2166 Frederick Douglass Boulevard

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01922-0061BIN 1058384Plain-text version

Concern level3 of 4

High

0116 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
0215 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
055 evictions executed in the last 3 years
064 OATH/ECB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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 OATH/ECB 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 52 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 66 apartments.

2018 — 52 units registered2023 — 52

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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The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 14 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

This building and the landlord's others

This building21 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

229

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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2026-03-24

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5NIssued 2026-01-15

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5N, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-11-19

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-09-11

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SIDEWALK SHED DINING AREA OBSTRUCTING DROP LADDER AT 1ST STACK FROM NORTH AT WEST WALL AT FIRE ESCAPE

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

226

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water145

Unsanitary Condition27

Door/Window13

Plumbing10

Safety8

Water Leak7

Flooring/Stairs6

Paint/Plaster5

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

2426

Noise reports · last 12 mo

202

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1073

Residential723

Commercial359

Unspecified142

Vehicle125

House of Worship4

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

457

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony127

Misdemeanor255

Violation75

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 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

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

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-07-10

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$41,500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12025-09-23$6,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12025-09-23$25,000 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-03-19$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 12024-05-02$1,250 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-06-08Apt 4Jresidential

2026-06-08Apt 4Kresidential

2024-10-29Apt 1Bresidential

2024-04-22Apt STORE #5commercial

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

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 2025-12-16

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-02-05

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-03-22

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2017-04-21

Heat / hot water

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC

Head officer

MICHAEL ARYEH

Managing agent

2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY LLC

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

1 CONVENT AVENUEMANHATTAN 130 WADSWORTH AVENUEMANHATTAN 2090 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 2092 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 2130 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARDMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2007-09-20 · $17,250,000

Most recent mortgage2019-04-11 · $22,770,000

Mortgage2019-04-11$22,770,000

borrower 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2019-04-11$30,000

borrower 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2018-05-03$7,920,000

borrower 272-4 WEST REALTY 115, LLC, 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC, 1 CONVENT REALTY, LLC · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2015-03-24$7,400,000

borrower 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2012-11-30$12,200,000

borrower 2162-68 8TH AVENUE REALTY, LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

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.