1989 Adam C Powell Blvd, Manhattan

A small subsidized rental building carrying 25 open housing violations alongside winter heating and local air-quality signals.

This 8-unit rental operates as subsidized affordable housing under low-income tax credit and federal HUD programs. Maintenance filings are dense for a small building, carrying unresolved citations for roof access, door locks, and heating infrastructure. Three core patterns stand out:

Heavy violation density for 8 units, anchored by basement boiler and roof access issues. The building carries 25 open housing-code violations across its 8 units, including 3 immediately hazardous class C items. August 2026 filings logged broken roof-bulkhead self-closing doors, defective locks, leaking roof surfaces in top-floor units, and a leaking boiler in the basement. Four heat and hot water complaints were logged between January and March 2026 during building-wide cold spells.

Indoor air quality complaints nearby point to potential riser bleed or exhaust venting. Within three blocks of the building, residents filed 19 indoor air quality complaints in the last 12 months, with the most recent call logged in August 2026. Odor and air quality calls at this neighborhood scale frequently point to shared riser bleed or commercial exhaust venting that isn't obvious during a quick walk-through.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• One rat sighting inside the building was reported in July 2026.
• 259 illegal parking calls occurred within three blocks last year, heavily skewed toward double-parking and hydrants.

1989 Adam C Powell Blvd is a 8-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019040004). This building is associated with Quasar Realty Partners LP. Brix tracks 25 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 20 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 10 complaints
• Appliance: 6 complaints
• General: 3 complaints
• Water Leak: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed March 4, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DEAD BOLT AT MORTISE LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 13F, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SO
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 13F, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
• § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACC
• § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPART

The building last changed hands on February 28, 2024, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 14/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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