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2194 Fredrick Douglass Bl

703Records
18City systems
4Open violations
37.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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703 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 314 311 service requests, 114 HPD housing violations, 113 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)2194 FDB LLC
BBL1019240003
BIN1058410

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 37.4. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Food Establishment (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)2194 FDBLLC
Head officerZIPPORAH GOLDSTEIN
Managing agentMICHAEL GOLDSTEIN
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,028,000 $462,600
2026$1,234,000 $555,300
2027$1,481,000 $666,450

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Double Dutch EspressoCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 119 St — M10 · 100 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 300 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

2194 Fredrick Douglass Bl

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $329,377 on 2020-09-18 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-09-18Mortgage $329,377 — from 2194 FDB LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $329,377
2020-09-18Agreement $3,200,000 — from 2194 FDB LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
2020-09-18AL&R $3,200,000 — from 2194 FDB LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
2015-06-03AL&R $3,100,000 — from CITYWIDE CAPITAL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,100,000
2015-06-03Agreement $3,100,000 — from CITYWIDE CAPITAL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,100,000
2015-06-03Mortgage $1,266,114 — from CITYWIDE CAPITAL, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,266,114
2015-06-03Deed $4,600,000 — from 2194 FDB RESIDENCES, LLC to CITYWIDE CAPITAL, LLC $4,600,000
2013-05-16Agreement $1,900,000 — from 2194 FDB RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,900,000
2013-05-16Deed $3,050,000 — from BOUTON, JOSEPH to 2194 FDB RESIDENCES, LLC $3,050,000
2013-05-16AL&R $1,900,000 — from 2194 FDB RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,900,000
2013-05-16Mortgage $765,520 — from 2194 FDB RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $765,520
2004-10-14Deed $1,760,000 — from 21948 LLC to J&M 2194, LLC $1,760,000
2004-10-14Agreement $1,452,000 — from J & M 2194, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,452,000
2004-10-14Mortgage $269,355 — from J & M 2194, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $269,355
2004-10-14Agreement $1,320,000 — from J & M 2194, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,320,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170180119
20180190221
201919604101
20200876295
20210300535
20220320840
20230460450
202403401145
2025090615
20260170421
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 560Ownership & money 52Health & systems 58

Every one of the 703 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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