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14 Wash Heights, Inwood Buildings Named 'Most Distressed' In NYC
Roughly a third of Manhattan's newly announced "most distressed" buildings are in Washington Heights and Inwood.

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Roughly a third of Manhattan's newly announced "most distressed" buildings are in Washington Heights and Inwood.

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