2796 Frederick Douglass Boulevard

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02034-0064BIN 1060585

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 11 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 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 11 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 11 apartments.

2019 — 11 units registered2023 — 11

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

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building13 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 HAZARDOUSApt 2AIssued 2026-04-09

§ 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 IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2AIssued 2026-07-09

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2AIssued 2026-07-09

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2018-07-175+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water6

Door/Window3

Unsanitary Condition3

General2

Appliance1

Plumbing1

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

3085

Noise reports · last 12 mo

257

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential2357

Street/Sidewalk509

Unspecified122

Vehicle63

Commercial26

Park8

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

668

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony201

Misdemeanor285

Violation182

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

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

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

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-03-23

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED DAMAGED STAIR TREAD TO THE FIRE ESCAPE BETWEEN THE 5TH AND 6TH FLOORS AT EXPOSURE #1. DAMAGED FIRE ESCAPE NON COMPLIANT TO CODE.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

HP PLAZA LP

Head officer

ROBERT HORSFORD

Managing agent

GRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT

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

1193 FULTON AVENUEBRONX 2799 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 2801 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 302 WEST 148 STREETMANHATTAN 302 WEST 149 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

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 22025-09-04$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12022-03-23$1,250 due

BoilersClass 22022-02-14$312 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2007-03-14 · $4,477,906

Most recent mortgage2021-01-06 · $5,235,567

Mortgage2021-01-06$5,235,567

borrower HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION, HP PLAZA L.P. · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Mortgage2021-01-06$2,340,000

borrower HP PLAZA L.P., HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Mortgage2021-01-06$8,400,000

borrower HP PLAZA L.P., HCCI HP PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC

Sale2007-03-14$4,477,906

NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND → HP PLAZA L.P.

Mortgage2007-03-14$2,418,792

borrower HP PLAZA, L.P. · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

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 water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

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