2852 Frederick Douglass Boulevard

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02038-0001BIN 1083117

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0180 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 69 apartments
0265 of those issued in the last 3 years
0317 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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 69 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 69 apartments.

2018 — 69 units registered2023 — 69

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

1992

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 49 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 building11 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

250

Open now

834

On record

Open Class C

129

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 4HIssued 2026-10-15

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4H, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 7BIssued 2026-10-15

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 7BIssued 2026-10-15

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8AIssued 2026-10-15

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8A, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

576

All time

123

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition135

Heat/Hot Water106

Paint/Plaster77

Plumbing68

Door/Window37

Appliance37

Water Leak36

Electric30

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

1035

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential615

Street/Sidewalk297

Unspecified62

Vehicle44

Commercial12

Park5

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

623

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony200

Misdemeanor284

Violation139

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 · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2023-11-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2023-08-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-02-02Apt 4Cresidential

2026-02-02Apt 6Dresidential

2025-01-29Apt 8Dresidential

2023-03-21Apt 5Bresidential

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 2026-07-24

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-06-29

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2026-04-13

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-08-19

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES, LLC

Head officer

Keith Gordon

Managing agent

METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES

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

231 WEST 145 STREETMANHATTAN 2538 ADAM C POWELL BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 2542 ADAM C POWELL BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 263 WEST 152 STREETMANHATTAN 2730 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARDMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,875

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 22026-06-12$1,250 due

ElevatorsClass 22025-12-31$625 due

ElevatorsClass 12025-12-31$1,250 penalty

BoilersClass 32025-10-23$500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2011-06-29 · $15,938,970.04

Most recent mortgage2013-02-27 · $16,155,889

Mortgage2013-02-27$16,155,889

borrower CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC, HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Mortgage2013-02-27$22,439,204

borrower CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC, HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Mortgage2013-02-27$16,437,277

borrower CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC, HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Mortgage2013-02-13$5,535,741

borrower CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC, HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Sale2011-06-29$15,938,970.04

REV. JOHN J. SASS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP → HARLEM SHANGRI -LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND

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