2070 Frederick Douglass Boulevard

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01828-0001BIN 1055106

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

017 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 16 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 16 apartments.

2018 — 16 units registered2023 — 16

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building9 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-03-06

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2019-03-015+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2019-03-015+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED BASEMENT DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2019-03-015+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Elevator4

Plumbing3

General3

Paint/Plaster2

Door/Window1

Unsanitary Condition1

Water Leak1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1968

Noise reports · last 12 mo

164

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk774

Residential614

Commercial461

Unspecified66

Vehicle50

Helicopter2

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

294

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony88

Misdemeanor155

Violation51

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-04

CYCLE 9B UNSAFE REPORT FILED

ACTIVE · FISP-FACADE SAFETY PROGRAM FACADE REQUIRED2020-01-03

CYCLE 8B UNSAFE REPORT FILED

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2019-03-29

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2006-12-15

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

B & L PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC

Head officer

HOWARD LEV

Managing agent

HOWARD LEV

9 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

120 4 PLACEBROOKLYN 1624 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 1980 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 312 WEST 142 STREETMANHATTAN 32 EAST 22 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 22020-02-20$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2015-04-09 · $10,100,000

Most recent mortgage2022-07-13 · $811,834.66

Mortgage2022-07-13$811,834.66

borrower B & L PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES L.L.C. · lender SANTANDER BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2016-04-21$3,000,000

borrower B & L PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES L.L.C., · lender CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Sale2015-04-09$10,100,000

2070 UPTOWN, LLC → B & L PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES L.L.C.

Mortgage2007-10-23$1,978,823.8

borrower 2070 UPTOWN LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2006-11-03$800,000

borrower 2070 UPTOWN, LLC · lender GOTHAM BANK OF NEW YORK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale