water155

Paint/Plaster48

Plumbing33

Unsanitary Condition31

Water Leak21

General20

Appliance9

Flooring/Stairs8

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1981

Noise reports · last 12 mo

165

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk853

Residential700

Commercial200

Unspecified109

Vehicle94

Park17

House of Worship7

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

557

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony190

Misdemeanor315

Violation52

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-08-27

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2024-10-16

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-01-12

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2014-03-06

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

344 FORT WASHINGTON AVENUE, LLC

Head officer

DONALD HASTINGS

Managing agent

BRIAN GARLAND

71 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1 BOGARDUS PLACEMANHATTAN 1 WADSWORTH AVENUEMANHATTAN 121 SEAMAN AVENUEMANHATTAN 1268 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 1270 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-10-25 · $6,207,433.93

Most recent mortgage2019-04-04 · $3,867,677.97

Mortgage2019-04-04$3,867,677.97

borrower 344 FORT WASHINGTON AVENUE, LLC (AS TO PARCEL 1), 350 FORT WASHINGTON AVENUE, LLC (AS TO PARCEL 2) · lender CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2016-12-30$2,575,000

borrower 350 FORT WASHINGTON AVENUE, LLC, 344 FORT WASHINGTON AVENUE, LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE, N.A.

Sale2012-10-25$6,207,433.93

344 FORT WASHINGTON PROPERTY OWNER LLC → 344 FORT WASHINGTON AVENUE, LLC

Sale2007-09-05$6,200,000

LU, DEMETRIA B, LU, JAMES C → 344 FORT WASHINGTON PROPERTY OWNER LLC

Mortgage2007-09-05$3,963,078.84

borrower 344 FORT WASHINGTON PROPERTY OWNER LLC · lender ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale