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2400 Adam C Powell Blvd

14,294Records
21City systems
213Open violations
462.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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14,294 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 9,765 311 service requests, 2,224 HPD complaints, 1,547 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1905
Floors7
Res. units54
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC
BBL1020260029
BIN1060413

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 462.3. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations213 total — 82 class C (immediately hazardous), 96 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 2006-10-19.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

188 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 92 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 50 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

92
’23–24
38
’24–25
50
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$172,945 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5,158 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3328) · Encampment (556) · Non (390) · Homeless Person Assistance (222) · Elevator (97) · HEAT/HOT WATER (89).

Filed construction activity

$61,620 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)NORTHERN MAN EQUITIES
Head officerCRAIG LIVINGSTON
Managing agentWAVECREST MGMT GROUP
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,493,000 $1,121,850
2026$2,655,000 $1,194,750
2027$2,858,000 $1,286,100

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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.

Getting around

Subway145 St — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 140 St — M2 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 141 St · 200 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

2400 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

5,158 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 89 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

showing 60 of 362 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,350,000 on 2018-12-31 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana), covering 22 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
2018-12-31AL&R $25,350,000 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $25,350,000
2018-12-31Mortgage $25,350,000 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $25,350,000
2018-12-14Agreement $27,543,507 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $27,543,507
2015-03-03Mortgage $1,613,937 — from NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC; NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN to TDBANK, N.A. $1,613,937
2015-03-03AL&R $1,613,937 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to TDBANK, N.A. $1,613,937
2015-03-03Mortgage $18,027,204 — from NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC; NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN to TDBANK, N.A. $18,027,204
2015-03-03AL&R $18,027,204 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to TDBANK, N.A. $18,027,204
2015-03-03Mortgage $3,438,859 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to TDBANK, N.A. $3,438,859
2015-03-03AL&R $3,438,859 — from NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC; NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN to TDBANK, N.A. $3,438,859
2015-03-03Agreement $5,904,317 — from PROGRESSIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY HPD $5,904,317
2015-03-03Mortgage $4,057,425 — from PROGRESSIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY HPD $4,057,425
2015-03-03ASPM $1,846,892 — from NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INC; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY HPD $1,846,892
2015-03-03Mortgage $1,846,892 — from PROGRESSIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY HPD $1,846,892
2014-12-30Deed $9,653,552 — from PROGRESSIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES L.P. to NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES LLC; NME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, IN $9,653,552
2007-05-15Agreement $861,682 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to PROGRESSIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. $861,682

Ten-year activity

5,0002,5000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
3,281
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201741427004292
2018012240124268
201901653204552
202063551402557
202112359408626
20221341,165061,206
20232263,246163,281
20241402,7680182,827
20251161,732051,754
202612560504635
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 423Housing & tenants 13,673Ownership & money 67Health & systems 78

Every one of the 14,294 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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