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1855 Adam C Powell Blvd

889Records
19City systems
159Open violations
18.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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889 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 243 HPD complaints, 174 HPD housing violations, 169 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)1855 7 AVENUE HDFC
BBL1018230001
BIN1055003

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 18.2. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations159 total — 33 class C (immediately hazardous), 91 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 1980-08-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Noise (4) · Curb Condition (3) · Animal (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,176,005 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)1855 7TH AVENUE HDFC
Head officerKAREN KOENIG
Managing agentNEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,254,000 $1,914,300
2026$4,523,000 $2,035,350
2027$4,602,000 $2,070,900

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,079,497 a year ($22.71 per sq ft), operating expenses $497,206 ($10.46 per sq ft), net operating income $582,292. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 113 St — M2 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 115 St · 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

1855 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

40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 NEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 141 buildings, 8,387 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
99-40 63 Road QN545 A
309 Lafayette Avenue BK326 B
3000 Bronx Park East BX297 A
300 West 135 Street MN170 A
1911 Madison Avenue MN155 A
80 John Street MN146 A
811 Walton Avenue BX145 B
80 Winthrop Street BK144 B
350 Richmond Terrace SI140 B
753 Classon Avenue BK137 C
84-70 129 Street QN131 B
84-51 Beverly Road QN130 A
1602 Avenue I BK129 C
1400 5 Avenue MN129 A
6485 Broadway BX128 A
64 East 111 Street MN122 A
35-35 75 Street QN114 A
90 William Street MN113 A
145 Wellington Court SI111 B
855 East 233 Street BX110 C
2121 Shore Parkway BK110 B
140 East 28 Street MN107 A
1099 Avenue K BK104 C
339 East 58 Street MN102 A
345 Montgomery Street BK102 B
9801 Shore Road BK99 A
8 Vanderbilt Avenue BK98 A
130 Barrow Street MN95 A
1825 Madison Avenue MN92 A
301 West 118 Street MN91 A
39 Gramercy Park North MN90 A
74-02 43 Avenue QN90 A
94 Maspeth Avenue BK87 A
36 Dahill Road BK84 A
1275 Grant Avenue BX81 A
1259 Grant Avenue BX81 A
81 Ocean Parkway BK80 A
2190 Boston Road BX78 A
235 East 49 Street MN75 A
225 Ocean Parkway BK75 A
40 Tehama Street BK75 A
330 Wythe Avenue BK75 A
2250 Benson Avenue BK73 A
110-15 71 Road QN72 A
211 East 51 Street MN69 A
25 Murray Street MN69 A
161 East 110 Street MN68 A
482 Central Park West MN67 A
40-35 Ithaca Street QN65 B
125 Ocean Avenue BK65 A
541 Washington Avenue BK63 A
4 West 101 Street MN60 A
1155 Ocean Avenue BK59 B
78 8 Avenue BK58 A
152 East 118 Street MN58 A
3 Plaza St West BK57 A
258 Bedford Avenue BK57 B
2515 Glenwood Road BK55 B
29 West 65 Street MN54 A
415 Leonard Street BK54 A

showing 60 of 141 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $650,000 on 2017-05-18 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-25RPTT&RET $585,000 — from THOMPSON, CATHERINE D; OUARTI, ZOUBIR to THOMPSON, CATHERINE D $585,000
2023-01-09Sold for $585,000 $585,000 $24,375
2022-06-09RPTT&RET $947,000 — from DEMILLE, LAUREN to DANIELS, PATRICK; BARTHA, CATERINA $947,000
2022-05-25Sold for $947,000 $947,000 $39,458
2020-07-08RPTT&RET $1,125,000 — from HALLAK, MICHAEL; HALLAK, MIKHAIL; ANTENBRING, CHRISTINE to OSTOJA-STARZEWSKA, ANNA; COVERT, JAMES $1,125,000
2020-06-25Sold for $1,125,000 $1,125,000 $46,875
2019-09-11RPTT&RET $995,000 — from MADORSKY, ADDY CORA MCCLLELAND to DEMILLE, LAUREN $995,000
2019-08-29Sold for $995,000 $995,000 $41,458
2019-01-11RPTT&RET $1,079,100 — from REYES, ADA to SAMTON, DANIEL $1,079,100
2019-01-04Sold for $1,079,100 $1,079,100 $44,963
2018-07-26RPTT&RET $961,016 — from BAIRD, KAREN L to STERN, SUSAN M $961,016
2018-07-12Sold for $961,016 $961,016 $40,042
2017-05-18Mortgage $650,000 — from 1855 7 AVENUE DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $650,000
2017-05-18AL&R $650,000 — from 1855 7 AVENUE DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $650,000
2015-06-12RPTT&RET $950,000 — from SEIPPEL, LYNN; LEPCIO, ANDREA to KOENIG, KAREN $950,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171472115
201800102416
201932214737
202083162332
202183470260
202210172424
202372182635
202451701528
202501280635
202601190323
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The full timeline

Construction 99Enforcement 92Housing & tenants 598Ownership & money 38Health & systems 62

Every one of the 889 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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