579 Ft Washington Avenue, Manhattan
Apartment building · 64 units · built c. 1924 · Block 2179, Lot 218.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Dec 11, 2024, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of plumbing fixtures associated with the restoration work under application #M01142865; Three-piece bathroom and kitchen sink.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2024, estimated cost $68K, described as “Restoration of basement apartment due to fire damage to rescind HPD vacate order #257603; installation of new slab-on-grade, partitions, windows, lighting fixtures and plumbing fixtures.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 6, 2024, estimated cost $50K, described as “Application to repair /replace /maintain building exterior and step cracking left & right of the main entrance. Repair broken step cracking parapet walls exp #1&4, roof top at exp #1, deflected anddeteriorated wall @fire escape between 2ND…”
- Alteration, filed Jul 23, 2024, estimated cost $9K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed as per plans. All equipment shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC code 2022. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 6, 2024, estimated cost $18K, described as “Application to open new trench approx 2 feet wide, 4 feet deep, and 40 feet long for new gas line to main service into the building, as per plan to comply ecb violation 35671478Y. No change in use occupancy or egress.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,972,350
- 2026–27 tax
- $219,637
- Market value (city estimate)
- $4,383,000
- Taxable value
- $1,765,710
- Assessed land
- $153,450
- Assessed improvements
- $1,818,900
Zoning
R7-2: floor area ratio 3.72 built, above the 3.44 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Aug 27, 2026: $6,650,000, 46,550 sq ft ($143 per sq ft)
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.