281 Wadsworth Avenue
A 5-story building with 84 apartments, built in 1924, in Manhattan, NY 10040.
Addresses on the lot: 281 to 295 Wadsworth Avenue.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
281 Wadsworth Avenue has 36 open HPD violations, 22 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered to FLGSP 281/295 Wadsworth Ave LLC. 85 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 281 Wadsworth Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 36 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 22 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 11 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 48 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 281 Wadsworth Avenue?
281 Wadsworth Avenue is registered with HPD to FLGSP 281/295 Wadsworth Ave LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
34 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in November 2025. HPD’s record has 46 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 46% of residential buildings in 10040 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 281 Wadsworth Avenue rent stabilized?
85 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 612 West 188th Street20 apartments, built 1925
- 608 West 188th Street20 apartments, built 1917
- 273 Wadsworth Avenue21 apartments, built 1911
- 301 Wadsworth Avenue47 apartments, built 1924
- 1551 St Nicholas Avenue38 apartments, built 1920
- 609 West 188th Street47 apartments, built 1924
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-02168-0001.