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2070 Adam C Powell Blvd

5,648Records
22City systems
4Open violations
71Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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5,648 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,309 HPD complaints, 1,807 311 service requests, 887 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1910
Floors11
Res. units187
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS II HOUSING DEV FUND CO INC.
BBL1019290029
BIN1088475

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 71. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

91 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 43 · winter 2024–25: 40 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

43
’23–24
40
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$53,580 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

359 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (61) · HEAT/HOT WATER (42) · Noise (35) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (35) · General Construction/Plumbing (34) · Water System (19).

Filed construction activity

$742,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (187)
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)ADC ENNIS FRANCIS OWNER LP
Head officerPRINCESS PALMER
Managing agentASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,566,000 $5,204,700
2026$11,975,000 $5,388,750
2027$12,039,000 $5,417,550

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $3,337,777 a year ($22.74 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,828,879 ($12.46 per sq ft), net operating income $1,508,898. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 8)

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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 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

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 123 St — M2 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 123 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman. 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

2070 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

359 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 42 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 ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP — 42 buildings, 1,439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B19 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2070 Adam C Powell Blvd MN187 C
1674 Macombs Road BX65 B
755 East 168 Street BX62 B
225 West 123 Street MN60 B
57 West 175 Street BX54 A
144 Hamilton Place MN54 C
1664 Macombs Road BX53 A
1204 Union Avenue BX48 A
594 Riverside Drive MN36 B
213 South 3 Street BK35 A
135 Hamilton Place MN35 D
409 Hewes Street BK35 A
367 South 2 Street BK35 B
362 South 2 Street BK30 A
395 South 3 Street BK30 A
1215 Union Avenue BX30 B
408 South 2 Street BK30 A
350 Keap Street BK29 A
354 South 2 Street BK29 A
399 Hewes Street BK29 B
347 South 3 Street BK29 B
247 South 3 Street BK29 A
358 South 2 Street BK27 A
289 South 1 Street BK24 B
366 South 2 Street BK24 C
359 South 2 Street BK24 B
276 South 1 Street BK24 A
260 South 1 Street BK24 B
370 South 2 Street BK24 C
402 South 2 Street BK24 A
264 South 1 Street BK24 B
355 South 2 Street BK24 B
262 South 1 Street BK24 B
373 South 2 Street BK22 B
279 South 1 Street BK22 B
389 South 2 Street BK22 B
385 South 2 Street BK22 A
369 Convent Avenue MN21 C
244 South 3 Street BK21 B
287 South 1 Street BK9 B
285 South 1 Street BK5 F
283 South 1 Street BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,327,396 on 2012-02-02 (lender: Adc/ennis Francis 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
2017-12-19Sold for $27,750,000 $27,750,000 $148,396
2012-02-02Mortgage $38,565,000 — from ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS II HOUSING DEV FUND CO; ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS OWNER L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $38,565,000
2012-02-02Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS II HOUSING DEV FUND CO; ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS OWNER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HPD $1,000,000
2012-02-02Mortgage $38,565,000 — from ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS OWNER L.P.; ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS II HOUSING DEV FUND CO to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $38,565,000
2012-02-02SMIS $27,300,000 — from ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS II HOUSING DEV. FUND C to ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS OWNER L.P. $27,300,000
2012-02-02Mortgage $8,327,396 — from ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS OWNER L.P.; ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS II HOUSING DEV FUND CO to ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS LLC $8,327,396
2012-02-02Mortgage $26,121,800 — from ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS OWNER L.P.; ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS II HOUSING DEV FUND CO to ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS LLC $26,121,800
2012-02-02Agreement $6,439,611 — from ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS LLC; ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS II HOUSING DEV FUND CO; ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS OWNER L to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HPD $6,439,611
2011-06-10Mortgage $6,439,611 — from ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HPD $6,439,611
2011-06-10Mortgage $15,500,000 — from ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS, LLC; ADC/ENNIS FRANCIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENTFUN to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $15,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
463
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201739254114281
201891536867405
2019630281210329
202092420711242
2021711200117236
2022111225608287
20231435349018416
2024537411010463
2025122236018277
202621688011117
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The full timeline

Construction 103Enforcement 257Housing & tenants 5,085Ownership & money 70Health & systems 133

Every one of the 5,648 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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