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2568 Adam C Powell Blvd

626Records
16City systems
3Open violations
54Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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626 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 237 HPD complaints, 127 HPD housing violations, 127 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC
BBL1020340033
BIN1060565

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 54. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
8
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Water System (3) · Noise (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$340,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)Jenkins Portfolio Companies LLC
Head officerKarim Hutson
Managing agentJenkins Portfolio Companies LLC
Last registered2026-05-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$860,400 $387,180
2026$918,000 $413,100
2027$968,000 $435,600

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

SubwayHarlem-148 St — 3 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 149 St — M2 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 147 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

2568 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC — 16 buildings, 196 units. Grades across the portfolio: B5 · C10 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
106 West 134 Street MN19 C
216 West 149 Street MN18 C
2496 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN16 B
2566 Adam C Powell Blvd MN16 C
2550 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 C
2554 Adam C Powell Blvd MN13 C
2568 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 B
114 West 134 Street MN10 B
134 West 139 Street MN10 C
202 West 149 Street MN10 C
204 West 149 Street MN10 C
206 West 149 Street MN10 D
140 West 139 Street MN10 C
112 West 134 Street MN10 B
132 West 139 Street MN10 B
2574 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $950,000 on 2019-07-18 (lender: The City Of New York Thru Dept. Of Hpd), covering 8 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
2019-07-18Mortgage $5,913,550 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP., $5,913,550
2019-07-18Deed $9,631,964 — from HCCI GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; WARBROOK REALTY L.P. to JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN $9,631,964
2019-07-18Mortgage $1,874,450 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP., $1,874,450
2019-07-18Mortgage $5,814,569 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $5,814,569
2019-07-18Agreement $1,910,000 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,910,000
2019-07-18Mortgage $8,194,750 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP., $8,194,750
2019-07-18Agreement $13,341,963 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $13,341,963
2019-07-18Mortgage $950,000 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $950,000
2019-07-18Agreement $6,767,496 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $6,767,496
2019-06-28Sold for $9,631,964 $9,631,964 $963,196
2017-05-26Mortgage $2,125,534 — from WARBROOK REALTY, L.P.; HCCI GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $2,125,534
2004-03-05Agreement $6,767,496 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO to WARBROOK REALTY, L.P. $6,767,496
2003-02-26Mortgage $6,733,127 — from WARBROOK REALTY, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $6,733,127
2000-11-08Mortgage $527,180 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSP HOUSING DVLPMNT F; WARBROOK REALTY, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $527,180
2000-11-08Mortgage $5,718,760 — from WARBROOK REALTY, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSP HOUSING DVPMNT FU to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $5,718,760

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002518
20180180211
20191005620389
202070180126
20215090115
202200230326
202300391343
202400330336
202500150318
202600120214
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 503Ownership & money 49Health & systems 29

Every one of the 626 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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