# 2540 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/2540-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. ## In one line 13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and heat or hot water and doors and windows and fire safety and gas (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1910 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 17 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and heat or hot water and doors and windows and fire safety and gas - 47 open HPD violations about building conditions ## 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 Sep 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 Sep 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:** No basement (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 47 open: 47 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (10), pests (7), doors and windows (6), smoke or CO detectors (6); 13 immediately hazardous (class C). 6 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 149 violations on record in all, 2001–2026 — the 53 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 4 open: 1 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 1 heat or hot water complaint (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 3 doors or windows, 3 electrical, 3 plumbing, 1 heat or hot water, 1 paint or plaster (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); 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) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain, Lgb-8 WEIL MCLAIN, LGB-8), registration expired since Jun 1999 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2014 (5 on record) (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:** 9 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 6 of 17 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 2C: https://blueflo.tech/b/2540-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/2c - Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/2540-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/3a - Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/2540-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/3b - Apt 3D: https://blueflo.tech/b/2540-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/3d - Apt 5B: https://blueflo.tech/b/2540-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/5b - Apt 5C: https://blueflo.tech/b/2540-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/unit/5c ## Registered with the city - ELH MGMT.LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - GREATER HARLEM DEVELOPMENT CORP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - GREATER HARLEM HOUSING HDFC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/2540-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/2540-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=2540-frederick-douglass-boulevard-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt