2733 Frederick Douglass Boulevard

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02045-0011BIN 1060804

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0124 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 22 apartments
0223 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 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 12 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 22 apartments.

2019 — 12 units registered2023 — 12

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

214

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 5BIssued 2026-09-09

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2026-09-02

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH, FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2026-08-24

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2026-08-24

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

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

173

All time

Last 12 months

Door/Window57

Heat/Hot Water29

Paint/Plaster23

Safety20

Unsanitary Condition13

General7

Flooring/Stairs7

Electric7

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

2038

Noise reports · last 12 mo

170

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1190

Street/Sidewalk455

Commercial207

Unspecified93

Park54

Vehicle39

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

779

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony207

Misdemeanor387

Violation185

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 3 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

No active DOB violations.

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 2026-05-12

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-08-22

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-06-26

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2015-08-25

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2733FDB 1963 LLC

Head officer

AVI KAY

Managing agent

KAY EQUITIES

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

2163 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 302 EAST 126 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2016-01-22 · $4,600,000

Most recent mortgage2016-08-25 · $800,000

Mortgage2016-08-25$800,000

borrower 2733FDB1963 LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK

Mortgage2016-01-22$2,000,000

borrower 2733 FDB1963 LLC · lender CROSS RIVER BANK

Sale2016-01-22$4,600,000

MCQUEEN, ONLESS H, MCQUEEN, SHIRLEY I → 2733 FDB1963 LLC

Sale2012-09-02no recorded price

MCQUEEN, ONLESS H → MCQUEEN, ONLESS H, MCQUEEN, SHIRLEY I

Mortgage1996-10-07$515,000

borrower MCQUEEN, ONLESS · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW 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 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

10-day noticeincl. property tax2021-12-03

30-day noticeincl. property tax2021-11-10

60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18

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