281 Edgecombe Avenue
Top insights
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (17 vs ~11)
- No open HPD violations — cleaner than 87% of buildings in this ZIP
- Built before 1939 (1909) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
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281 Edgecombe Avenue
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- City records show no open HPD violations here — ask what was most recently repaired and how maintenance requests are handled, since a clean record isn’t a guarantee of upkeep.
281 Edgecombe Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10031. The closest subway is 145 St (A,C,B,D) (1-minute walk), served by the 1, 3, A, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-04-25 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-04-25 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-04-25 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2025-08-12
- 2024-02-22 "FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
9 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2016); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1909). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 149
- PETIT LARCENY: 132
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 88
- GRAND LARCENY: 72
- OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 52
- Illegal Parking: 234
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 178
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 169
- Noise - Residential: 148
- Homeless Person Assistance: 79
- AMEER FOOD CORP.
- K & N DELI GROCERY CORP
- A & F TOBACCO & GROCERY, INC.
- Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem
- P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
- Hamilton Heights School
- Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem
- Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
- New Heights Academy Charter School
- Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
- New Heights Academy Charter School
- JHS 010 Frederick Douglas
- 145 St
- Harlem-148 St
- 145 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
- Jackie Robinson Park
- Global Community Charter Middle School
- Bradhurst Gardens Association
- Firelight Media, Inc.
- Hamilton Grange Library
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
- Spectrum Cable Fiber 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.
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