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2541 Adam C Powell Boulevard

Manhattan · 10039 | BBL 1020160050 | BIN 1079770
Data as of August 16, 2026
D
Compliance verdict — Immediately hazardous conditions — 135 open, about one for every 9 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

863 open HPD violations on record: 144 Class A (non-hazardous), 584 Class B (hazardous), and 135 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... greater than 10 square….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class A): 15,958 days (about 44 years), on record since 1983.

Violation figures current as of Oct 9, 2026.

A 1,225-unit building, built in 1968.

Open Buildings Department condition

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 46 open DOB violations at this address, including an open emergency violation and a hazardous facade condition (Local Law 11 / FISP), filed within the last 6 years. An open life-safety condition on record limits the compliance grade to B+ — see the DOB Compliance section below.

584
Open HPD
Class B
135
Open HPD
Class C
5498
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
1225
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
46
Crime incidents (150m)
$1,211
ZIP median
rent
1968
Year built
1 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
62 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 1968 as the year built — newer than 88% of the 228 buildings we cover in ZIP 10039. The building’s floor space is 4.3 times the size of its lot: 1,487,977 sq ft of building on a 344,644 sq ft lot. 1,225 apartments — more than 98% of the 228 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 10039 have.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 17, 2026.

2541 Adam C Powell Boulevard sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10039. The closest subway is Harlem-148 St (3) (1-minute walk), served by the 3, A, B, C, and D lines.

What's the closest subway to 2541 Adam C Powell Boulevard?
Harlem-148 St (3) — a 1-minute walk (105m) from 2541 Adam C Powell Boulevard. Served by the 3, A, B, C, and D lines.
Is 2541 Adam C Powell Boulevard subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 1968, after the 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Standard NYC paint regulations apply. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total1,266
Open863
Closed403

Oldest open violation: February 1983 · Most recent: September 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Class A144 open · 106 closed
Class B584 open · 135 closed
Class C135 open · 160 closed
Class I0 open · 2 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-09-14 Class B · Apt 19G · 33 days open "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE…"
  • 2026-09-14 Class B · Apt 19G · 33 days open "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING INSIDE CLOSET AT WEST…"
  • 2026-09-14 Class B · Apt 19G · 33 days open "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED A…"
  • 2026-09-14 Class B · Apt 19G · 33 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WAL…"
  • 2026-09-14 Class B · Apt 19G · 33 days open "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations25
Roaches: 19 Mice: 6
  • 2026-03-19 roaches · Apt 20G
  • 2026-03-19 mice · Apt 20G
  • 2025-10-16 roaches
  • 2025-08-25 roaches · Apt 3I
  • 2025-08-04 roaches · Apt 9C
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 9, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export.
  • Class C · 135 open · penalty 2025 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 584 open · penalty 2920 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 144 open · penalty 144 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints223
Open2
Closed175
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat166
Other11
Hot Water3
Plumbing3
Structural3
Paint1
Electric1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Recent
  • 2026-05-11 · Apt 20G · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-05-11 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-05-11 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: BLDG · 27G · 27F · 17G · 20G
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total8
By year
20263
20253
20241
20231
Most recent
  • 2026-03-19 Apt #22K
  • 2026-03-19 Apt 16K
  • 2026-03-02 Apt 16I
  • 2025-09-18 Apt 10E
  • 2025-09-18 Apt 13I
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total91
Open46
Closed45
Complaints
Total170
Open (active)3
Closed167
Recent open violations
  • Nov 14, 2025 HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • Nov 14, 2025 HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • Sep 23, 2024 HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION"
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelmedium
Filings on file8
Infested (last 3 yr)4
Yearly trend (last 5)
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20214 infested · 4 eradicated
202024 infested · 24 eradicated
20196 infested · 6 eradicated · 5 re-infested
Lead Paint Exposure

2 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2015). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.

7 earlier hazards cited and remediated.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1968 (58 yr old)
Building classD4 — Elevator co-op
Floors27
Residential units1,225
Total units1,229
Building area (sqft)1,487,977
Lot area (sqft)344,644
Owner of record (PLUTO)ESPLANADE GARDENS INC.
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
—
Not applicable for this building type.
Energy Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeD
ENERGY STAR score6 / 100
Site EUI137.3 kBtu/ft² (national median 94.2)
Recent years
2024Grade D · 6/100

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · window not recorded
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total46190
Violent617
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies1562
Misdemeanors1870
Violations843
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover a 12-month window whose end date this page did not record.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 42
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 29
  • PETIT LARCENY: 23
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 18
  • GRAND LARCENY: 16
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,256 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls5,498
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Residential: 2,001
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 1,324
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 414
  • GENERAL: 189
  • PLUMBING: 176
By category
Other3,197
Noise2,187
Parking62
Rats41
Homeless4
Construction4
Drinking2
Drug1
Trash0
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints2,187
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential2,001
Street Sidewalk149
Vehicle27
Commercial10
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility3 / 5
Projected exposure (Flood Vulnerability Index, 1-5)
Storm surgenow 4 · 2050s 3 · 2080s 3
Tidal flooding2020s 4 · 2050s 3 · 2080s 4
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 2570 AC POWELL BLVD 73m · $400–600/mo licensee: L.A. 2570 GROCERY CORP
  • 234 WEST 148 STREET 150m · $400–600/mo licensee: TPEC 148 LLC
  • 211 W 146TH ST 190m · $400–600/mo licensee: MPC GENERAL CONTRACTING CORP.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby16
Elementary (K-5)7
Middle (6-8)6
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (7)
  • P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School Pre-K-5 · 2 min (162m) · District 5
  • Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School K-5 · 4 min (290m) · District 5
  • P.S. 194 Countee Cullen K-5 · 5 min (386m) · District 5
Middle — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • JHS 010 Frederick Douglas 6-8 · 1 min (120m) · District 5
  • Frederick Douglass Academy 6-12 · 2 min (162m) · District 5
  • Harlem Village Academy West Charter School K-12 · 5 min (386m) · District 84
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • Frederick Douglass Academy 6-12 · 2 min (162m) · District 5
  • Harlem Village Academy West Charter School K-12 · 5 min (386m) · District 84
  • New Heights Academy Charter School 5-12 · 11 min (915m) · District 84
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines5
Lines served: 3 · A · B · C · D
Closest 3 stations
  • Harlem-148 St 3 · 105m · 1 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 145 St 3 · 329m · 4 min walk
  • 145 St A, C, B, D · 599m · 7 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby62
Eating (31) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants14
Fast food17
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)24
→ Supermarkets7
→ Convenience17
Pharmacies4
ATMs1
Coffee Index B — Several coffee options (4 places selling coffee, of which 3 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby15
A: 15
Sample
  • Grade A Popeyes · Chicken
  • Grade A Starbucks · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Jumbo's Hamburgers · Hamburgers
  • Grade A Jimbo's Hamburgers · Hamburgers
  • Grade A Uptown Juice Bar · Juice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
  • Grade A Papa John's Pizza · Pizza
  • Grade A Lucille's Coffee And Cocktails · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Pizza By Lucille's · Pizza
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby103
By category — top 8 of 15 (87 of 103 facilities)
Youth Services15
Transportation14
Human Services13
Parks And Plazas12
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten12
Child Services And Welfare8
Schools (K-12)7
Health Care6
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Renaissance Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Harlem Village Academy North Charter School Schools (K-12)
  • Brigadier General Charles Young Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School Schools (K-12)
  • Global Community Charter Middle School Schools (K-12)
  • 146th St. Depot City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10039 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,211/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10039 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$48,792/yr
Median monthly income$4,066/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,220/mo
ZIP median rent$1,211/mo
ZIP median rent is 29.8% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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