Pros: Location is awesome, apartments are big in size Cons: The owner lives in Florida and absolutely cannot manage this building
2294 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL is a prewar 1910 building, 7 floors, 16 units in Harlem, NYC. Owned by CSP 2294 LLC. Public records show 32 open violations, 84 311 complaints, 3 active litigation matters on file. Tenant-impact history includes 1 eviction. Lucid Rents has 3 verified tenant reviews on this building.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§ 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 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 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 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Pros: Location is awesome, apartments are big in size Cons: The owner lives in Florida and absolutely cannot manage this building
Pros: Renovated Location Clean Cons: Terrible landlord No heat No responsea Advice to landlord: Do better
Pros: The individual apartment is really spacious, has a lot of natural light Cons: The landlord is completely unresponsive. The trash only get taken out once it is overflowing and the trash room can't be opened. The wa…
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West Harlem around 125th Street is the neighborhood's commercial and cultural spine — the Apollo Theater, Studio Museum, and a corridor of new development coexist with decades-old barbershops and West African restaurants. Columbia's Manhattanville campus expansion is reshaping the western edge.
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6