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2541 ADAM C POWELL BOULEVARD

Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · BIN 1079770 · Harlem (North) · Last violation Sep 16, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 26, 2026

NeighborhoodHarlem (North)
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 68% of buildings and more complaints than 71% 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: 328 violations · 398 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
131 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 hazardous131Class Bhazardous584

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including heat and hot water, mold and pests, and building maintenance.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on the radiators or heating system and feel whether heat reaches the room within a few minutes. Look at radiators, pipes, and the boiler area for visible rust, corrosion, or water damage. Check dark corners, under the sink, and behind appliances for droppings, dead insects, or live pests.
    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.
    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1983
1,262
29 per year avg.↑ Up 41% in the last 2 years (328 vs 233 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
859
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ131
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ584
Rent-impairingⓘ61
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,134
89 per year avg.↑ Up 31% in the last 2 years (398 vs 303 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access14%Violation issued15%No violation26%Phone resolved45%Other0%(2,134)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ371 violations
Water Supplyⓘ117 violations
Cleaningⓘ82 violations
Egressⓘ70 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ60 violations
Paintingⓘ50 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ27 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ26 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ457 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ227 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ129 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ93 complaints
Electricalⓘ14 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ4 complaints
Appliancesⓘ2 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints
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Violation log

1,262 violations

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
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Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.

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.

  • ABCs of Housing
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • 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.

    • ABCs of Housing
  • 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.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days1% (8)
    ▪ 30–90 days0% (1)
    ▪ 3–12 months22% (185)
    ▪ 1–3 years23% (195)
    ▪ 3+ years55% (470)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency2%8%
    Emergency83%65%
    Non-Emergency15%27%
    (270)
    (766)
    Issued
    Description
    Class BClosed19AMar 2, 1999REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM BATHROOM 19 STY WEST APT 19A. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen27LFeb 5, 1991REPLACE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING MORTICE LOCK TERRACE DOOR SOUTH ROOM 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen27LFeb 5, 1991REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING SOUTH ROOM 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen27LFeb 5, 1991REMOVE VERMIN · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES THROUGHOUT 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen27LFeb 5, 1991REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION BINEY. , SECTION '' ''
    Class AOpen27LFeb 5, 1991PAINT · PAINTING§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class COpenRENT IMPAIRING27LFeb 5, 1991REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen27LFeb 5, 1991RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIRED§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS 1 LITE TERRACE DOOR SOUTH ROOM 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BClosedRENT IMPAIRING—Jan 28, 1985F/E ADJUST THE DROP LADDER · EGRESSD26-10.01 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS INCINERATOR WALLS AT FRONT EAST AND WEST.
    Class AOpen18GFeb 7, 1983FILE PLANS OR RESTORE · ALTERATIONS§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION NO PLANS FILED METAL ENCLOSING WITH WINDOWS INSTALLED ON BALCONY OF 18TH STY APT 18G. , SECTION '' ''
    Class IClosed——FILE A VALID REGISTRATION · ANNUAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
    Class IClosed——FILE A VALID REGISTRATION · ANNUAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
    Class BClosed
    Mar 2, 1999Apt 19A
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM BATHROOM 19 STY WEST APT 19A. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen
    Feb 5, 1991Apt 27L
    REPLACE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING MORTICE LOCK TERRACE DOOR SOUTH ROOM 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen
    Feb 5, 1991Apt 27L
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING SOUTH ROOM 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen
    Feb 5, 1991Apt 27L
    REMOVE VERMIN · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES THROUGHOUT 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen
    Feb 5, 1991Apt 27L
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION BINEY. , SECTION '' ''
    Class AOpen
    Feb 5, 1991Apt 27L
    PAINT · PAINTING
    § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class COpenRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 5, 1991Apt 27L
    REMOVE ILLEGAL FASTENING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BOpen
    Feb 5, 1991Apt 27L
    RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIRED
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS 1 LITE TERRACE DOOR SOUTH ROOM 27 STY NORTHWEST APT 27L SOUTH SECTION. , SECTION '' ''
    Class BClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Jan 28, 1985
    F/E ADJUST THE DROP LADDER · EGRESS
    D26-10.01 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS INCINERATOR WALLS AT FRONT EAST AND WEST.
    Class AOpen
    Feb 7, 1983Apt 18G
    FILE PLANS OR RESTORE · ALTERATIONS
    § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION NO PLANS FILED METAL ENCLOSING WITH WINDOWS INSTALLED ON BALCONY OF 18TH STY APT 18G. , SECTION '' ''
    Class IClosed
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    FILE A VALID REGISTRATION · ANNUAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION
    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
    Class IClosed
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    FILE A VALID REGISTRATION · ANNUAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION
    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
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