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2919 Fredrick Douglass Bl

1,279Records
17City systems
10Open violations
373.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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1,279 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 453 311 service requests, 396 HPD complaints, 274 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MADAM C.J. WALKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CO , INC.
BBL1020470033
BIN1060899

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 373.8. 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 violations10 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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21
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22
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

117 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · GENERAL (13) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · APPLIANCE (7).

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)WALKER TERRACE LLC.
Head officerJOSEPH SOLEIMANI
Managing agentWALKER TERRACE LLC
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$694,800 $312,660
2026$834,000 $375,300
2027$1,001,000 $450,450

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 · 100 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

2919 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

117 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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 $1,435,000 — from MADAM C.J. WALKER LLC; MADAM C.J. WALKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,435,000
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
1989-01-24Mortgage $130,000 — from BIRUPA REALTY INC to 2917-8 ASSOCIATES $130,000
1989-01-24Mortgage $230,000 — from BIRUPA REALTY INC to HALFON, LEON; BLOOM, MARY $230,000
1982-10-27Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK, INC. to METROMEDIA, INC. $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171370139
20181212327
20190706480
2020018752194
2021123105237
2022016904173
20232650471
2024310814116
20252910497
20260510758
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 1,134Ownership & money 43Health & systems 47

Every one of the 1,279 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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