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2515 Adam C Powell Blvd

656Records
19City systems
30Open violations
31.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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656 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 207 311 service requests, 171 HPD complaints, 88 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units17
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)2515 LLC
BBL1020140063
BIN1060193

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 31.8. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations30 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1990-04-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · Building/Use (4) · SAFETY (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Elevator (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (17)
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)2515 LLC
Head officerSTEPHEN CHI
Managing agentSHAN TORBI
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,508,000 $678,600
2026$1,570,000 $706,500
2027$1,634,000 $735,300

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
King Jamaican and AmericanCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 145 St — M2 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 147 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School. 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

2515 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
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $292,326 on 2002-12-23 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-03-23Agreement $600,000 — from 2515 LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $600,000
2010-03-23Agreement $897,326 — from 2515 LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $897,326
2010-03-23Agreement $250,000 — from 2515 LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $250,000
2002-12-23Mortgage $292,326 — from 2515 LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $292,326
2001-10-11Mortgage $250,000 — from 2515 LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $250,000
2001-10-11Mortgage $600,000 — from 2515 LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $600,000
2001-10-11Mortgage $440,000 — from 2515 LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $440,000
1997-08-04Mortgage $165,000 — from 2515 LLC to MARKHAM MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES $165,000
1989-04-26Mortgage $225,000 — from D & Q REALTY CP to MARKHAM MTGE ASSOC $225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017006017
2018002035
2019004059
202003250331
2021006028
202200510354
202336450761
202418281644
202502190526
2026201047
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 483Ownership & money 35Health & systems 50

Every one of the 656 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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