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2911 Fredrick Douglass Bl

2,328Records
18City systems
53Open violations
538.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,328 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 799 HPD complaints, 653 311 service requests, 572 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC
BBL1020470029
BIN1060895

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 538.3. 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 violations53 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2016-09-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

221 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 127 · winter 2024–25: 54 · winter 2025–26: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

127
’23–24
54
’24–25
21
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

237 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (107) · WATER LEAK (26) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · Noise (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · Boilers (11).

Filed construction activity

$173,225 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (14)
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)SAMANA MGT LLC
Head officerKEYOU KEYEOUR
Managing agentSHAN TORBI
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,933,000 $869,850
2026$2,055,000 $924,750
2027$2,231,000 $1,003,950

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jimbo's Hamburger PalaceHamburgersA—
Yozaga LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

Subway155 St — B D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
155 St — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 154 St — M10 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 155 St & Frederick Douglass Blvd · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan. 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

2911 Fredrick Douglass Bl

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

237 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 107 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: $1,319,092 on 2018-02-20 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-20AL&R $3,400,000 — from SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,400,000
2018-02-20Agreement $3,400,000 — from SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,400,000
2018-02-20Mortgage $1,319,092 — from SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,319,092
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-04-04Mortgage $219,702 — from SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $219,702
2013-04-04Agreement $2,325,000 — from SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,325,000
2008-03-18Mortgage $1,293,611 — from SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,293,611
2008-03-18Agreement $2,200,000 — from SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,200,000
2008-03-18AL&R $2,200,000 — from SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,200,000
2004-02-17Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SAMANA MANAGEMENT LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
1992-11-12Mortgage $97,635 — from C.D.O REALTY CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $97,635

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171278101101
20182114354155
2019519604106
202015790186
20211419307205
20220027502277
2023610209012237
202407217410238
202501122011134
20260513506146
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 2,071Ownership & money 37Health & systems 76

Every one of the 2,328 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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