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1983 Adam C Powell Blvd

362Records
16City systems
6Open violations
60Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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362 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 107 311 service requests, 65 HPD housing violations, 35 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)GLORIA HOMES APTS. L.P.
BBL1019040001
BIN1057530

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 60. 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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (14) · Illegal Parking (9) · Rodent (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (9)
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)Gloria Homes Apts LP
Head officerFrancis Synmoie
Managing agentDwelling Place Properties LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,981,000 $891,450
2026$1,870,000 $841,500
2027$2,244,000 $1,009,800

The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi 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 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 118 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

1983 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

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 DWELLING PLACE PROPERTIES LLC — 31 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B17 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
27 West 129 Street MN35 B
46 West 129 Street MN29 B
2471 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN27 B
103 West 127 Street MN25 B
14 West 127 Street MN24 B
22 West 128 Street MN20 A
153 West 132 Street MN20 A
51 West 128 Street MN20 B
141 West 127 Street MN18 B
267 West 144 Street MN18 A
2479 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN18 A
2211 Adam C Powell Blvd MN18 B
2508 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 A
60 West 128 Street MN16 C
64 West 128 Street MN15 B
79 West 128 Street MN15 A
2014 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 B
238 West 146 Street MN13 B
8 West 132 Street MN10 A
156 West 131 Street MN10 B
305 West 146 Street MN10 A
1983 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 B
408 Lenox Avenue MN9 B
412 Lenox Avenue MN9 C
305 West 138 Street MN8 B
2550 8 Avenue MN8 B
2695 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 B
2703 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 A
102 West 129 Street MN5 F
73 West 128 Street MN5 D
347 Lenox Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,765,203 on 2012-01-31 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 6 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
2012-01-31Deed $16,696,519 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to GLORIA HOMES APTS. L.P. $16,696,519
2012-01-31Mortgage $9,765,203 — from GLORIA HOMES APTS. L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $9,765,203
2008-07-10Mortgage $72,167 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $72,167
2008-07-10AL&R $16,067,437 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $16,067,437
2008-07-10Mortgage $66,024 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $66,024
2008-07-10Mortgage $917,097 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $917,097
2008-07-10Mortgage $583,247 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $583,247
2007-04-03Mortgage $422,476 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO.; THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $422,476
2007-04-03Mortgage $8,184,414 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $8,184,414
2007-04-03Mortgage $5,349,085 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $5,349,085
2007-04-03Mortgage $472,927 — from THE ODESSA APARTMENTS LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PART. HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $472,927

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170314
20180336
20190437
2020111113
2021020222
2022015318
20230161026
2024025530
2025011819
202609312
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 213Ownership & money 31Health & systems 47

Every one of the 362 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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