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50 Madison Avenue

468Records
17City systems
0Open violations
14.4Penalty rate

468 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 138 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 68 DOB permits, 64 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1910
Floors11
Res. units9
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)50 MADISON AVENUE CONDOMINIUM
BBL1008567501
BIN1087100

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 14.4. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Noise (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,710,325 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)50 MADISON AVENUE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerGREGORY WELTEROTH
Managing agentORSID NY
Last registered2026-06-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$886,260 $398,817
2026$906,320 $407,844
2027$256,332 $115,349

The city's market estimate has fallen 71% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,551,373 a year ($57.90 per sq ft), operating expenses $465,412 ($17.37 per sq ft), net operating income $1,085,961. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway28 St — 6 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
23 St — R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 26 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 450 ft
Citi BikeMadison Ave & E 26 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

50 Madison Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ORSID NY — 243 buildings, 30,702 units. Grades across the portfolio: A227 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio

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showing 60 of 243 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-06-07Deed $6,500,000 — from KHOUDARI, ERNESTO; FRITZ, ALEXANDRA to HU, YUNG-CHING $6,500,000
2024-06-04Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CHC INTERNATIONAL LLC to HSBC BANK USA, N.A. $1,000,000
2024-05-21Sold for $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $722,222
2023-11-08Mortgage $5,400,000 — from 50 MADISON AVE PH, LLC to BRANDT, ROBERT ALAN $5,400,000
2023-11-08Deed $9,000,000 — from BRANDT, ROBERT ALAN to 50 MADISON AVE PH, LLC $9,000,000
2023-11-01Sold for $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $1,000,000
2023-04-07Deed $5,787,500 — from GREWAL, SUMAER to CHU, MARGARET; PRATA, GREGORY $5,787,500
2023-04-07Mortgage $3,000,000 — from CHU, MARGARET; PRATA, GREGORY to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2023-03-31Sold for $5,787,500 $5,787,500 $643,056
2021-09-17Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 50 MADISON AVE UNIT 2, LLC to CITIBANK, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $3,000,000
2021-09-17Deed $4,350,000 — from FRIEDMAN, ROBERT B to 50 MADISON AVE UNIT 2, LLC $4,350,000
2021-08-20Sold for $4,350,000 $4,350,000 $483,333
2020-03-05Agreement $3,000,000 — from GREWAL, SUMAER to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $3,000,000
2020-02-10Mortgage $1,150,000 — from WATSON SANGER, JEANNETTE to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,150,000
2019-11-25Agreement $2,000,000 — from KHOUDARI, ERNESTO; FRITZ, ALEXANDRA to CITIBANK, N.A. $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701971330
201805501121
201902131319
20200053210
20210337316
20220251311
202342510425
20243177321
202515360125
202613220118
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The full timeline

Construction 130Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 79Ownership & money 144Health & systems 50

Every one of the 468 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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