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1975 Adam C Powell Blvd

2,333Records
19City systems
25Open violations
381.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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2,333 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 869 HPD complaints, 705 311 service requests, 578 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)ALEM AC LLC
BBL1019030062
BIN1057518

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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 381.9. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
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 — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

137 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 51 · winter 2025–26: 23 · winter 2026–27: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
51
’24–25
23
’25–26
7
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

188 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (60) · PLUMBING (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · WATER LEAK (15) · Rodent (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (11).

Filed construction activity

$224,600 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)ALEM AC LLC
Head officerRAMIEL BENYEHUDA
Managing agentBRIGHTON MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-06-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,072,000 $932,400
2026$2,160,000 $972,000
2027$2,315,000 $1,041,750

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 119 St — M2 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 118 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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

1975 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

188 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 60 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 BRIGHTON MANAGEMENT — 43 buildings, 930 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B20 · C6 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
11-15 Broadway QN79 A
30-50 21 Street QN65 A
97 Grand Street BK62 A
206 West 21 Street MN47 A
145 Henry Street BK42 B
15 Wyckoff Street BK40 A
200 Mott Street MN26 B
227 East 59 Street MN25 B
443 East 88 Street MN25 B
177 Concord Street BK23 A
228 West 18 Street MN22 B
109 Eldridge Street MN22 B
238 East 58 Street MN22 B
417 East 9 Street MN22 B
20 Terrace Place BK21 B
467 West 164 Street MN21 C
1975 Adam C Powell Blvd MN20 D
206 West 96 Street MN20 A
30 East 14 Street MN20 A
86 Clinton Street MN18 A
829 9 Avenue MN18 B
204 West 96 Street MN18 A
195 East 4 Street MN18 A
225 East 14 Street MN17 C
110 9 Avenue MN17 B
108 9 Avenue MN17 B
93 Hicks Street BK16 B
342 East 85 Street MN16 B
750 Washington Avenue BK16 C
202 West 96 Street MN15 A
212 East 29 Street MN13 B
445 East 78 Street MN13 A
243 Troy Avenue BK12 B
171 Mulberry Street MN10 B
223 East 21 Street MN10 A
220 East 23 Street BK8 F
220 West 122 Street MN8 C
248 Elizabeth Street MN8 B
118 East 31 Street MN8 C
817 8 Avenue BK8 B
122 Boerum Street BK8 A
187 Bond Street BK7 B
116 East 31 Street MN7 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $263,338 on 2022-11-09 (lender: The First National Bank Of Long Island). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-09Mortgage $263,338 — from ALEM AC LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $263,338
2022-11-09Agreement $3,144,000 — from ALEM AC LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $3,144,000
2022-11-09AL&R $3,144,000 — from ALEM AC LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $3,144,000
2018-06-13Deed $5,225,000 — from CASHMERE REALTY CORP. to ALEM AC LLC $5,225,000
2018-06-13AL&R $3,100,000 — from ALEM AC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,100,000
2018-06-13Mortgage $3,100,000 — from ALEM AC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,100,000
2018-05-17Sold for $5,225,000 $5,225,000 $261,250

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170212502129
20186227761292
2019411790397
2020249601103
202101560057
202201455556
20230110809118
202402253017272
202501101021123
20260010619116
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 2,184Ownership & money 13Health & systems 76

Every one of the 2,333 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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