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2522 Adam C Powell Blvd

2,308Records
18City systems
230Open violations
1160.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,308 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 754 HPD housing violations, 723 HPD complaints, 595 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SEVENTH AVENUE MENNONITE HOUSING DEVELOP MENT FUND CORPORATION
BBL1020320029
BIN1060506

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1160.2. 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 violations230 total — 64 class C (immediately hazardous), 132 class B, 34 class A. Oldest open since 2003-05-12.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

230 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 35 · winter 2024–25: 67 · winter 2025–26: 37). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

35
’23–24
67
’24–25
37
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

226 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (102) · Illegal Parking (47) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · FLOORING/STAIRS (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · PLUMBING (9).

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 (12)
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)SEVENTH AVENUE MENNONITE HDFC
Head officerHARRISON RAYFORD
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC
Last registered2025-11-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$616,000 $277,200
2026$650,000 $292,500
2027$645,000 $290,250

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 145 St — M2 · 250 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

2522 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

226 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 102 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
141-35 85 Road QN252 C
202 West 146 Street MN133 D
141-50 85 Road QN132 B
139-60 85 Drive QN130 C
23-50 Waters Edge Drive QN121 A
1892 Morris Avenue BX110 D
60 Hamilton Avenue SI109 C
64-41 Saunders Street QN104 A
41-44 44 Street QN94 A
99 Gold Street BK88 A
2300 Sedgwick Avenue BX80 B
79-02 Woodside Avenue QN72 A
832 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
39-06 114 Street QN70 D
140-55 Burden Crescent QN67 B
65-60 Wetherole Street QN66 A
37-50 97 Street QN66 B
1444 Park Place BK66 B
5733 Kings Highway BK54 B
54 East 176 Street BX53 B
2003 Walton Avenue BX49 A
623 East 5 Street BK48 B
84-06 109 Street QN48 B
530 2 Street BK47 B
170 West 81 Street MN45 A
85-55 115 Street QN45 A
2001 Morris Avenue BX44 B
108-05 Astoria Boulevard QN42 B
2011 Morris Avenue BX41 B
519 West 133 Street MN40 F
1731 Harrison Avenue BX40 B
11-15 46 Road QN39 B
1895 Walton Avenue BX31 B
1979 Walton Avenue BX30 C
1975 Walton Avenue BX30 B
502 West 134 Street MN30 F
1650 Topping Avenue BX27 A
570 East 26 Street BK27 C
1890 Ocean Avenue BK27 C
54 East 179 Street BX27 B
210-01 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
209-17 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
286 West 147 Street MN25 B
52 East Tremont Avenue BX24 C
111-46 76 Drive QN24 B
887 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
889 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
350 Ocean Avenue BK22 C
245 Mulberry Street MN20 B
406 West 48 Street MN20 A
244 East 60 Street MN18 A
688 10 Avenue MN12 B
2522 Adam C Powell Blvd MN12 F
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd MN11 D
34 East 81 Street MN10 A
1093 Jerome Avenue BX9 B
249 West 102 Street MN9 B
164 West 81 Street MN8 A
334 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
1142 Wheeler Avenue BX4 C

showing 60 of 62 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $133,650 on 2000-04-03 (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
2000-04-03Mortgage $184,350 — from SEVENTH AVENUE MENNONITE HOUSING DVLPMNT to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $184,350
2000-04-03Mortgage $133,650 — from SEVENTH AVENUE MENNONITE HOUSING DVLPMNT to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $133,650
2000-04-03Mortgage $225,000 — from SEVENTH AVENUE MENNONITE HOUSING DVLPMNT to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $225,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017222811241
201812278236
2019165268
2020069473
202101692171
202211338142
2023510034139
2024124211254
202502849293
202602037210
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 2,144Ownership & money 23Health & systems 104

Every one of the 2,308 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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