A 1,225-unit Harlem Mitchell-Lama complex with a massive volume of active housing violations.
Massive 1,225-unit Mitchell-Lama co-op complex built in 1968, operating under city housing finance agreements and structured around affordable housing covenants. The sheer size of the property generates substantial maintenance filing volume across its towers. Three things to know:
More than one thousand open housing violations are pending across the complex. The complex carries 1,090 open code violations, including 120 Class C immediately hazardous items. Recent filings detail active water leaks, ceiling plaster damage, and mold conditions across upper-story apartments, alongside missing or defective self-closing entry doors.
Heat, hot water, and plumbing calls form a continuous operational pattern. 311 calls show recurring operational friction around essential systems, led by 73 heat and hot water complaints and 33 plumbing calls. Recent emergency logs also cite active unit power outages and broken vestibule glass doors.
Interior noise complaints dominate the surrounding three-block radius. Within three blocks, residential noise calls reached 1,702 filings over the last 12 months. The vast majority—1,541 calls—specifically cite interior banging and pounding rather than street-level parties, indicating high sound transmission between neighboring units in the immediate area.
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2541 Adam C Powell Blvd is a 1225-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020160050). This building is associated with Esplanade Gardens, Inc.. Brix tracks 1088 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1968, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 1000 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
The DOB has logged 4 permit filings on this building in the last 24 months.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed October 10, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 27, 2018, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 20G at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 41 open violations.
Unit 19L at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 41 open violations.
Unit 6I at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 39 open violations.
Unit 2G at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 34 open violations.
Unit 3I at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 31 open violations.
Unit 1K at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 26 open violations.
Unit 2L at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 25 open violations.
Unit 14D at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 22 open violations.
Unit 4K at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 19 open violations.
Unit 19G at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 18 open violations.
Unit 9E at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 17 open violations.
Unit 17J at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 16 open violations.
Unit 23I at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 16 open violations.
Unit 24E at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 16 open violations.
Unit 1G at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 15 open violations.
Unit 8I at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 14 open violations.
Unit 24G at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 14 open violations.
Unit 2D at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 14 open violations.
Unit 19C at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 13 open violations.
Unit 26C at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 12 open violations.
Unit 13C at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 12 open violations.
Unit 25G at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 11 open violations.
Unit 13I at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 11 open violations.
Unit 4G at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 11 open violations.
Unit 25H at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 11 open violations.
Unit 4J at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 11 open violations.
Unit 6C at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 10 open violations.
Unit 4C at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 10 open violations.
Unit 10I at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 9 open violations.
Unit 9C at 2541 Adam C Powell Blvd has 9 open violations.
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