251 Fort Washington Avenue
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- 3 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (51 vs ~15)
- Built before 1939 (1912) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 30 units registered
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
251 Fort Washington Avenue
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- City records show 7 open HPD violations, 3 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2022 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 30 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
251 Fort Washington Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 168 St-Washington Hts (1,A,C) (5-minute walk), served by the 1, A, and C lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: March 2022. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2025-12-13 "§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 82, 8th S…"
- 2025-07-23 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STOR…"
- 2022-06-13 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE B…"
- 2022-03-26 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 41, 4th…"
- 2022-03-26 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING…"
- 2025-07-23
- 2022-03-26
- Class C · 3 open · penalty 45 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 4 open · penalty 20 · (5/ea)
- 2026-05-01 · Apt 1B · EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-04-02 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-04-02 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2024-08-14
- 2018-01-26 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
- 2017-06-14 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2017-02-20
27 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2020); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1912). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 125
- HARRASSMENT 2: 67
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 51
- GRAND LARCENY: 47
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 40
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 663
- Illegal Parking: 302
- Noise - Residential: 103
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 99
- PLUMBING: 91
- 629 W 170TH ST
- 300 FORT WASHINGTON AVE
- 4067 1/2 BROADWAY
- P.S. 173
- P.S. 128 Audubon
- Castle Bridge School
- Harbor Heights
- I S 090 Mirabel Sisters
- KIPP Washington Heights Middle School
- KIPP Washington Heights Middle School
- Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathe
- 168 St-Washington Hts
- 175 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- J. Hood Wright Park
- Audubon Playground
- Plaza De Las Americas
- Athena Theatre
- Haven Plaza
- Park
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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