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2809 8 Avenue

5,262Records
17City systems
394Open violations
660Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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5,262 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,145 HPD complaints, 1,989 311 service requests, 869 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CENTRAL HARLEM BRADHURST LIMITED PARTNER SHIP
BBL1020450092
BIN1076723, 1085375, 1085376

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 660. 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 violations394 total — 85 class C (immediately hazardous), 244 class B, 65 class A. Oldest open since 2017-11-09.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

235 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 84 · winter 2024–25: 76 · winter 2025–26: 63 · winter 2026–27: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

84
’23–24
76
’24–25
63
’25–26
12
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

562 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (111) · HEAT/HOT WATER (106) · WATER LEAK (95) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (83) · PAINT/PLASTER (83) · GENERAL (19).

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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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 Bradhurst LP
Head officerThomasina White
Managing agentJose Mejia
Last registered2025-11-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,052,000 $473,400
2026$1,107,000 $498,150
2027$1,261,000 $567,450

The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (1 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 150 St — M10 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBradhurst Ave & W 148 St · 500 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

2809 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

562 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 106 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $216,470 on 2006-01-20 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 5 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
2025-07-16Agreement $7,579,007 — from CENTRAL HARLEM BRADHURST LIMITED PARTNER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,579,007
2009-09-18Agreement $7,579,007 — from CENTRAL HARLEM BRADHURST LIMITED PARTNER to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,579,007
2006-01-20RPTT&RET $2,924,541 — from COMMUNITY ASSISTED TENANT CONTROLLED HOU to NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2005 LLC $2,924,541
2006-01-20Mortgage $216,470 — from CENTRAL HARLEM BRADHURST LIMITED PARTNER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $216,470
2006-01-20Agreement $7,579,007 — from CENTRAL HARLEM BRADHURST LIMITED PARTNER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,579,007
2005-05-09Mortgage $7,362,537 — from CENTRAL HARLEM BRADHURST LIMITED PARTNER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,362,537

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
850
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017311701121
2018228704293
2019220104207
20200840387
2021084505850
2022268607695
2023770404715
2024143207440
2025140925417
2026039804402
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The full timeline

Construction 71Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 5,049Ownership & money 20Health & systems 55

Every one of the 5,262 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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