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2550 8 Avenue

259Records
13City systems
9Open violations
56.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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259 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassCB
Owner (PLUTO)GLORIA HOMES APTS. L.P.
BBL1019410061
BIN1058920

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 56.9. 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 violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-12-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (19) · Illegal Dumping (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (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 (8)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)Gloria Homes Apts LP
Head officerFrancis Synmoie
Managing agentDwelling Place Properties LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,568,000 $1,155,600
2026$2,372,000 $1,067,400
2027$2,469,000 $1,111,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

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 135 St — M10 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & W 134 St · 700 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.

Report a problem to 311

2550 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

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 DWELLING PLACE PROPERTIES LLC — 31 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B17 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
27 West 129 Street MN35 B
46 West 129 Street MN29 B
2471 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN27 B
103 West 127 Street MN25 B
14 West 127 Street MN24 B
22 West 128 Street MN20 A
153 West 132 Street MN20 A
51 West 128 Street MN20 B
141 West 127 Street MN18 B
267 West 144 Street MN18 A
2479 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN18 A
2211 Adam C Powell Blvd MN18 B
2508 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 A
60 West 128 Street MN16 C
64 West 128 Street MN15 B
79 West 128 Street MN15 A
2014 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 B
238 West 146 Street MN13 B
8 West 132 Street MN10 A
156 West 131 Street MN10 B
305 West 146 Street MN10 A
1983 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 B
408 Lenox Avenue MN9 B
412 Lenox Avenue MN9 C
305 West 138 Street MN8 B
2550 8 Avenue MN8 B
2695 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 B
2703 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 A
102 West 129 Street MN5 F
73 West 128 Street MN5 D
347 Lenox Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,765,203 on 2012-01-31 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 6 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
2012-01-31Deed $16,696,519 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to GLORIA HOMES APTS. L.P. $16,696,519
2012-01-31Mortgage $9,765,203 — from GLORIA HOMES APTS. L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $9,765,203
2008-07-10Mortgage $917,097 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $917,097
2008-07-10Mortgage $583,247 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $583,247
2008-07-10Mortgage $66,024 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $66,024
2008-07-10Mortgage $72,167 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $72,167
2008-07-10AL&R $16,067,437 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $16,067,437
2007-04-03Mortgage $8,184,414 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $8,184,414
2007-04-03Mortgage $472,927 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $472,927
2007-04-03Mortgage $422,476 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO.; THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $422,476
2007-04-03Mortgage $5,349,085 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $5,349,085

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170617
20180415
2019019322
20200415
20210314
20220729
2023016521
2024126633
2025018725
20260538
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 145Ownership & money 34Health & systems 37

Every one of the 259 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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