# 2171 Fredrick Douglass Bl, Manhattan

Apartment building · 14 units · built 2019 · Block 1944, Lot 29.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1019440029/2171-fredrick-douglass-bl

More construction in Harlem: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/harlem.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 11, 2024, estimated cost $192K, described as “Interior renovations in existing 1ST floor commercial space for proposed grocery & convenience retailer w/commercial cooking. New commercial kitchen. New ADA bathroom. Mechanical & plumbing work to be filed subsequently.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 20, 2020, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 24, 2018, estimated cost $8K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2014 code”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,698,300
- 2026–27 tax: $27,875
- Market value (city estimate): $3,774,000
- Taxable value: $224,094
- Assessed land: $329,400
- Assessed improvements: $1,368,900

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2060, about $183,376 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R8A: floor area ratio 5.64 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## Board and land use applications

- C-O-P (City Planning P1999M0350): Completed, decided Apr 2, 2001. UNRESTRICTED DISPOSITION OF 15 VACANT CITY-OWNED PARCELS\*WITHIN THE HARLEM-EAST HARLEM URA ENPOWERMENT ZONE\*35 PARCELS WERE ORIGINALLY REQUESTED/BLOCKS 1925/1926/1902/\*1923/1928/1949 LOTS 2,21,29,58,59,12,18-21,24,46 WITHDRAWN)

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Launches for 2171 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/04/housing-lottery-launches-for-2171-frederick-douglass-boulevard-in-harlem-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Apr 2, 2026.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology