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2170 8 Avenue

1,337Records
19City systems
0Open violations
4.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,337 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 689 311 service requests, 158 HPD complaints, 125 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built2003
Floors10
Res. units138
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)FRED-DOUG 117, L.L.C
BBL1019230001
BIN1086232

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.3. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 27). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

172 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (69) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Water System (15) · Illegal Parking (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Abandoned Vehicle (6).

Filed construction activity

$1,938,648 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (26 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2003)
YesSix or more residential units (138)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FRED-DOUG 117 LLC
Head officerJOHN J FREZZA
Managing agentIBEC BUILDING CORP
Last registered2025-08-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$21,070,000 $9,481,500
2026$18,851,000 $8,482,950
2027$18,846,000 $8,480,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 85/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 116 St — M10 · 250 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

2170 8 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

172 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by IBEC BUILDING CORP — 32 buildings, 780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65 Hoyt Street BK158 A
2170 8 Avenue MN138 A
167 Clermont Avenue BK111 B
1307 Pacific Street BK49 A
686 Fulton Street BK45 A
181 Rockaway Avenue BK44 A
2106 Union Street BK32 A
669 Ralph Avenue BK23 A
661 Classon Avenue BK14 A
15 Blake Avenue BK12 A
150 Tapscott Street BK12 A
459 Prospect Place BK8 A
1454 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
641 Grand Avenue BK8 A
637 Grand Avenue BK8 A
471 Prospect Place BK8 A
1460 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
757 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
639 Grand Avenue BK8 A
424 Prospect Place BK8 A
759 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
479 Park Place BK8 A
761 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1450 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
646 Classon Avenue BK6 A
653 Classon Avenue BK6 A
628 Sterling Place BK6 A
670 Fulton Street BK5 A
665 Classon Avenue BK4 A
744 Franklin Avenue BK4 A
681 Ralph Avenue BK4 C
636 Classon Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,019,988 on 2004-10-26 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation & Development), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-10-26Mortgage $1,019,988 — from FRED-DOUG 117, LLC to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV $1,019,988
2004-10-26Mortgage $3,492,000 — from FRED-DOUG 117, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,492,000
2004-10-26Mortgage $18,770,000 — from FRED-DOUG 117, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $18,770,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20177929146
201802758792
201901062779
20200174479
20218358675
20220568578
20230366978
20242373987
202556471068
2026382726118
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The full timeline

Construction 128Enforcement 237Housing & tenants 877Ownership & money 21Health & systems 74

Every one of the 1,337 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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