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2917 Fredrick Douglass Bl

444Records
18City systems
3Open violations
131.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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444 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 73 HPD complaints, 56 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MADAM C.J. WALKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CO , INC.
BBL1020470032
BIN1060898

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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 131.4. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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4
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Rodent (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Water System (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).

Filed construction activity

$322,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (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)WALKER TERRACE LLC.
Head officerJOSEPH SOLEIMANI
Managing agentWALKER TERRACE LLC.
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$750,000 $337,500
2026$800,000 $360,000
2027$843,000 $379,350

The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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 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 · 600 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 155 St — M10 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 155 St & Frederick Douglass Blvd · 250 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

2917 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

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 WALKER TERRACE LLC — 4 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2917 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
2919 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 D
2922 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN7 C
2920 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN7 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,912,000 on 2019-07-19 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC), 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
2019-07-19Deed $7,800,000 — from MADAM C.J. WALKER LLC; MADAM C.J. WALKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CO to WALKER TERRACE, LLC; MADAM C.J. WALKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CO $7,800,000
2019-07-19Mortgage $5,912,000 — from MADAM C.J. WALKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CO; WALKER TERRACE, LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $5,912,000
2019-06-19Sold for $7,800,000 $7,800,000 $866,667
2018-08-10RPTT&RET $1,776,478 — from WELLS FARGO AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY to L&M EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC $1,776,478
2003-03-27Mortgage $3,200,000 — from MADAM C.J. WALKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; MADAM C.J. WALKER LLC to NW YORK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $3,200,000
2003-03-27Mortgage $1,435,000 — from MADAM C.J. WALKER LLC; MADAM C.J. WALKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,435,000
1989-01-24Mortgage $230,000 — from BIRUPA REALTY INC to HALFON, LEON; BLOOM, MARY $230,000
1989-01-24Mortgage $130,000 — from BIRUPA REALTY INC to 2917-8 ASSOCIATES $130,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017008019
2018002237
201900116421
202000356041
20210090211
2022202037
202366660583
202490361551
202510430650
202610200627
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 291Ownership & money 39Health & systems 42

Every one of the 444 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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