2196 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- 2 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1910) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
About this building
The building’s floor space is 7 times the size of its lot: 14,031 sq ft of building on a 2,000 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 4, 2026.
2196 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
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- City records show 4 open HPD violations, 2 immediately hazardous (Class C) under 2196 Frederick Douglass Boulevard — the address HPD files this building’s records under, not the address on this page. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2018 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Remove the illegal fastening consisting of an unacceptable electromagnetic locking device….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
2196 Frederick Douglass Boulevard sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10026. The closest subway is 116 St (C,B) (2-minute walk), served by the B and C lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: March 2018 · Most recent: December 2020. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2020-12-10
- 2018-07-16
- 2018-03-27
- 2018-03-27
- Class C · 2 open · penalty 30 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 2 open · penalty 10 · (5/ea)
- 2026-01-31 · Apt PH2 · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-01-31 · Apt 6E · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2023-06-20 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2019-11-08 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2019-02-06 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1910. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 90
- HARRASSMENT 2: 87
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 67
- GRAND LARCENY: 46
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 37
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 330
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 152
- Encampment: 109
- Illegal Parking: 106
- Noise - Residential: 105
- 309 W 118TH ST
- 279 W 117TH ST
- 279 WEST 117 STREET
- Harlem Hebrew Language Charter School
- P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph
- P.S. 180 Hugo Newman
- P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph
- P.S. 180 Hugo Newman
- The Opportunity Charter School
- The Opportunity Charter School
- Columbia Secondary School
- 116 St
- 116 St
- 125 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Torkomada, Inc.
- Gotham Arts Exchange, Inc.
- P.s. 180 Hugo Newman
- A Philip Randolph Square
- Center For Accelerated Learning
- Sebastian Chamber Players, Inc.
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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