2494 Frederick Douglass Blvd

Fire safety class C · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

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Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

2023 Aug

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

2020 Oct

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

2016 Aug

Construction class - 3 · never closed · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation

Construction class - 2 · never closed · DOB violation

2016 May

Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation

2010 Oct

General construction permit

Construction fence permit

Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 6 complaints, 2025–2026

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint

Heat or hot water complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint

Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation

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Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot water complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint

2023 Nov

Heat or hot waterApt 5B complaint

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Burnham 810B), registration current since Mar 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Apr 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Heat and hot water complaints

7 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →

What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year

What has happened here

Plumbing, leaksApt 2B complaint

PlumbingApt 5B complaint

PlumbingApt 5B class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 2B complaint

PlumbingApt 5A complaint

LeaksApt 2A complaint

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1994 Jan

Plumbing permit

Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 8 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year

What has happened here

Mold, pestsApt 2B complaint

Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

2026 Apr

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PestsApt 5B complaint

PestsApt 2B complaint

PestsApt 5B complaint

PestsApt 4A complaint

PestsApt 5A complaint

Mold, pestsApt 4B complaint

2024 Nov

PestsApt 2D complaint

PestsApt 2B class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 2B class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation

2024 Jan

PestsApt 2A complaint

2024 Jan

Pests complaint

2023 Dec

PestsApt 2B complaint

MoldApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt 2A complaint

Electrical

Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2026

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 5B class C · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 5B complaint

2026 Jul

ElectricalApt 5B complaint

Electrical class B · closed · HPD violation

2024 Jul

ElectricalApt 3A complaint

ElectricalApt 1A complaint

Flooding

No issues on record

FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19

What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03

What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementfoundNo basement

Rent and tenancy

On the state list

Rent stabilizationWhole tax lot

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30

What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Gas

What has happened here

2026 Jan

PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18

What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

HPD violations

66 open: 66 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (25), pests (12), smoke or CO detectors (9), doors and windows (5); 16 immediately hazardous (class C). 22 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 227 violations on record in all, 1979–2026 — the 88 most recent are listed here

Other conditions class A

Smoke or CO detectors class A

Walls, floors and stairs class A

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B

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ElectricalApt 5B class C

PestsApt 5B class C

Pests class A · paperwork · closed

PlumbingApt 5B class B

2026 Apr

Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed

Heat or hot water class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed

Doors and windows class C · closed

Electrical class B · closed

Other conditions class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

Fire safety class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

Fire safety class B · closed

Fire safety class B · closed

PestsApt 2B class C · closed

PestsApt 2B class C · closed

PestsApt 2A class C · closed

Fire safety class C · closed

Doors and windowsApt 2A class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed

MoldApt 2A class B · closed

and 19 more at the source

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →

What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

9 open: 2 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 6 older than 10 years

2026 Jan

PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152

2023 Aug

Construction class - 2

2020 Oct

Construction class - 2

2016 Aug

Construction class - 3 · never closed

Construction class - 2 · never closed

2016 May

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DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →

What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

8 pests, 7 paint or plaster, 6 floors or stairs, 6 general repairs, 6 heat or hot water, 4 plumbing, 3 appliances, 2 electrical, 2 mold, 2 safety, 1 doors or windows, 1 leaks, 1 outside the building

Paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 2B

Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 5B

2026 Jul

Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 5B

Appliances, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 5B

AppliancesApt 5B

Heat or hot waterApt 3A

Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt 5B

Heat or hot waterApt 2A

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Heat or hot water

Heat or hot waterApt 2A

Heat or hot water

Heat or hot waterApt 3A

Plumbing, pestsApt 2B

PestsApt 5B

Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 5B

PestsApt 4A

Plumbing, safety, pestsApt 5A

Mold, pestsApt 4B

Floors or stairs, general repairs, outside the building, paint or plaster

2024 Nov

General repairs, pestsApt 2D

2024 Jul

Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 3A

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 2A

2023 Dec

PestsApt 2B

2023 Nov

Heat or hot waterApt 5B

Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 2A

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →

What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

5 permits since 1990

2010 Oct

General construction permit

2010 Oct

Scaffold permit

1995 Feb

Alteration permit, Plumbing permit

1994 Feb

Construction fence permit

and 1 more at the source

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →

What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record

Paint or plasterApt 2B complaint

Other conditions class A · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectors class A · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 5B complaint

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2026 Jul

Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 5B complaint

Appliances, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 5B complaint

AppliancesApt 5B complaint

Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 5B complaint

Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 5B complaint

SafetyApt 5A complaint

Floors or stairs, general repairs, outside the building, paint or plaster complaint

Other conditions class B · closed · HPD violation

2024 Nov

General repairsApt 2D complaint

2024 Jul

Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 3A complaint

2024 Jan

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation