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1829 Adam C Powell Blvd

1,002Records
17City systems
25Open violations
401.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,002 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 387 HPD complaints, 278 311 service requests, 139 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)BRECO 1829SEVENTH LLC
BBL1018210004
BIN1054945

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 401.7. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

45 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 31). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
31
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

139 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (22) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · WATER LEAK (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (11).

Filed construction activity

$166,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BRECO 1829SEVENTHLLC
Head officerDavid Brecher
Managing agentNIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-06-30

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$593,000 $266,850
2026$651,000 $292,950
2027$747,000 $336,150

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 112 St — M2 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park North & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Locke School of Arts and Engineering. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1829 Adam C Powell Blvd

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

139 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 1,425 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C6 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1765 Townsend Avenue BX99 B
2660 Broadway MN81 A
2006 Adam C Powell Blvd MN70 D
337 West 138 Street MN67 B
120 West 105 Street MN62 A
561 West 149 Street MN60 B
540 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1320 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 D
602 West 141 Street MN54 D
545 West 164 Street MN51 C
701 West 179 Street MN50 C
610 West 174 Street MN49 B
1831 Adam C Powell Blvd MN46 D
620 West 141 Street MN46 D
1228 St Nicholas Avenue MN44 D
1631 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 D
1245 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 C
1621 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 C
707 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 D
1117 Westchester Avenue BX32 D
965 Amsterdam Avenue MN28 B
933 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 A
165 Manhattan Avenue MN24 A
169 Manhattan Avenue MN24 B
145 Edgecombe Avenue MN22 B
153 Edgecombe Avenue MN22 C
12 East 177 Street BX22 D
203 West 108 Street MN21 B
305 West 111 Street MN20 B
149 Edgecombe Avenue MN20 D
106 West 105 Street MN18 B
1829 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 D
303 West 111 Street MN15 B
931 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
929 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 B
969 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
127 West 106 Street MN10 B
125 West 106 Street MN10 B
123 West 106 Street MN10 A
971 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,297,844 on 2021-08-31 (lender: Arbor Realty Sr, INC.,), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-31AL&R $64,000,000 — from 2010 7-201 WEST 120 LLC,; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC,; 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC,; to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC., $64,000,000
2021-08-31Agreement $64,000,000 — from 1829-1835 7 LLC,; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC,; 2010 7-201 WEST 120 LLC,; 303-305 WEST 1 to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC., $64,000,000
2021-08-31Mortgage $8,297,845 — from 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC,; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC,; 1829-1835 7 LLC,; 303-305 WEST 111 to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC., $8,297,845
2016-01-15AL&R $5,345,576 — from 1829-1835 7 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,345,576
2016-01-15Agreement $5,345,576 — from 1829-1835 7 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,345,576
2016-01-15Mortgage $15,858 — from 1829-1835 7 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $15,858
2013-11-22AL&R $5,377,000 — from 1829-1835 7 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,377,000
2013-11-22Mortgage $5,377,000 — from 1829-1835 7 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,377,000
2013-11-22Deed $9,988,334 — from 1833-1835 7TH AVENUE LLC; 1829 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL BLVD LLC to 1829-1835 7 LLC $9,988,334
2013-11-18Agreement $214,389,592 — from 131-133 WEST 112 LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC; 141-143 WEST 113 LLC; 557-561 WEST 1 to SIGNATURE BANK $214,389,592
2013-11-18Agreement $214,389,592 — from 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK $214,389,592
2010-07-14Agreement $14,919,471 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 1829 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL BLVD LLC; MANHATTAN VALLEY WEST LL $14,919,471
2007-04-05Agreement $14,950,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; MANHATTAN VALLEY WEST LLC; 6 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE LLC; 1829 A $14,950,000
2007-04-05Mortgage $1,070,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 2107-2109 8TH LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC $1,070,000
2007-04-05Mortgage $8,590,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 707 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 337 WEST 138 LLC; 349 MANHATTA to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC $8,590,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172450415
201801390242
2019014139
2020000213
20210069116
20222011123118
202310234836
2024005931779
202501121210134
20260027907286
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 818Ownership & money 93Health & systems 68

Every one of the 1,002 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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