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2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl

1,096Records
18City systems
59Open violations
121.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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1,096 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 434 311 service requests, 274 HPD complaints, 130 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)HARLEM SHANGRI -LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND
BBL1020450036
BIN1060813

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 121.2. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations59 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2005-12-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 17 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
17
’24–25
6
’25–26

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.

What 311 hears from this address

108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (42) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · PLUMBING (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Dirty Condition (4).

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 (24)
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)CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerKeith Gordon
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES
Last registered2025-11-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,062,000 $927,900
2026$2,174,000 $978,300
2027$2,101,000 $945,450

The city's market estimate has risen 2% 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway145 St — A B C D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Harlem-148 St — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 147 St — M10 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBradhurst Ave & W 148 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School. 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

2753 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

108 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
221 Seaman Avenue MN228 B
1125 Washington Avenue BK132 C
61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard QN101 C
118-18 Metropolitan Avenue QN85 A
400 East Mosholu Parkway BX78 C
3210 Avenue H BK78 B
2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 B
2852 8 Avenue MN69 C
254 Quentin Road BK48 A
116-27 169 Street QN40 B
11-25 46 Road QN39 A
118 Garfield Place BK39 A
263 West 152 Street MN35 D
20 East 179 Street BX30 B
932 St Marks Avenue BK30 A
2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN30 C
235 West 145 Street MN29 C
2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 B
116-26 169 Street QN24 A
2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 D
157 Vernon Avenue BK21 B
1163 43 Street BK20 A
1157 43 Street BK20 B
2538 Adam C Powell Blvd MN19 B
116-31 170 Street QN16 B
77-05 41 Avenue QN16 A
2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN15 C
2542 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 C
202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 C
201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 B
2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
1095 Jerome Avenue BX9 A
114-30 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
114-34 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
225 West 78 Street MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,535,741 on 2013-03-19 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 13 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
2023-08-03RPTT $1,451,107 — from HCCI LIHTC LLC; CENTRAL HARLEM MANAGERS LLC to HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU $1,451,107
2013-03-19Mortgage $16,437,277 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $16,437,277
2013-03-19Mortgage $22,439,204 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $22,439,204
2013-03-19Mortgage $16,155,889 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $16,155,889
2013-03-19Mortgage $5,535,741 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,535,741
2011-08-19Agreement $6,117,584 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU $6,117,585
2011-08-19Mortgage $17,471,942 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $17,471,942
2011-08-19Mortgage $17,196,722 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $17,196,722
2011-08-19Mortgage $3,631,336 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,631,336
2011-08-19Agreement $22,439,204 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $22,439,204
2011-07-11Deed $9,926,258 — from NAZARETH ASSOCIATES, L.P., to HARLEM SHANGRI -LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $9,926,258
1992-12-18Mortgage $9,345,173 — from BRADHURST PLAZA ID HDFC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $9,345,173

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173180122
201810350348
20191170523
20202410346
20210290231
20223340441
2023288211103
202409407101
20251700677
20264460656
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 108Housing & tenants 855Ownership & money 35Health & systems 77

Every one of the 1,096 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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