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116 Madison Street

428Records
13City systems
18Open violations
123.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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428 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 174 311 service requests, 96 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units10
ClassCB
Owner (PLUTO)BRJ REALTY INC.
BBL1002760031
BIN1003309

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 123.4. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations18 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-10-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

154 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (72) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · PLUMBING (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · APPLIANCE (8).

Filed construction activity

$432,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (10)
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)BRJ REALTY INC
Head officerJOHN CHAN
Managing agentBRJ REALTY INC
Last registered2026-04-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,663,000 $748,350
2026$1,774,000 $798,300
2027$1,870,000 $841,500

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SpringChineseGrade Pending—

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 3 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison St / Market St — M15 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMarket St & Henry St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis
Middle: M.S. 131. 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

116 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

154 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $82,007 on 2007-10-11 (lender: Asia Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-10-11Mortgage $82,007 — from BRJ REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $82,007
2007-10-11Agreement $1,450,000 — from BRJ REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $1,450,000
2007-10-11AL&R $1,450,000 — from BRJ REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $1,450,000
2007-01-17Mortgage $100,000 — from 116 MADISON REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $100,000
2007-01-17AL&R $100,000 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to 116 MADISON REALTY INC. $100,000
2007-01-12Agreement $1,276,307 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to 116 MADISON REALTY INC. $1,276,307
2005-09-14ASPM $1,300,000 — from 116 MADISON REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $1,300,000
2005-09-14AL&R $1,300,000 — from ASIA BANK, N.A. to 116 MADISON REALTY INC. $1,300,000
2005-09-14DEEDO $2,600,000 — from 116 MADISON STREET L.L.C. to 116 MADISON REALTY INC. $2,600,000
2005-07-27AL&R $455,000 — from FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK to 116 MADISON STREET, LLC $455,000
2005-07-27Mortgage $455,000 — from 116 MADISON STREET, LLC to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $455,000
2005-07-18AL&R $400,000 — from FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK to 116 MADISON STREET L.L.C.; 45-60 PARSONS BOULEVARD CORP.; 59 EAST BROADWAY LLC; 25 HENRY S $400,000
2005-07-18Mortgage $400,000 — from 25 HENRY STREET CORP.; YEUNG, YIN; YEUNG, A/K/A GRACE YIN; YEUNG, A/K/A GRACE YIN; 116 MAD to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK; FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $400,000
2005-07-18AL&R $2,800,000 — from FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK to 45-60 PARSONS BOULEVARD CORP.; 59 EAST BROADWAY LLC; 116 MADISON STREET L.L.C.; 25 HENRY S $2,800,000
2005-07-18Mortgage $2,800,000 — from YEUNG, A/K/A GRACE YIN; 116 MADISON STREET L.L.C.; 59 EAST BROADWAY LLC; 25 HENRY STREET C to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $2,800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201750319
201820237
20193115322
202000011
202100718
20220010212
202301528
20242054258
2025011832186
20260125430
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 335Ownership & money 43Health & systems 30

Every one of the 428 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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