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2787 Fredrick Douglass Bl

502Records
16City systems
34Open violations
129.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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502 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 184 311 service requests, 103 HPD complaints, 68 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)301 WEST 148TH STREET HDFC INC
BBL1020450069
BIN1060830

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 129.1. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations34 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1985-07-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
4
’24–25
6
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Illegal Parking (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · Noise (6) · WATER LEAK (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

Filed construction activity

$13,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)301 W 148TH ST, HDFC
Head officerPRINCESS M PALMER
Managing agentPRESTIGE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$730,000 $328,500
2026$788,000 $354,600
2027$883,000 $397,350

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 148 St — M10 · 150 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

2787 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

49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 2,706 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
211 East 106 Street MN1267 A
2086 2 Avenue MN936 B
636 Brooklyn Avenue BK160 B
37 North Elliott Place BK158 B
203 West 146 Street MN65 B
262 West 154 Street MN27 B
15 West 137 Street MN18 B
17 West 137 Street MN18 C
21 West 137 Street MN18 C
174 West 136 Street MN16 C
2787 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN13 C
141 West 117 Street MN10 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $123,382 on 2005-06-13 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-11-05Agreement $692,000 — from 301 WEST 148TH STREET, HOUSING DEV FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $692,000
2009-11-05Agreement $1,009,000 — from 301 WEST 148TH STREET, HOUSING DEV FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING THROUGH ITS $1,009,000
2005-06-13Deed $26,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to 301 WEST 148TH STREET, HOUSING DEVELOPME $26,000
2005-06-13Mortgage $607,382 — from 301 WEST 148TH STREET, HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $607,382
2005-06-13Mortgage $885,618 — from 301 WEST 148TH STREET, HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $885,618
2005-06-13Mortgage $84,618 — from 301 WEST 148TH STREET, HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $84,618
2005-06-13Mortgage $123,382 — from 301 WEST 148TH STREET, HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $123,382
2005-06-13AL&R $1,701,000 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to 301 WEST 148TH STREET, HOUSING DEVELOPME $1,701,000
1996-11-14Mortgage $85,000 — from 301 WEST 148TH STREET REALTY INC. to FATA, ROBERTO; FATA, JOSEPHINE TRUSTEE $85,000
1988-11-22Mortgage $235,000 — from SINGH, JASMIN to FATA, ROBERTO; FATA, JOSEPHINE M. TRSTE $235,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170211215
2018018312
20190048351
20202019122
20210327232
20221123227
20230112821
202400581169
20252010315
20260037643
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 373Ownership & money 30Health & systems 48

Every one of the 502 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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