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1831 Adam C Powell Blvd

3,629Records
20City systems
135Open violations
430.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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3,629 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,403 HPD complaints, 1,162 311 service requests, 737 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units46
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)BRECO 1829SEVENTH LLC
BBL1018210064
BIN1054970

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 430.1. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations135 total — 34 class C (immediately hazardous), 63 class B, 38 class A. Oldest open since 2022-10-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

407 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 168 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 165 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

168
’23–24
22
’24–25
165
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

593 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (195) · Noise (94) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (57) · PLUMBING (49) · ELECTRIC (37) · PAINT/PLASTER (28).

Filed construction activity

$426,888 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (46)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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$2,335,000 $1,050,750
2026$2,558,000 $1,151,100
2027$2,554,000 $1,149,300

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park North & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 500 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

1831 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

593 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 195 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 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK $214,389,592
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
2009-05-01Agreement $1,460,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1833-1835 7TH AVENUE LLC $1,460,000
2007-04-05Agreement $109,742,461 — from AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC to 770 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 239-253 WEST 116 LLC $109,742,461
2007-04-05Mortgage $499,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN LLC; 23 MANHATTAN VALLEY NORTH LLC; 655 WEST 160 LLC; 301,303,311 WEST 111 L to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC $499,000
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
201727630577
201821790385
201902490354
202004232130
20210712891145
202248579210603
20230155135560
20240328739302
20250040827417
20260247606484
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 101Housing & tenants 3,343Ownership & money 91Health & systems 59

Every one of the 3,629 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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