518 Ft Washington Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02180-0025BIN 1064391

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 16 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 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 47 apartments.

2018 — 39 units registered2023 — 39

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1925

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 67 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 building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

136

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 2EIssued 2026-06-29

§ 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 IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2025-12-26

§ 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 IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5GIssued 2022-07-28

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1FIssued 2026-07-13

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water9

Plumbing7

Paint/Plaster6

Unsanitary Condition6

Water Leak3

Door/Window3

Safety2

Electric2

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

1032

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential639

Street/Sidewalk166

Unspecified112

Commercial43

Vehicle38

Park18

Helicopter16

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

374

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony110

Misdemeanor223

Violation41

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

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-04-02

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS AND APPURTENCES IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED DEFECTED MORTAR JOINTS AT EXPOSURE 1 WEST ELEVATION. REMEDY: OWNER TO REPLACE AND/OR REPAIR

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-12-22

I OBSERVED UNSAFE UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL CONDITION IN APARTMENT 4E WIRES AND LIGHTS FIXTURE DAMAGE DUE TO FIRE AND WATER.

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2024-08-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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 2025-06-17

Lead False Certification

CLOSEDOpened 2022-04-18

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2021-12-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2005-12-23

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

RUSSLEY COMPANY, INC.

Head officer

JAMES VANCE

Managing agent

ROBERT E. HILL, INC.

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

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

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2026 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2026-07-09 · $3,700,000

Most recent mortgage2026-07-09 · $400,000

Mortgage2026-07-09$400,000

borrower 518 PARTNERS LLC · lender ARION FUND, LLC

Sale2026-07-09$3,700,000

RUSSLEY CO. INC. → 518 PARTNERS LLC

Mortgage2026-07-09$1,712,280.12

borrower 518 PARTNERS LLC · lender ARION FUND, LLC

Mortgage2014-01-16$1,000,000

borrower RUSSLEY CO., INC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA

Mortgage1970-06-02no recorded price

borrower RUSSLEY CO INC · lender SCOTT, MARGARET L

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