454 Ft Washington Avenue

454 Ft Washington Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 57 open HPD violations, 26 of them class C, and 77 of 83 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 83 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 26 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 119 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 4 infested units over the last 3 years.
• 77 of 83 units are rent-stabilized; 78 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (57 open, 26 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (4 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

57 open violations: 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 11 class A. 33 issued in the last 12 months. 275 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1995-01-17. Newest violation issued 2026-10-06.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 430 days from issue to close for the 33 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Fire escape defect, 1st window from the north, 5th room from the north, 3rd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING MISSING LOWER WINDOW SASH 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST LEADING TO THE FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 30B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 30B), issued 2026-06-15. HPD violation 19006461
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the north, east wall, 4th room from the north, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER WINDOW SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 30B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 30B), issued 2026-05-20. HPD violation 18941129
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the south, west wall, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH 1ST WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 30B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 30B), issued 2026-05-11. HPD violation 18878430
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 65, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 65), issued 2025-09-23. HPD violation 18243140
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 65, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 65), issued 2025-09-23. HPD violation 18243141
• Class C: Mice (basement). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE AT BASEMENT, issued 2025-06-09. HPD violation 17942016
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 65, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , 2nd SECTION FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 65), issued 2024-10-11. HPD violation 17336948
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, 7th room from the east, 6th floor. - 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 7th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 65, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 65), issued 2011-09-28. HPD violation 9130034

311 housing complaints

119 in the last 12 months, 164 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (35), Paint/Plaster (25), Water Leak (24), Plumbing (19), Unsanitary Condition (12).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 4 infested units in 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: Owner reported 4 infested, 4 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

77 of 83 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: 77 in 2024, 78 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 454 WASHINGTON AVE ASSOCIATES, LLC. Head officer: ROBERT GERSHON. Managing agent: C. GERSHON. This owner has 13 buildings on record, 4 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 14, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021760104, HPD building ID 21820. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 181 St (A), 2 min walk
• 175 St (A), 5 min walk
• 181 St (1), 5 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.