1,474 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 616 311 service requests, 559 HPD complaints, 117 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 120.3. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 37 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 18).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
130 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · FLOORING/STAIRS (15) · Noise (13) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (19) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | Keith Gordon |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES |
| Last registered | 2025-11-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,162,000 | $522,900 |
| 2026 | $1,250,000 | $562,500 |
| 2027 | $1,156,000 | $520,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Harlem-148 St — 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 148 St — M2 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 147 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 300 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.
2538 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
130 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 Seaman Avenue | MN | 228 | B |
| 1125 Washington Avenue | BK | 132 | C |
| 61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard | QN | 101 | C |
| 118-18 Metropolitan Avenue | QN | 85 | A |
| 400 East Mosholu Parkway | BX | 78 | C |
| 3210 Avenue H | BK | 78 | B |
| 2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 73 | B |
| 2852 8 Avenue | MN | 69 | C |
| 254 Quentin Road | BK | 48 | A |
| 116-27 169 Street | QN | 40 | B |
| 11-25 46 Road | QN | 39 | A |
| 118 Garfield Place | BK | 39 | A |
| 263 West 152 Street | MN | 35 | D |
| 20 East 179 Street | BX | 30 | B |
| 932 St Marks Avenue | BK | 30 | A |
| 2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 30 | C |
| 235 West 145 Street | MN | 29 | C |
| 2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 24 | B |
| 116-26 169 Street | QN | 24 | A |
| 2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 24 | D |
| 157 Vernon Avenue | BK | 21 | B |
| 1163 43 Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 1157 43 Street | BK | 20 | B |
| 2538 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 19 | B |
| 116-31 170 Street | QN | 16 | B |
| 77-05 41 Avenue | QN | 16 | A |
| 2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 15 | C |
| 2542 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 15 | C |
| 202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N | QN | 14 | C |
| 201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N | QN | 14 | B |
| 2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 10 | D |
| 1095 Jerome Avenue | BX | 9 | A |
| 114-30 Farmers Boulevard | QN | 2 | A |
| 114-34 Farmers Boulevard | QN | 2 | A |
| 225 West 78 Street | MN | 1 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,535,741 on 2013-03-19 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-03 | RPTT $1,451,107 — from HCCI LIHTC LLC; CENTRAL HARLEM MANAGERS LLC to HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $1,451,107 | |
| 2013-03-19 | Mortgage $22,439,204 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $22,439,204 | |
| 2013-03-19 | Mortgage $5,535,741 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,535,741 | |
| 2013-03-19 | Mortgage $16,155,889 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $16,155,889 | |
| 2013-03-19 | Mortgage $16,437,277 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $16,437,277 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Agreement $22,439,204 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $22,439,204 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Agreement $6,117,584 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $6,117,585 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Mortgage $3,631,336 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,631,336 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Mortgage $17,471,942 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $17,471,942 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Mortgage $17,196,722 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $17,196,722 | |
| 2011-07-11 | Deed $4,103,878 — from HARLEM PHOENIX ASSOCIATES to HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOPUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $4,103,878 | |
| 2010-07-09 | RPTT&RET $3,688,239 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1990 LIMITED PARTNE to HARLEM PHOENIX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $3,688,239 | |
| 2010-07-09 | Agreement $3,176,635 — from HARLEM PHOENIX ASSOCIATES to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT. OF HPD | $3,176,635 | |
| 2010-07-09 | AL&R $496,745 — from HARLEM PHOENIX ASSOCIATES to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT. OF HPD; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVEELOPMENT CORPO | $496,745 | |
| 2010-07-09 | Mortgage $201,461 — from HARLEM PHOENIX ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $201,461 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 6 | 143 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 73 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 54 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 6 | 96 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 6 | 148 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 53 |
Every one of the 1,474 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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