# 2518 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Also known as 2520 Frederick Douglass Blvd: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them. ## In one line 39 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and fire safety and electrical and leaks and walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1920 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 22 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 39 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and fire safety and electrical and leaks and walls, floors and stairs - 162 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - 9 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2019–2026 - 173 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations) ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Oct 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Oct 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) - **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) - **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 176 open: 173 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (54), leaks (26), heat or hot water (23), electrical (17); 39 immediately hazardous (class C), 3 about paperwork or notices. Also 52 older records from 2007–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 633 violations on record in all, 2000–2026 — the 317 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 12 open: 10 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 162 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 213 heat or hot water, 33 unsanitary conditions, 16 plumbing, 14 electrical, 12 doors or windows, 8 floors or stairs, 7 paint or plaster, 5 general repairs, 1 leaks, 1 pests (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations) (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (A.O. Smith, Dw-720-S-100E A.O. SMITH, DW-720-S-100E), registration expired since Jun 1999 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2016 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18) - **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 15 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 22 of 22 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/1 - Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/1a - Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/1b - Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/2a - Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/2b - Apt 2C: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/2c - Apt 2D: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/2d - Apt 2E: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/2e - Apt 2F: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/2f - Apt 3: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/3 - Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/3c - Apt 3D: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/3d - Apt 3F: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/3f - Apt 4B: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/4b - Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/4c - Apt 4D: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/4d - Apt 4F: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/4f - Apt 5B: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/5b - Apt 5D: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/5d - Apt 2518FR: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/2518fr - Apt 25188A: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/25188a - Apt BASEME: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/baseme ## Registered with the city - ELH MGMT.LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - GREATER HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - GREATER HARLEM HOUSING HDFC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=2518-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt