782 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 232 HPD complaints, 214 311 service requests, 168 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 87.6. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 63 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1999-07-29. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
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.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (45) · PLUMBING (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Indoor Air Quality (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · ELECTRIC (4).
$1,144,767 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | GREATER HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORP |
| Head officer | LLOYD WILLIAMS |
| Managing agent | ELH MGMT.LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-03-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,126,000 | $506,700 |
| 2026 | $1,342,000 | $603,900 |
| 2027 | $1,222,000 | $549,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | 135 St — B C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 135 St — M10 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & W 134 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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.
2540 Fredrick Douglass Bl
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Managed by ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 110 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,435,000 on 2021-07-29 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 10 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-29 | Deed $10,820,000 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP to GREATER HARLEM HOUSING HDFC | $10,820,000 | |
| 2021-07-29 | Mortgage $5,255,994 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING LLC; GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,255,994 | |
| 2021-07-29 | Mortgage $4,464,006 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING LLC; GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,464,006 | |
| 2021-07-29 | Mortgage $5,866,981 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING LLC; GREATER HARLEM HOUSINF DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,866,981 | |
| 2021-07-29 | Mortgage $1,435,000 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GREATER HARLEM HOUSING LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,435,000 | |
| 2021-06-30 | Sold for $10,820,000 | $10,820,000 | $636,471 |
| 2015-02-20 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2015-02-20 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2008-06-13 | AL&R $2,550,000 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS | $2,550,000 | |
| 2008-06-13 | Agreement $5,866,981 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS | $5,866,981 | |
| 2008-06-13 | Mortgage $2,550,000 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS | $2,550,000 | |
| 2006-05-04 | Agreement $5,779,050 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS | $5,779,050 | |
| 2001-07-13 | Mortgage $172,708 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPO to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $172,708 | |
| 2001-07-13 | Mortgage $690,000 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPO to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $690,000 | |
| 1994-07-07 | Mortgage $1,023,278 — from GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPO to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,023,278 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 1 | 65 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 85 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 10 | 52 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
Every one of the 782 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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