185 Wadsworth Avenue, Manhattan

A 1905 educational facility on Wadsworth Avenue with 13 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

185 Wadsworth Avenue is an educational facility in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021650026). The property is zoned R7-2, on a 27,600 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 3 residential units. It was built in 1905. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 13 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1021650026
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 12
Neighborhood	Washington Heights (North)
ZIP code	10033
Zoning district	R7-2
Building class	W1 — educational facility (what’s a building class?)
Land use	08 — Public facilities & institutions
Lot area	27,600 sq ft
Floors	5
Residential units	3
Year built	1905
FAR	3.01 built · 3.44 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

3 open Department of Buildings violations
10 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.