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2394 Adam C Powell Blvd

3,350Records
21City systems
149Open violations
235.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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3,350 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,353 311 service requests, 820 HPD housing violations, 714 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1926
Floors7
Res. units51
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)FS 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
BBL1020250034
BIN1060372

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 235.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations149 total — 61 class C (immediately hazardous), 57 class B, 31 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-18.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

110 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 40 · winter 2025–26: 59). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
40
’24–25
59
’25–26

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

$6,874 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

725 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (271) · Non (221) · HEAT/HOT WATER (52) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · Dirty Condition (17) · Elevator (16).

Filed construction activity

$139,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (51)
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)140th Street Realty LLC
Head officerJohn SISMANOGLOU
Managing agentVictor SISMANOGLOU
Last registered2026-03-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,396,000 $1,528,200
2026$3,727,000 $1,677,150
2027$4,105,000 $1,847,250

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 7)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dalia's Harlem CafeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

Subway135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 140 St — M2 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 141 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson. 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

2394 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

725 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 52 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: $2,160,748 on 1999-07-06 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-12RPTT&RET $12,640,000 — from FS 140TH LLC to 140TH STREET REALTY LLC $12,640,000
2014-07-07RPTT&RET $6,572,706 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1995 SERIES II LIMI to FS 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $6,572,706
2014-07-07Deed $6,572,706 — from FS DEVELOPMENT CO., L.P. to FS 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $6,572,706
2014-07-07Agreement $6,546,518 — from FS 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; FS 140TH LLC to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $6,546,518
1999-07-06Mortgage $2,160,748 — from FS DEVELOPMENT CO.,L.P. to NYC HPD $2,160,748
1996-04-17Mortgage $7,860,379 — from F&S REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CHEMICAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INC. $7,860,379
1989-03-27Mortgage $1,352,003 — from 2394 7 AVE ASSOCS to ZIEGELMAN, AARON $1,352,003
1989-01-12Mortgage $600,000 — from 2394 SEVENTH AVE ASSOCS to ZIEGELMAN, AARON $600,000
1987-12-03Mortgage $550,000 — from NY-NJ ENTERPRISES INC to APPLE BANK SVGS $550,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
2023
550
2024
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171413604145
201822010509136
201907670377
20203515204164
202102213012227
20220530206313
202301624016263
202402151658550
202501936806393
20260525804267
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 187Housing & tenants 2,961Ownership & money 58Health & systems 85

Every one of the 3,350 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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