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2799 Fredrick Douglass Bl

364Records
16City systems
0Open violations
106Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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364 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 62 HPD complaints, 59 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C ORPORATION
BBL1020450075
BIN1060835

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 106. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

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 (9)
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)HP PLAZA LP
Head officerROBERT HORSFORD
Managing agentGRC MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,576,000 $709,200
2026$1,261,000 $567,450
2027$1,232,000 $554,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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 · 850 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 · 300 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

2799 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 GRC MANAGEMENT — 4 buildings, 316 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2730 West 33 Street BK150 B
50 East 168 Street BX133 C
304 West 149 Street MN24 B
2799 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,340,000 on 2021-02-02 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 9 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
2021-06-03CORRM $8,400,000 — from HP PLAZA L.P.; HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $8,400,000
2021-02-02Agreement $2,340,000 — from HP PLAZA L.P.; HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,340,000
2021-02-02Agreement $7,575,567 — from HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; HP PLAZA L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,575,567
2021-02-02Mortgage $5,235,567 — from HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; HP PLAZA L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,235,567
2021-02-02Agreement $5,235,567 — from HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; HP PLAZA L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,235,567
2021-02-02Mortgage $2,340,000 — from HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; HP PLAZA L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,340,000
2021-02-02Mortgage $8,400,000 — from HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; HP PLAZA L.P. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $8,400,000
2007-04-06SPRD $2,900,000 — from HP PLAZA, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,900,000
2007-04-06Agreement $7,575,567 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS to HP PLAZA, L.P. $7,575,567
2004-10-25Mortgage $5,156,775 — from HP PLAZA LP to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP. $5,156,775
2004-10-25Deed $10,840,050 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to HP PLAZA L.P. $10,840,050
2004-10-25Mortgage $2,900,000 — from HP PLAZA LP to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP. $2,900,000
2002-08-21Mortgage $1,209,848 — from HP PLAZA LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,209,848
2002-08-21Mortgage $1,333,371 — from HP PLAZA LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,333,371
2002-08-21Mortgage $6,366,152 — from HP PLAZA, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $6,366,152

Ten-year activity

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2022
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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017130114
20184026
20196039
20200011
2021417122
2022300232
2023300535
2024300333
2025100313
202690312
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 246Ownership & money 48Health & systems 34

Every one of the 364 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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