435 Ft Washington Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02177-0152BIN 1064313

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 22 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 40 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 44 apartments.

2018 — 43 units registered2023 — 40

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1909

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 62 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 building25 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

234

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-06

§ 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 NORTH FIRE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-11

§ 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 HINGES AT NORTH FIRE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6DIssued 2023-09-20

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE .... IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5CIssued 2023-09-20

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water46

Unsanitary Condition14

Plumbing10

Water Leak8

General4

Paint/Plaster3

Door/Window3

Appliance2

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

1945

Noise reports · last 12 mo

162

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1482

Street/Sidewalk218

Unspecified101

Vehicle74

Commercial66

Helicopter4

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

392

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony129

Misdemeanor212

Violation51

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

2023–20241 infested · 1 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-10-08Apt 4Dresidential

2020-03-05Apt 3Aresidential

2017-07-17Apt 6Cresidential

2017-06-30Apt 4Eresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

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 2016-10-06

False Certification Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

435 REALTY LLC

Head officer

MARTIN SCHARF

Managing agent

435 REALTY LLC

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

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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 sale1995-07-15 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-01-28 · $427,002.11

Mortgage2021-01-28$427,002.11

borrower 435 REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2017-01-23$1,952,397.16

borrower 435 REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2013-12-18$1,069,935.32

borrower 435 REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2013-12-18$4,300,000

borrower 435 REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2010-12-28$686,259.26

borrower 435 REALTY LLC. · lender JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

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