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1871 Adam C Powell Blvd

1,688Records
21City systems
10Open violations
101.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,688 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 758 311 service requests, 384 HPD complaints, 262 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1925
Floors7
Res. units35
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)1871 ACP OWNER LLC TION
BBL1018230061
BIN1055033

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 101.4. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

39 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
16
’24–25
11
’25–26

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

$17,300 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

127 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · PLUMBING (16) · Illegal Parking (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (12) · Noise (12).

Filed construction activity

$344,980 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)1871 ACP Owner LLC
Head officerRick Gropper
Managing agentDolphin Property Services, LLC
Last registered2026-05-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,508,000 $2,478,600
2026$5,887,000 $2,649,150
2027$6,237,000 $2,806,650

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 55/100 (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

Subway116 St — 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 · 350 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

1871 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

127 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1850 Lafayette Avenue BX948 B
1131 Ogden Avenue BX400 D
2064 Mapes Avenue BX240 C
579 Blake Avenue BK195 C
2060 Pitkin Avenue BK168 C
2115 Southern Boulevard BX168 C
11 West 118 Street MN136 B
1340 Stratford Avenue BX129 C
333 East 181 Street BX120 B
913 East Tremont Avenue BX119 D
1841 Seward Avenue BX117 A
355 East 184 Street BX111 C
1695 Grand Avenue BX111 D
488 East 164 Street BX105 B
1937 Webster Avenue BX99 B
2100 Tiebout Avenue BX84 B
901 East 180 Street BX75 B
889 Dawson Street BX69 B
1314 Seneca Avenue BX60 D
15 Elliot Place BX51 B
1892 Arthur Avenue BX51 C
107 West 109 Street MN49 B
1908 Belmont Avenue BX46 D
1900 Belmont Avenue BX45 D
1975 Grand Avenue BX44 C
2083 Mohegan Avenue BX42 D
437 West 125 Street MN40 B
1971 Grand Avenue BX39 D
2071 Madison Avenue MN39 B
274 East 93 Street BK36 C
270 East 92 Street BK35 B
275 East 95 Street BK35 D
1871 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
2082 Mohegan Avenue BX34 D
830 St Nicholas Avenue MN33 B
409 West 125 Street MN31 A
1157 Morris Avenue BX29 B
1149 Morris Avenue BX29 B
882 East 180 Street BX28 F
205 Brook Avenue BX28 B
827 Lafayette Avenue BK28 B
1791 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 B
912 East 163 Street BX27 A
1899 Belmont Avenue BX27 C
202 Brown Place BX26 A
876 East 180 Street BX25 D
2090 Mohegan Avenue BX24 C
44 West 175 Street BX22 D
198 Brown Place BX22 B
47 West 175 Street BX21 C
1898 Belmont Avenue BX20 D
460 Convent Avenue MN20 C
1566 Eastern Parkway BK19 C
9 West 137 Street MN18 C
2252 5 Avenue MN18 B
7 West 137 Street MN18 C
5 West 137 Street MN18 D
287 Audubon Avenue MN17 C
197 Brook Avenue BX16 A
103 Van Buren Street BK16 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $27,672,000 on 2021-01-22 (lender: Greystone Funding Company LLC), covering 2 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
2021-01-22Mortgage $27,672,000 — from DESHLER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; 1871 ACP OWNER LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC $27,672,000
2020-11-24RPTT&RET $37,000,000 — from BELVERON FUND IV REIT PROPERTY OWNER, LL; CPG DESHLER LLC to DESHLER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA $37,000,000
2018-10-29Deed $29,100,000 — from DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA to DESHLER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA $29,100,000
2018-10-29Mortgage $21,375,000 — from DESHLER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; 1871 ACP OWNER LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION INC. $21,375,000
2015-11-09AL&R $16,500,000 — from DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA to SIGNATURE BANK $16,500,000
2015-11-09RPTT&RET $24,000,000 — from TPE DESHLER GENERAL LLC; TPE DESHLER ACQUISITION LLC to 1871 ACP LLC; 1871 ACP GP LLC $24,000,000
2015-11-09Agreement $16,500,000 — from DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA to SIGNATURE BANK $16,500,000
2015-11-09Mortgage $11,416,926 — from DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA to SIGNATURE BANK $11,416,926
2014-02-11Agreement $5,250,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA $5,250,000
2014-02-11Mortgage $657,046 — from DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA to SIGNATURE BANK $657,046
2014-02-11AL&R $5,250,000 — from DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA to SIGNATURE BANK $5,250,000
2007-07-26RPTT&RET $9,628,650 — from DESHLER, LLC; DESHLER GROUP, LLC to TPE DESHLER GENERAL LLC; TPE DESHLER ACQUISITION LLC $9,628,650
2004-03-10Agreement $6,000,000 — from DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $6,000,000
2004-03-10Mortgage $2,535,890 — from DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $2,535,890
2003-02-07Mortgage $3,500,000 — from DESHLER APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PA to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $3,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722100216
201813689384
2019102551573
2020019811101
202100905196
20220218302187
20230010605111
202481510108132
202591170020200
202623290640
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 120Housing & tenants 1,424Ownership & money 46Health & systems 66

Every one of the 1,688 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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