Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

2853 Frederick Douglass Blvd

built 1910 · 6 stories · 49 apartments
Also known as 2855 Frederick Douglass Blvd, 2859 Frederick Douglass Blvd, 2861 Frederick Douglass Blvd — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: WAVECREST MGMT GROUP · 85 other buildings here list it; NORTHERN MAN EQUITIES · 20 other buildings here list it; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC · 13 other buildings here list it

Apartments named in these records

25 of this building’s 49 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 27 complaints, 2024–2026 · 23 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt 5A class C · paperwork · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2D complaint
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
Show 29 more
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6B complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt A complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2024 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2016 Dec
Heating/ventilation permit
2016 Dec
Boiler permit
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Laars MT2H-1750), registration current since Oct 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 Feb 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2016 (3 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

22 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)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 18 complaints, 2024–2026 · 8 in the past year
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 27 complaints, 2024–2026 · 19 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
PestsApt 4E complaint
2026 Sep
MoldApt 1B complaint
2026 Aug
PestsApt 4E complaint
2026 Aug
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Aug
PestsApt 4A class C · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Mold, pestsApt 4A complaint
Show 33 more
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 1A complaint
2026 Jul
PestsApt 2J complaint
2026 Jul
PestsApt 5D complaint
2026 Jun
Unsanitary conditionsApt 4E complaint
2026 Jun
PestsApt 1B class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
PestsApt 1E complaint
2026 Apr
Pests class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Pests class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
PestsApt 4F complaint
2026 Apr
Unsanitary conditionsApt 4E complaint
2026 Mar
Pests class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
PestsApt 4E complaint
2026 Feb
PestsApt 4E complaint
2026 Feb
Unsanitary conditionsApt 4E complaint
2026 Feb
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
PestsApt 3I class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Pests class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 1A complaint
2025 Dec
PestsApt 1A complaint
2025 Oct
PestsApt 1A complaint
2025 Oct
PestsApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
MoldApt 1F complaint
2025 Oct
Mold, pestsApt 4A complaint
2025 May
PestsApt 4F complaint
2025 May
PestsApt 1A complaint
2025 Apr
PestsApt 1A complaint
2025 Jan
PestsApt 4F complaint
2025 Jan
MoldApt 3A complaint
2024 Dec
PestsApt 5I complaint
2024 Jul
PestsApt 1F complaint
2024 Apr
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 5F complaint
2023 Oct
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 4B complaint
2023 Oct
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 5F complaint

Electrical

5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

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

Elevators

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

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 (2 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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 97 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

56 open: 54 about building conditions — doors and windows (15), walls, floors and stairs (10), other conditions (8), leaks (5); 15 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 706 violations on record in all, 2000–2026 — the 205 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B
2026 Sep
Plumbing class C
2026 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt 5A class C · paperwork
2026 Sep
LeaksApt 5A class B
2026 Sep
Fire safety class C
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2026 Sep
Doors and windows class C
2026 Aug
Doors and windows class C
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 1A class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B
2026 Aug
Other conditions class A
2026 Aug
Other conditions class B
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 1A class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 1A class B
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 4A class B
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 4A class B
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 4A class B
2026 Aug
PestsApt 4A class C
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1E class C
2026 Jul
Doors and windows class B
2026 Jul
Doors and windows class C
2026 Jun
PestsApt 1B class C · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class C · closed
2026 Apr
Pests class C · closed
2026 Apr
Pests class C · closed
2026 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B · closed
2026 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B · closed
2026 Mar
Pests class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed
2026 Jan
PestsApt 3I class C · closed
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed
2025 Dec
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Dec
Pests class C · closed
2025 Oct
PlumbingApt 1F class B · closed
2025 Oct
LeaksApt 1F class B · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1F class B · closed
2025 Oct
LeaksApt 1F class B · closed
2025 Oct
Other conditionsApt 1F class A · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1F class C · closed
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed
2025 Oct
Fire safetyApt 4A class C · closed
2025 Oct
PestsApt 4A class C · closed
and 6 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

Resident complaints to the city

31 doors or windows, 27 heat or hot water, 20 pests, 15 plumbing, 10 general repairs, 8 floors or stairs, 8 paint or plaster, 7 appliances, 7 unsanitary conditions, 5 electrical, 5 leaks, 5 mold, 4 elevators, 1 safety

2026 Oct
PestsApt 4E
2026 Sep
ElevatorsApt 5A
2026 Sep
Appliances, floors or stairs, moldApt 1B
2026 Aug
PestsApt 4E
2026 Aug
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Jul
Electrical, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 4A
2026 Jul
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1A
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 1A
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2026 Jul
Appliances, doors or windows, plumbing, pestsApt 2J
2026 Jul
PestsApt 5D
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 1A
2026 Jul
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 1A
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 1D
2026 Jun
General repairs, unsanitary conditionsApt 4E
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2D
2026 Jun
ElevatorsApt 4F
2026 Jun
Appliances, pestsApt 1E
2026 May
Appliances, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 1B
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water, plumbing
2026 Apr
Elevators, pestsApt 4F
2026 Apr
Unsanitary conditionsApt 4E
2026 Feb
Floors or stairsApt 4E
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 4E
2026 Feb
PestsApt 4E
2026 Feb
Electrical, general repairs, leaksApt 4E
2026 Feb
PestsApt 4E
2026 Feb
General repairs, unsanitary conditionsApt 4E
2026 Feb
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 1A
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, heat or hot water, paint or plasterApt 1A
2026 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 1A
2026 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 1A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 1A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6B
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2025 Dec
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 1A
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2025 Dec
PestsApt 1A
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt A
2025 Oct
PestsApt 1A
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 1A
2025 Oct
General repairsApt 1E
2025 Oct
Floors or stairs, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 1F
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 4A
2025 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 1A
2025 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2025 Aug
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2025 Aug
SafetyApt 4F
2025 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2025 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2025 Jun
LeaksApt 2D
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2025 May
Doors or windows, pestsApt 4F
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 1A
2025 May
PestsApt 1A
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2025 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2025 Apr
Doors or windows
2025 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 1A
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, pestsApt 1A
2025 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 4F
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2025 Mar
ElectricalApt 1A
2025 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 1A
2025 Mar
ElectricalApt 1J
2025 Mar
ElectricalApt 4B
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 1A
2025 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 1A
2025 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 1G
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, elevators, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 4F
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1F
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 1A
2025 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 1A
2025 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 1G
2025 Jan
Paint or plaster, plumbingApt 1G
2025 Jan
AppliancesApt 1F
2025 Jan
Floors or stairs, plumbing, moldApt 3A
2024 Dec
AppliancesApt 5I
2024 Dec
AppliancesApt 5I
2024 Dec
PestsApt 5I
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 1A
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 4F
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 6B
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2024 Nov
Doors or windows
2024 Oct
Floors or stairs, plumbingApt 5F
2024 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5F
2024 Sep
PlumbingApt 5F
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 1G
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 1E
2024 Jul
Doors or windows, general repairs, outside the building, pestsApt 1F
2024 Jul
Doors or windowsApt 5F
2024 Jun
General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 3C
2024 May
Paint or plaster, plumbingApt 3C
2024 May
AppliancesApt 5D
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbing, unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 5F
2024 Apr
LeaksApt 1D
2024 Apr
Floors or stairsApt 1D
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 2D
2024 Feb
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, leaksApt 4C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2024 Jan
PlumbingApt 5F
2023 Dec
Plumbing
2023 Nov
General repairsApt 4F
2023 Nov
LeaksApt 5E
2023 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairs, unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 4B
2023 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairs, unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 5F
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

11 permits since 1990

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
2026 Oct
EN-LL97321 GHG Emissions - LL97 DOB violation
2026 Oct
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Oct
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Sep
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Sep
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Sep
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
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2026 Sep
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Sep
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Sep
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Other conditions class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Appliances, floors or stairsApt 1B complaint
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 1A class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Other conditions class A · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Other conditions class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Jul
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Jul
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 4A complaint
2026 Jul
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jul
Appliances, doors or windowsApt 2J complaint
2026 Jul
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 4E complaint
2026 Jun
EN-LL97321 GHG Emissions - LL97 DOB violation
2026 Jun
AppliancesApt 1E complaint
2026 May
Appliances, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 1B complaint
2026 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Mar
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Mar
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Mar
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Mar
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Mar
Aeu-Haz Aeuhaz DOB violation
2026 Feb
Floors or stairsApt 4E complaint
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 4E complaint
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 4E complaint
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 4E complaint
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 1A complaint
2026 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2026 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2026 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 1A complaint
2025 Oct
Other conditionsApt 1F class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
General repairsApt 1E complaint
2025 Oct
Floors or stairsApt 1F complaint
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4A complaint
2025 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2025 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 Aug
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 Aug
SafetyApt 4F complaint
2025 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windows complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 4F complaint
2025 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 1A complaint
2025 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2025 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 1G complaint
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 4F complaint
2025 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2025 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 1G complaint
2025 Jan
Paint or plasterApt 1G complaint
2025 Jan
AppliancesApt 1F complaint
2025 Jan
Floors or stairsApt 3A complaint
2024 Dec
AppliancesApt 5I complaint
2024 Dec
AppliancesApt 5I complaint
2024 Nov
Doors or windows complaint
2024 Oct
Floors or stairsApt 5F complaint
2024 Jul
Doors or windows, general repairs, outside the buildingApt 1F complaint
2024 Jul
Doors or windowsApt 5F complaint
2024 Jun
General repairs, paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2024 May
Paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2024 May
AppliancesApt 5D complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairsApt 5F complaint
2024 Apr
Floors or stairsApt 1D complaint
2024 Feb
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 4C complaint
2023 Nov
General repairsApt 4F complaint
2023 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 4B complaint
2023 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 5F complaint

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Sources

23 datasets

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