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2477 Adam C Powell Blvd

407Records
15City systems
0Open violations
15.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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407 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 rodent inspections, 112 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 85 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY
BBL1020120061
BIN1060155

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.3. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Street Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Rodent (1) · Maintenance or Facility (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,794,585 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (18)
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)Sam City Master Tenant LLC
Head officerKARIM HUTSON
Managing agentSam City Master Tenant LLC
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,466,000 $659,700
2026$1,551,000 $697,950
2027$1,554,000 $699,300

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

Subway145 St — 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 143 St — M2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 144 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 194 Countee Cullen. 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

2477 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

12 311 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 SAM CITY MASTER TENANT LLC — 36 buildings, 726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B13 · C13 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2537 Adam C Powell Blvd MN88 B
2441 Adam C Powell Blvd MN62 B
117 West 144 Street MN30 A
2453 Adam C Powell Blvd MN28 B
2449 Adam C Powell Blvd MN26 D
148 West 144 Street MN23 B
156 West 144 Street MN23 B
135 West 143 Street MN22 A
131 West 143 Street MN22 C
125 West 144 Street MN20 B
133 West 144 Street MN20 C
129 West 144 Street MN20 B
129 West 142 Street MN20 B
109 West 144 Street MN20 B
113 West 144 Street MN20 C
145 West 143 Street MN19 C
143 West 143 Street MN19 C
2477 Adam C Powell Blvd MN18 A
2461 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 B
649 Lenox Avenue MN15 A
163 West 143 Street MN15 C
159 West 143 Street MN15 B
162 West 144 Street MN15 C
645 Lenox Avenue MN15 A
151 West 143 Street MN15 C
2465 Adam C Powell Blvd MN13 C
2473 Adam C Powell Blvd MN13 C
2469 Adam C Powell Blvd MN13 C
145 West 142 Street MN10 A
116 West 139 Street MN10 B
112 West 139 Street MN10 C
2407 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 C
141 West 142 Street MN10 D
2409 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 A
149 West 142 Street MN10 B
143 West 142 Street MN10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,835,623 on 2024-10-15 (lender: New York City Housing Authority), covering 41 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
2024-10-15Mortgage $470,530 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $470,530
2024-10-15Mortgage $805,411 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $805,411
2024-10-15Mortgage $854,977 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $854,977
2024-10-15Mortgage $907,593 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $907,593
2024-10-15Mortgage $714,734 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $714,734
2024-10-15Mortgage $673,299 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $673,299
2024-10-15AL&R $63,567,000 — from SAMUEL CITY MASTER TENANT LLC to SAM CITY COLLABORATIVE, LLC $63,567,000
2024-10-15Mortgage $963,446 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $963,446
2024-10-15Mortgage $2,101,862 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,101,862
2024-10-15Mortgage $1,022,738 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,022,738
2024-10-15Mortgage $634,265 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $634,265
2024-10-15Mortgage $597,495 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $597,495
2024-10-15Mortgage $562,857 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $562,857
2024-10-15Mortgage $1,085,678 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,085,678
2024-10-15Mortgage $1,152,491 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,152,491

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
110
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002013
2018003036
201900130922
202001220730
2021001202436
202200522734
202300302730
202410047125110
2025160401131
202672741333
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 90Ownership & money 112Health & systems 154

Every one of the 407 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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