Washington Heights

700 Ft Washington Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10040

74 Units

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Built in 1949

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6 Floors

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2.8(3)
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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 46 violations which is 0.62 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
17Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
20Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
9Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Feb 21, 2022Section 27-2005, 2007 adm code remove device preventing door from being self-closing stopper at fireproof door at public hall, 2nd storyNov sent out
Jan 30, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department wood window frames in the entire apartment located at apt 5f, 5th story, 2nd apartment from west at northNov sent out
Jan 01, 2021Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 5j, 5th story, 1st apartment from east at southNov sent out
Sep 19, 2017Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Sep 19, 2017Section 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Sep 19, 2017Section 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing electric outlet safety cover at east, west, and north walls at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Sep 06, 2017Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the foyer located at apt 6i, 6th story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Sep 06, 2017Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at east wall window apron in the 1st room from east located at apt 6i, 6th story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Sep 06, 2017Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at east wall window apron in the 2nd room from east located at apt 6i, 6th story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Apr 21, 2017Section 27-2046.1 hmc: post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Apr 21, 2017Section 27-2045 adm code post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Apr 21, 2017Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Oct 15, 2016Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling. in the 3rd room from east located at apt 5g, 5th story, 2nd apartment from west at northNov sent out
Oct 15, 2016Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency''s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at lobby, 1st storyNov sent out
Oct 15, 2016Section 27-2046.1 hmc: post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at lobby, 1st storyNov sent out
Oct 15, 2016Section 27-2045 adm code post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing. at lobby, 1st storyNov sent out
Sep 01, 2015Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency''s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

Empire Management
Agent
3.1(38)

15 Properties

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434 Units

Fred Shalom
Officer
3.3(33)

10 Properties

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375 Units

Goran Ladenovic
Site Manager
2.8(3)

1 Property

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74 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

Lovely building, miserable management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Incredibly spacious, great and quiet (c) openig...
Cons:
Unreasonable superintendent, unresponsive manag...
Advice to owner:
Modernize the units
Unbearable overhead noise!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Size of apartment, good light (c) openigloo and...
Cons:
The worst floor-to-ceiling noise I (c) openiglo...
Advice to owner:
Whenever an apartment is vacated, soundproof th...
700 Fort Washington
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great community, quiet yet growing (c) openiglo...
Cons:
The hallways are dark and (c) openigloo dreary,...
Advice to owner:
Better lighting would go a long way.