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2504 Fredrick Douglass Bl

393Records
15City systems
4Open violations
44.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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393 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 rodent inspections, 110 311 service requests, 24 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI P
BBL1019390061
BIN1058819

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.6. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (8) · Noise (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · PLUMBING (2) · Snow or Ice (2).

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 (10)
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)WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officerGENEVIEVE OUTLAW
Managing agentWEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC.
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,573,000 $707,850
2026$1,452,000 $653,400
2027$1,292,000 $581,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway135 St — B C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 133 St — M10 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & W 134 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 092 Mary McLeod Bethune. 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

2504 Fredrick Douglass Bl

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

40 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
409 West 127 Street MN36 B
405 West 127 Street MN36 A
148 West 143 Street MN34 D
220 West 141 Street MN30 C
1496 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 B
474 West 148 Street MN24 B
152 West 129 Street MN24 B
83 Hamilton Place MN24 A
504 West 135 Street MN24 A
115 West 129 Street MN23 C
93 Hamilton Place MN23 C
1508 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
142 West 143 Street MN20 D
134 West 143 Street MN20 B
204 Bradhurst Avenue MN20 C
138 West 143 Street MN20 B
202 West 133 Street MN20 A
24 Convent Avenue MN20 A
34 Convent Avenue MN20 A
30 Convent Avenue MN20 A
22 Convent Avenue MN19 A
2358 8 Avenue MN19 A
232 West 149 Street MN18 B
1492 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 C
1488 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 D
102 West 142 Street MN18 C
1528 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
16 Old Broadway MN16 D
653 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
633 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
1524 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
115 West 142 Street MN15 B
625 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
629 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
131 West 142 Street MN13 C
211 West 147 Street MN12 B
509 West 142 Street MN12 C
1671 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
134 West 129 Street MN11 A
138 West 129 Street MN11 B
121 West 129 Street MN11 B
119 West 129 Street MN11 B
135 West 131 Street MN11 A
2504 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 B
434 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 B
121 West 133 Street MN10 C
124 West 134 Street MN10 C
2492 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 C
140 West 129 Street MN10 B
158 West 129 Street MN10 C
128 West 134 Street MN10 A
24 West 132 Street MN10 A
1455 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 C
2502 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
1459 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 B
1457 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 D
2494 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 D
513 West 145 Street MN8 D
1654 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
1638 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 C

showing 60 of 74 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $57,823 on 2012-12-21 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 3 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
2012-12-21Mortgage $57,823 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $57,823
2010-09-07Agreement $4,814,245 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $4,814,245
2010-09-07RPTT&RET $3,433,518 — from WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INCORPORAT to GS-NYEF 2009 LLC $3,433,518
2010-09-07Mortgage $788,321 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $788,321
2008-07-09Mortgage $4,025,924 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $4,025,924

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
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2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017130738
2018071118
2019072229
2020010919
20210181230
202207613
20234153857
20240111728
20250241135
2026019625
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 159Ownership & money 15Health & systems 160

Every one of the 393 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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