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223 Madison Street

194Records
17City systems
5Open violations
20.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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194 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 39 rodent inspections, 30 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)MADISON STREET 10002 LLC
BBL1002710045
BIN1003233

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20.9. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Air Quality (2) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$509,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BNH IV MADISON TRI LLC AND ABACUS 223 MADISON LLC
Head officerDANIEL LEBENSOHN
Managing agentABACUS 223 Madison LLC
Last registered2025-11-12

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,461,000 $657,450
2026$1,606,000 $722,700
2027$1,484,000 $667,800

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Madison Street PizzaPizzaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayEast Broadway — F · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison St / Jefferson St — M22 · 50 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Clinton St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 002 Meyer London. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

223 Madison Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,900,000 on 2017-07-05 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-14Deed $2,350,000 — from ABACUS 223 MADISON LLC; BNH IV MADISON TRI, LLC to MADISON STREET 10002 LLC $2,350,000
2026-07-07Sold for $2,350,000 $2,350,000 $123,684
2017-07-05AL&R $1,900,000 — from ABACUS 223 MADISON LLC; BNH IV MADISON TRI, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,900,000
2017-07-05Mortgage $1,900,000 — from BNH IV MADISON TRI, LLC; ABACUS 223 MADISON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,900,000
2017-07-05Deed $5,060,000 — from 223 MADISON ST. REALTY, LLC to BNH IV MADISON TRI, LLC; ABACUS 223 MADISON LLC $5,060,000
2017-06-23Sold for $5,060,000 $5,060,000 $266,316

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201760164228
20187010614
201941401322
20200350210
202100140216
2022002024
20230170311
2024001236
202514160324
20265094321
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 92Ownership & money 12Health & systems 47

Every one of the 194 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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