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2144 8 Avenue

242Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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242 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 170 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1930
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)MUHAMMED ALI
BBL1018310161
BIN1055253

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (7) · Mobile Food Vendor (4) · Litter Basket Complaint (3) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$258,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$243,000 $109,350
2026$248,000 $111,600
2027$255,000 $114,750

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Texas Fried ChickenChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway116 St — B C · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Frederick Douglass Blvd — M7 M116 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 115 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

2144 8 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $235,000 on 2011-06-10 (lender: Columbia Capital Co.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-06-10Mortgage $235,000 — from ALI, MUHAMMED to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. $235,000
2010-02-25Mortgage $150,000 — from ALI, MUHAMMED to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. $150,000
2004-03-03Deed $24,000 — from MATARI, ABDEH S to ALI, MUHAMMED $24,000
1988-12-09Mortgage $86,350 — from ALI, MUHAMMED; MATARI, ABDEH S. to CITY OF NEW YORK $86,350

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011114
2018002024
2019004048
202000640064
202100150015
202200161219
202310220629
202400240529
20250081312
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 171Ownership & money 18Health & systems 32

Every one of the 242 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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