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2471 Fredrick Douglass Bl

786Records
17City systems
9Open violations
42.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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786 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 404 HPD housing violations, 139 311 service requests, 81 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1901
Floors6
Res. units27
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)GLORIA HOMES APTS. L.P.
BBL1019580028
BIN1059423

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 42.7. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
16
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · APPLIANCE (5) · ELECTRIC (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Rodent (2).

Filed construction activity

$307,845 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
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)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$1,918,000 $863,100
2026$2,039,000 $917,550
2027$2,122,000 $954,900

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

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 133 St — M10 · 50 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

2471 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

35 311 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.

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
2012-01-31Mortgage $9,765,203 — from GLORIA HOMES APTS. L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $9,765,203
2012-01-31Deed $16,696,519 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to GLORIA HOMES APTS. L.P. $16,696,519
2008-07-10AL&R $16,067,437 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $16,067,437
2008-07-10Mortgage $72,167 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $72,167
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
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 $5,349,085 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $5,349,085
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 $422,476 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO.; THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $422,476

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700415
20181012619
20190014317
20202028232
20212129234
20221215220
20230112316
20244032339
20256022533
20265031137
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 635Ownership & money 38Health & systems 38

Every one of the 786 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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