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2508 Adam C Powell Blvd

341Records
15City systems
3Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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341 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 311 service requests, 40 HPD complaints, 30 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units17
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 146TH STREET L.P.
BBL1020310033
BIN1060484

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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 89% 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 0.6. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · New Tree Request (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (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)West 146th Street LP
Head officerFrancis Synmoie
Managing agentDwelling Place Properties LLC
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$1,318,000 $593,100
2026$1,229,000 $553,050
2027$1,409,000 $634,050

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayHarlem-148 St — 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 145 St — M2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 144 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 450 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

2508 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 DWELLING PLACE PROPERTIES LLC — 31 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B17 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
27 West 129 Street MN35 B
46 West 129 Street MN29 B
2471 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN27 B
103 West 127 Street MN25 B
14 West 127 Street MN24 B
22 West 128 Street MN20 A
153 West 132 Street MN20 A
51 West 128 Street MN20 B
141 West 127 Street MN18 B
267 West 144 Street MN18 A
2479 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN18 A
2211 Adam C Powell Blvd MN18 B
2508 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 A
60 West 128 Street MN16 C
64 West 128 Street MN15 B
79 West 128 Street MN15 A
2014 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 B
238 West 146 Street MN13 B
8 West 132 Street MN10 A
156 West 131 Street MN10 B
305 West 146 Street MN10 A
1983 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 B
408 Lenox Avenue MN9 B
412 Lenox Avenue MN9 C
305 West 138 Street MN8 B
2550 8 Avenue MN8 B
2695 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 B
2703 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 A
102 West 129 Street MN5 F
73 West 128 Street MN5 D
347 Lenox Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,681,000 on 2011-01-06 (lender: The City Of New York Department Of Housing), covering 3 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
2011-01-06Mortgage $1,681,000 — from WEST 146TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $1,681,000
2011-01-06Deed $8,236,188 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to WEST 146TH STREET L.P. $8,236,188
2006-08-01Mortgage $414,800 — from WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $414,800
2006-08-01Mortgage $9,497,567 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $9,497,567
2006-08-01Mortgage $6,039,441 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $6,039,441
2006-08-01Mortgage $568,803 — from WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $568,803
2006-08-01AL&R $16,520,611 — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC $16,520,611

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017113317
2018010212
2019013316
20202428
2021014115
2022310417
20230549
20240437
20250448
20260145
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 187Ownership & money 24Health & systems 41

Every one of the 341 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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