The most common category among the open records here is lead paint.
Questions about this building
Does 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?
Yes. 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan had 15 open violations on September 27, 2026: 15 from HPD. 13 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 35 years, since July 19, 1991.
Is 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?
Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 13 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan?
Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 41 Class C violations: 28 by the original certify-by date, 13 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.
Has DOB received complaints about 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan?
Yes. 8 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed June 26, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.
Are any DOB work permits in effect at 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan?
Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Boiler Equipment work, issued June 12, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.
What is the ENERGY STAR score for 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan?
ENERGY STAR score 53 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.
When was the boiler at 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?
On March 31, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.
When did 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?
On December 11, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.
Is 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?
Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.
Is 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?
The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.
When was 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan built?
The city's record gives 1922 as the year 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 5 floors.
How many apartments does 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 29 residential units at 540 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 540 Ft Washington…, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/540-ft-washington-avenue-manhattan
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