505 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 181 311 service requests, 125 HPD complaints, 71 HPD housing violations.
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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 123.1. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-15. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
94 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · Indoor Air Quality (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Asbestos (4).
$2,325,328 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | MADISON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. |
| Head officer | THOMAS YU |
| Managing agent | STANTON NORFOLK INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,219,000 | $548,550 |
| 2026 | $1,101,000 | $495,450 |
| 2027 | $1,206,000 | $542,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | East Broadway — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison St / Catherine St — M15-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Catherine St & Monroe St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith 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.
81 Madison Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
94 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Managed by STANTON NORFOLK INC — 46 buildings, 960 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B10 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $170,000 on 2016-08-30 (lender: The City Of New York Department Of Housing). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-30 | Deed $2,800,000 — from ASIAN-AMERICAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to MADISON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $2,800,000 | |
| 2016-08-30 | Mortgage $822,505 — from MADISON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI | $822,505 | |
| 2016-08-30 | Mortgage $170,000 — from MADISON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI | $170,000 | |
| 2016-08-30 | AL&R $822,505 — from MADISON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI | $822,505 | |
| 2016-08-30 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from ASIAN-AMERICAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to MADISON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-08-30 | AL&R $170,000 — from MADISON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI | $170,000 | |
| 2016-08-30 | Mortgage $1,260,000 — from MADISON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $1,260,000 | |
| 2016-08-17 | Sold for $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $140,000 |
| 2012-07-26 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from ASIAN-AMERICAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEPARTMENT OF H.P.D.; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2012-03-06 | Mortgage $1,063,550 — from ASIAN-AMERICAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to GLOBAL BANK | $1,063,550 | |
| 2012-03-06 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from ASIAN-AMERICAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $2,000,000 | |
| 2012-03-06 | Deed $2,800,000 — from ANN ENG , TRUSTEE, LEATRICE; CHUNG FAMILY TRUST; ANN CHUNG , TRUSTEE, LEATRICE to ASIAN-AMERICAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $2,800,000 | |
| 2012-03-06 | AL&R $1,063,550 — from ASIAN-AMERICAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to GLOBAL BANK | $1,063,550 | |
| 2012-03-06 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from ASIAN-AMERICAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND | $2,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 24 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 56 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 47 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 6 | 137 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 61 |
Every one of the 505 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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