2516 Adam C Powell Blvd, Manhattan, NY 10039

This 20-unit, 6-story New Law Tenement building located at 2516 Adam C Powell Blvd in Harlem, owned by Paul Sohayegh and constructed in 1920, has experienced ongoing maintenance challenges in recent years. The most pressing recent issue involves recurring heating and hot water problems, with complaints about both entire building and apartment-specific outages reported in early 2025. Multiple complaints in March 2025 regarding doors/windows, radiators, plumbing, and unsanitary conditions were made, though HPD inspections were often unable to be completed.

There is also an active Housing Maintenance Code violation from 2024 concerning a defective fire escape door in apartment 16. The building has a documented history of pest issues, particularly in apartment 16, with multiple violations for roach and mouse infestations recorded between March and June 2024, though recent records indicate no bedbug infestations between 2020 and 2024. The property's systems have shown periodic deficiencies, as evidenced by a 2022 boiler-related ECB violation regarding discharge piping and corrosion, and an unresolved 2023 violation for failure to file 2020 external low pressure inspection records.

Recent rodent control efforts have been ongoing, with multiple bait applications and indications of rat activity noted in inspections from late 2024 through mid-2025. Two significant historical complaints include a 2022 boiler issue that resulted in a violation, and a 2019 construction-related stop work order that was later rescinded. While the building has experienced consistent maintenance challenges, particularly regarding its heating system and pest control, there have also been periods of resolution, such as the certification of some earlier violations relating to pest infestations and ceiling issues in 2024.