2217 Frederick Douglass Boulevard

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01946-0029BIN 1084271

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0176 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 76 apartments
0242 of those issued in the last 3 years
0321 open rent-impairing 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 76 stabilized units with New York State for 2021 — essentially all of the building's 76 apartments.

2018 — 76 units registered2021 — 76

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

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 4 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.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

300

Open now

777

On record

Open Class C

154

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4DIssued 2026-10-13

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5FIssued 2026-10-13

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-12

§ 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 LATCH SET AT FIRE STAIRS DOOR '''' A '''' PUBLIC HALLWAY , 5th STORY

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

536

All time

107

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water149

Unsanitary Condition114

Door/Window56

Paint/Plaster47

General45

Water Leak38

Plumbing30

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1149

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk416

Residential393

Commercial148

Unspecified130

Vehicle58

Park2

House of Worship2

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

365

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony102

Misdemeanor197

Violation66

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

Re-infestation reported

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

2020–20210 infested · 0 eradicated

2020–20211 infested · 1 eradicated · 1 re-infested

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2020-01-08Apt 2Cresidential

2019-05-28Apt 5Dresidential

2017-11-13Apt 2Cresidential

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

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 2026-04-07

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2024-06-17

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-10-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-09-20

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

GARDEN OF EDEN ASSOCIATES LP

Head officer

MALCOLM PUNTER

Managing agent

EDEN EQUITABLE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

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

46 EAST 129 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,712

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 22026-08-12$2,400 due

BoilersClass 22023-03-21$312 due

PlumbingClass 12016-12-12$1,600 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2002-06-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2002-12-19 · $300,000

Mortgage2002-12-19$300,000

borrower GARDEN OF EDEN ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Mortgage2002-09-24$8,207,581

borrower GARDEN OF EDEN ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender NYC HPD

Sale2002-06-25no recorded price

NYC HPD → GARDEN OF EDEN ASSOCIATES, L.P.

Sale1990-07-23no recorded price

COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE → CITY OF NEW YORK

Mortgage1973-10-17no recorded price

borrower ELVIO REALTY CORP · lender CITY 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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale