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2785 8 Avenue

1,008Records
17City systems
55Open violations
67.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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1,008 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 416 311 service requests, 237 HPD complaints, 130 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built2005
Floors7
Res. units23
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HCCI BRADHURST HOUSI
BBL1020450054
BIN1087475

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 67.7. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations55 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
2
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PLUMBING (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Elevator (4) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$706,000 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)Bradhurts Apartments LLC
Head officerMalcolm Punter
Managing agentPillar Property Management
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,133,000 $509,850
2026$1,210,000 $544,500
2027$1,388,000 $624,600

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

16 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 148 St — M10 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBradhurst Ave & W 148 St · 250 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

2785 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

61 311 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 PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 40 buildings, 1,300 units. Grades across the portfolio: B11 · C11 · D12 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3462 3 Avenue BX228 C
19-15 Nameoke Ave QN142 B
3463 3 Avenue BX114 C
759 East 138 Street BX114 D
3475 Third Avenue BX102 B
2030 Adam C Powell Blvd MN57 D
208 West 149 Street MN42 B
499 East 188 Street BX40 D
901 Anderson Avenue BX40 B
240 East 119 Street MN33 F
236 West 149 Street MN24 B
252 West 149 Street MN24 B
2785 8 Avenue MN23 B
130 Willis Avenue BX23 D
124 West 137 Street MN21 D
106 West 137 Street MN20 D
35 West 131 Street MN18 C
958 Prospect Avenue BX16 C
870 Longwood Avenue BX16 D
176 West 137 Street MN16 D
213 West 147 Street MN15 B
215 West 147 Street MN15 B
163 West 136 Street MN14 F
209 West 147 Street MN11 B
146 West 124 Street MN11 D
275 West 118 Street MN11 D
273 West 118 Street MN11 C
279 West 118 Street MN10 C
71 West 118 Street MN10 C
73 West 118 Street MN10 C
531 Lenox Avenue MN10 D
110 West 137 Street MN10 F
277 West 118 Street MN10 C
144 West 124 Street MN9 D
2190 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 C
77 West 118 Street MN7 B
128 West 124 Street MN4 F
83 West 118 Street MN4 F
126 West 124 Street MN4 F
126 West 118 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $28,978 on 2008-02-06 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-22RPTT&RET $1,037,541 — from U.S.A. INSTITUTIONAL TAX CREDIT FUND XLI to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO $1,037,541
2023-08-21RPTT&RET $488,551 — from U.S.A. INSTITUTIONAL TAX CREDIT FUND XLI to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO $488,551
2008-02-06Agreement $1,430,400 — from HCCI BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDC; BRADHURST APARTMENTS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,430,400
2008-02-06Agreement $554,519 — from HCCI BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDC; BRADHURST APARTMENTS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $554,519
2008-02-06Mortgage $28,978 — from BRADHURST APARTMENTS LLC; HCCI BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $28,978
2008-02-06Mortgage $1,430,400 — from BRADHURST APARTMENTS LLC; HCCI BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,430,400
2005-09-02Deed $1,125,000 — from CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPARTMENT OF HPD to BRADHURST APARTMENTS LLC $1,125,000
2005-09-02Mortgage $1,124,997 — from BRADHURST APARTMENTS LLC; HCCI BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEPARTMENT OF HPD; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,124,997
2005-09-02Mortgage $1,430,400 — from BRADHURST APARTMENTS LLC; HCCI BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $1,430,400
2005-09-02Mortgage $525,541 — from BRADHURST APARTMENTS LLC; HCCI BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $525,541

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701250127
201804140321
2019017280449
202000220325
20210816500173
20220714503155
202303662778
2024123630280
202523180225
202604570162
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 97Housing & tenants 800Ownership & money 26Health & systems 38

Every one of the 1,008 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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