2517 Adam C Powell Boulevard

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02014-0061BIN 1060192

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0213 active DOB violation(s)
0318 open HPD violation(s)
043 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 18 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 17 apartments.

2018 — 17 units registered2023 — 18

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building13 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

130

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2025-09-29

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL-BUZZER SYSTEM AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2025-09-29

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 2025-08-28

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE WEST WALL PANEL IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt A4Issued 2025-08-28

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE SOUTH WALL PANEL IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT A4, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water41

Unsanitary Condition12

General8

Door/Window6

Plumbing6

Water Leak5

Elevator3

Electric2

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

2763

Noise reports · last 12 mo

230

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential2153

Street/Sidewalk281

Commercial178

Unspecified112

Vehicle38

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

684

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony207

Misdemeanor313

Violation164

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-11-03

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO NUMEROUS CRACKED TERRA-COTTA,SHIFTED CORNICE,CRACKED STONE SILLS&DISPLACED BRICKS ON STREET FACING EXPOSURE REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY REMOVE LOOSE MATERIAL.IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES UNDER DIRECTION OF A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-11-03

AS PER INCIDENT AT 159 W 145 STREET ON 10/27/23 DUE TO SECTION OF ROOF CORNICE FALLING. REMEDY:OWNER TO IMMEDIATELY RETAIN A NYS PROFESSIONAL TO PERFORM A 100% HANDS ON INSPECTION OF THE ROOF CORNICE AND COMPLETE FACADE INSPECTION PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS FACADE UNIT WITH AN ENGINEERS REPORT AND PROPOSAL BY 12/03/23

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-01-22Apt C3residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2022-03-04

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-12-20

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-02-20

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2012-01-17

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Manhattan Building Management LLC

Head officer

Ivan Sun

Managing agent

REM Residential

13 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

101 WEST 131 STREETMANHATTAN 131 EAST 110 STREETMANHATTAN 133 EAST 110 STREETMANHATTAN 153 EAST 106 STREETMANHATTAN 1719 LEXINGTON AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$18,750

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12024-05-07$12,500 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22024-05-07$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 22009-07-20$4,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 22009-07-20$1,200 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2009-09-24 · $2,475,000

Most recent mortgage2020-01-28 · $915,643.68

Mortgage2020-01-28$915,643.68

borrower MANHATTAN BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2013-01-25$608,011.55

borrower MANHATTAN BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Sale2009-09-24$2,475,000

164 WEST 146TH STREET LLC → MANHATTAN BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC

Mortgage2009-03-31$15,000

borrower 164 WEST 146 STREET LLC · lender NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2008-12-16$1,038,018

borrower 164 WEST 146 STREET LLC · lender COMMERICAL CAPITAL FUNDING, LP

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale