Is 540 Fort Washington Ave rent stabilized?
540 Fort Washington Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan (10033). It has about 29 apartments, built in 1922.
Also written as 540 Fort Washington Avenue — or 540 Fort Washington Ave, Manhattan, NY 10033.
How this building compares
With about 29 apartments it is smaller than 65% of the 562 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Washington Heights (North). HPD lists 56 open violations here, about 1.9 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 545 violations on record at the address, 136 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 18 of them are still open. HPD issued 2 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 1,171 HPD complaints at the address, 19 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Washington Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 10033 |
| Year built | 1922 |
| Apartments | 29 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1021800031 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 540 ASSOCIATES LLC 1636 RT 46 E #2 · FORT LEE, NJ 07024 |
| Managing agent | TOM APONTE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 56 open / 545 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 1171 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 16, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 540 Fort Washington Ave rent stabilized?
540 Fort Washington Ave in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 540 Fort Washington Ave?
540 Fort Washington Ave (BBL 1021800031) has about 29 residential apartments and was built in 1922, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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