36 Ellwood Street

36 Ellwood Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 72 open HPD violations, 31 of them class C, and 11 of 62 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (46/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 62 units · Built 1935

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 46/100)

• 31 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 7 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 8 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 11 of 62 units are rent-stabilized; 56 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (72 open, 31 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

72 open violations: 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 6 class A. 44 issued in the last 12 months. 212 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-05-05. Newest violation issued 2026-09-30.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 121 days from issue to close for the 19 violations closed in the last 12 months.

7 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A5, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt A5), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19257091
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 4th room from the north, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT F1, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt F1), issued 2026-09-30. HPD violation 19257090
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D6, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt D6), issued 2026-05-13. HPD violation 18926214
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2026-05-13. HPD violation 18926217
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 1st door from the south, 1st floor. , 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 OF 1ST DOOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST AT BUILDING ENTRANCE IN THE PUBLIC HALL LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 1st STORY, issued 2025-12-01. HPD violation 18473394
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 3rd floor. , 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, DOOR AND LATCH SET IN THE COMPACTOR CLOSET LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 3rd STORY, issued 2025-12-01. HPD violation 18474082
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 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 COMPACTOR CLOSET LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 2nd STORY, issued 2025-12-01. HPD violation 18474095
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (basement). , 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 DOOR AND LATCH SET AT FIRE EXIT DOOR TO YARD FROM BASEMENT LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 1st PUBLIC PARTS FROM SOUTH AT WEST, issued 2025-12-01. HPD violation 18474110

311 housing complaints

26 in the last 12 months, 111 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8), Plumbing (5), Water Leak (5), Paint/Plaster (4), Unsanitary Condition (4).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 9 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

11 of 62 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 11 in 2024, 56 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: ELLWOOD REALTY LLC. Head officer: Susan M Edelstein. Managing agent: ELLWOOD REALTY LLC. This owner has 12 buildings on record, 10 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 12, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021710028, HPD building ID 21519. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Dyckman St (1), 3 min walk
• 190 St (A), 6 min walk
• 191 St (1), 7 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.