2851 8th Avenue

A 6-story building with 22 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10039.

Addresses on the lot: 2851 Frederick Douglass Boulevard.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

231open HPD violations48 immediately hazardous

123complaints to HPD, past year49 about heat or hot water

20rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

August 2026latest housing court case3 cases on record, all years

2851 8th Avenue has 231 open HPD violations, 48 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 123 complaints to HPD in the past year, 49 about heat or hot water. It is registered to JOE UPTOWN LLC. 20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 2851 8th Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 231 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	48
B, hazardous	30 days	136
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	47

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 123 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 49 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 2851 8th Avenue?

2851 8th Avenue is registered with HPD to JOE UPTOWN LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

8 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building

Housing court and evictions

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in August 2026. HPD’s record has 3 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 56% of residential buildings in 10039 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 2851 8th Avenue rent stabilized?

20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 20 of the building’s 22 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-02046-0056.