1,457 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 452 311 service requests, 157 DOB permits, 128 DOB job filings.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 65. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 53 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
72 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 60 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
169 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · Noise (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · DOOR/WINDOW (12) · Rodent (9) · PLUMBING (8).
$42,905,127 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (81 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1991) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (88) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Sam City Master Tenant LLC |
| Head officer | KARIM HUTSON |
| Managing agent | Sam City Master Tenant LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,337,000 | $4,201,650 |
| 2026 | $9,868,000 | $4,440,600 |
| 2027 | $10,272,000 | $4,622,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mimie's Cuisine | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 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.
| Subway | Harlem-148 St — 3 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 147 St / Adam C Powell Blvd — M1 M7 M102 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 147 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 200 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.
2537 Adam C Powell Blvd
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
169 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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.
Managed by SAM CITY MASTER TENANT LLC — 36 buildings, 726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B13 · C13 · D2. See the whole portfolio
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $178,545,357 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $178,545,357 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,085,678 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,085,678 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,152,491 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,152,491 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,082,947 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,082,947 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,149,592 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,149,592 | |
| 2024-10-15 | MLEA $105,171,194 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to SAM CITY COLLABORATIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $105,171,194 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $151,283 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $151,283 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $160,594 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $160,594 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $170,477 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $170,477 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $180,968 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $180,968 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $192,105 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $192,105 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $203,927 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $203,927 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $216,477 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $216,477 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $229,799 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $229,799 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $243,941 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $243,941 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 90 |
| 2018 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 49 | 106 |
| 2019 | 17 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 17 | 91 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 24 | 73 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 39 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 38 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 43 |
| 2024 | 55 | 3 | 40 | 71 | 27 | 196 |
| 2025 | 58 | 7 | 197 | 0 | 10 | 272 |
| 2026 | 47 | 0 | 130 | 4 | 19 | 200 |
Every one of the 1,457 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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