DC Worst Landlord Watchlist
#34 on DC's Worst Landlord Watchlist. DC business records list Christopher Vanarsdale as a beneficial owner or co-owner of 12 buildings through 6 companies, with 340 open violations carrying $357,835 in fines.
$48,543 in fines on 52 violations cited more than 3 years ago that DOB still lists as open.
Violation types cited 3 or more times across all of these buildings combined.
DOB names a company as the owner on its citations. DC business records list the beneficial owners of each company; when a beneficial owner is another company, we followed it up until we reached Christopher Vanarsdale. That's how we found Christopher Vanarsdale listed as a beneficial owner or co-owner behind these 6 companies.
Christopher Vanarsdale is listed as a beneficial owner of Nyt Owner LLC.
Christopher Vanarsdale is listed as a beneficial owner of 18th Street Ventures LLC.
Christopher Vanarsdale is listed as a beneficial owner of Vn Ventures LLC.
Christopher Vanarsdale is listed as a beneficial owner of 1850 U Street Ventures LLC.
Christopher Vanarsdale is listed as a beneficial owner of 2214 Nicholson Ventures LLC.
Christopher Vanarsdale is listed as a beneficial owner of Heleos LLC, which is listed as a beneficial owner of Cycle House Owners LLC.
Other people and organizations DC business records list as owners of the same companies. Open violations count every company each one is connected to, not just the ones shared here.
DOB names a company as the owner on each citation. We matched those names to DC's beneficial owner records and followed any companies listed as owners up to the people and organizations at the top. Names that agree apart from punctuation and abbreviations were matched automatically; the rest were checked by hand. The records are a current snapshot, so a company sold since a citation shows its current owners. Fines shown are assessed amounts on open violations; DC does not publish collected amounts. Under DC law, a company's beneficial owners are anyone holding more than 10% of it, directly or through other companies, and anyone with a smaller stake, or none, who controls its financial or operational decisions or directs its day-to-day operations (D.C. Code § 29-102.01). Companies report this themselves and DC doesn't verify it, so a listing can be out of date or incomplete. If something here is wrong, tell us.