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2541 ADAM C POWELL BOULEVARD

Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · BIN 1079770 · Harlem (North) · Last violation Jul 14, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 14, 2026

NeighborhoodHarlem (North)
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 68% of buildings and more complaints than 72% of buildings in Harlem (North). Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 361 violations · 427 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
134 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous134Class Bhazardous577

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including heat and hot water, building maintenance, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on the radiators or heating system and feel whether warm or hot air reaches the room; check whether hot water comes from the tap after running it for a minute. Look at visible baseboards, walls, and trim for soft spots, water stains, or areas where paint is peeling or bubbling. Inspect dark corners, under the sink, and along baseboards for droppings, dead insects, or strong pest-related odors.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.
    • —Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1983
1,254
29 per year avg.↑ Up 59% in the last 2 years (361 vs 227 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
855
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ134
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ577
Rent-impairingⓘ61
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,132
89 per year avg.↑ Up 49% in the last 2 years (427 vs 286 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access14%Violation issued14%No violation26%Phone resolved45%Other0%(2,132)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ376 violations
Water Supplyⓘ126 violations
Cleaningⓘ86 violations
Egressⓘ70 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ60 violations
Paintingⓘ53 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ27 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ26 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ461 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ254 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ132 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ95 complaints
Electricalⓘ16 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ4 complaints
Appliancesⓘ2 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints
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Complaint log

404 complaints · HEATING

All categoriesHEAT/HOT WATERHEATINGPLUMBINGPAINT/PLASTERUNSANITARY CONDITIONAllOpenClosed
Type
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
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Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.

The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • Lead-paint violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Ask the owner or broker: "When was this unit last tested for lead?" Look for paint chips or deterioration on interior woodwork, walls, or trim.
    details ▸

    Buildings built before 1960 may still contain lead-based paint, which causes behavioral and learning problems in young children, who can swallow dust and paint chips from windowsills and floors.

    If a child under six lives with you, or spends 10 or more hours a week in your apartment, tell the owner in writing, which is what obliges them to inspect annually. Report peeling paint, and call 311 if it is not fixed or if repair work is raising dust that is not being contained.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at the walls near the smoke detector and ask the person showing the apartment: "When was this detector last tested?"
    details ▸

    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — the requirement
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors — responsibilities, placement, and reimbursement
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ 30–90 days4% (34)
    ▪ 3–12 months23% (194)
    ▪ 1–3 years19% (161)
    ▪ 3+ years55% (466)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency2%10%
    Emergency81%64%
    Non-Emergency17%26%
    (285)
    (793)
    Status
    Apt
    Received
    Category
    EmergencyClosed26DJan 8, 2004HEATING · HEAT RELATEDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosedBLDGDec 3, 2003HEATING · HEAT RELATEDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosedBLDG.Oct 12, 2003HEATING · HEAT RELATEDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed16-IJun 18, 2003HEATING · HEAT RELATEDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Jan 8, 2004Apt 26D
    HEATING · HEAT RELATED
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Dec 3, 2003Apt BLDG
    HEATING · HEAT RELATED
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Oct 12, 2003Apt BLDG.
    HEATING · HEAT RELATED
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
    EmergencyClosed
    Jun 18, 2003Apt 16-I
    HEATING · HEAT RELATED
    The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
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