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2039 Adam C Powell Blvd

704Records
14City systems
34Open violations
22.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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704 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 399 311 service requests, 113 rodent inspections, 46 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)CITY OF NEW YORK
BBL1019060061
BIN1057698

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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 58% 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 22.8. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations34 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2002-07-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

190 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (145) · Noise (24) · Derelict Vehicles (15) · Dead Animal (2) · Rodent (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$281,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)166 WEST 122ND STREET HDFC
Head officerDAVID CARAWAY
Managing agentESRA MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,349,600 $1,057,320
2026$2,200,000 $990,000
2027$2,320,000 $1,044,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 121 St — M2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 123 St · 400 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

2039 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

190 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3015 Riverdale Avenue BX121 B
128 West 138 Street MN60 A
270 Convent Avenue MN60 A
897 Empire Boulevard BK59 A
1212 Ocean Avenue BK48 A
161 East 88 Street MN42 A
353 West 141 Street MN40 A
421 Crown Street BK39 B
2025 Valentine Avenue BX36 B
450 West 147 Street MN32 B
501 West 156 Street MN32 B
273 West 136 Street MN32 A
526 West 158 Street MN30 A
2049 5 Avenue MN28 C
467 Lenox Avenue MN25 B
88 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
108 West 95 Street MN24 B
1384 Pacific Street BK23 C
1987 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
1723 Townsend Avenue BX21 B
1711 Townsend Avenue BX21 A
110 West 114 Street MN20 B
558 West 148 Street MN20 B
110 Cambridge Place BK20 B
454 West 152 Street MN20 B
116 Cambridge Place BK20 A
450 West 152 Street MN20 A
1608 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 A
357 West 115 Street MN18 A
289 Parkside Avenue BK16 A
283 Parkside Avenue BK16 B
107 West 105 Street MN15 A
371 West 120 Street MN15 A
364 West 121 Street MN15 A
981 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 A
753 St Nicholas Avenue MN12 A
7 West 131 Street MN12 A
271 West 150 Street MN11 C
303 West 149 Street MN10 A
8 St Nicholas Terrace MN10 B
59 Morningside Avenue MN10 A
829 Nostrand Avenue BK10 B
494 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
2039 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 A
831 Nostrand Avenue BK9 B
100 Ralph Avenue BK8 A
384 Manhattan Avenue MN8 B
523 West 150 Street MN8 B
503 West 150 Street MN8 A
219 Thomas S Boyland St BK8 C
222 West 136 Street MN7 C
307 West 107 Street MN7 A
302 West 122 Street MN6 A
741 St Nicholas Avenue MN6 A
241 West 137 Street MN5 D
61 Morningside Avenue MN5 C
203 West 122 Street MN5 B
738 St Nicholas Avenue MN4 C
136 West 118 Street MN3 D
160 West 128 Street MN2 C

showing 60 of 63 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2026-03-11 (lender: Lower East Side Peoples Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-11AL&R $300,000 — from 166 WEST 122ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLES FEDERAL CREDIT U $300,000
2026-03-11Mortgage $300,000 — from 166 WEST 122ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLES FEDERAL CREDIT U $300,000
2022-10-27RPTT&RET $757,000 — from HAMASHIGE, LEHUA HOPE to HARTJE, REBECCA; ACIMAN, ALEXANDER $757,000
2022-10-13Sold for $757,000 $757,000 $84,111
2020-02-28Sold for $695,000 $695,000 $77,222
2020-02-28RPTT&RET $695,000 — from ANDERSSON, NIKLAS; GROTHEIM, CHRISTIE to HAMASHIGE, LEHUA HOPE $695,000
2015-06-04RPTT&RET $225,000 — from CEPEDA, DIANA to 166 WEST 122ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $225,000
2014-07-29RPTT&RET $392,000 — from 166 WEST 122ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to ATSBEHA, TESMERELNA S; MAMBO, ANDREW P $392,000
2014-07-29RPTT&RET $299,000 — from 166 WEST 122ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to ANDERSSON, NIKLAS; GROTHEIM, CHRISTIE $299,000
2013-02-14RPTT&RET $11,500 — from HUGEE, LELAND to 166 WEST 122ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $11,500
2013-02-05RPTT&RET $86,000 — from PATRICK WALLACE, ROBYE to 166 WEST 122ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $86,000
2011-12-22RPTT&RET $155,000 — from 166 WEST 122ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CARAWAY, DAVID A $155,000
2007-12-18RPTT&RET $65,000 — from DOZIER, AS EXECUTRIX, NATHANIEL; JESSIE DOZIER to PATRICK, ROBYE $65,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017014016
2018012025
201901301822
2020004228
2021003903675
202200542561
202304730683
202424820997
202561800895
202610262130
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 493Ownership & money 17Health & systems 118

Every one of the 704 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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