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119 Madison Avenue

1,006Records
20City systems
0Open violations
7.6Penalty rate

1,006 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 425 311 service requests, 127 DOB permits, 121 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1938
Floors12
Res. units102
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)FLAGG EQUITIES LLC
BBL1008600022
BIN1016958

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-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

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

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’24–25
2
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (38) · Water System (8) · Homeless Person Assistance (8) · Panhandling (5) · Lost Property (4) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$3,275,930 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (60 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 (1938)
YesSix or more residential units (102)
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)FLAGG EQUITIES LLC
Head officerDAVID MANAGER
Managing agentFLAGG EQUITIES LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$25,985,000 $11,693,250
2026$30,405,000 $13,682,250
2027$33,723,000 $15,175,350

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Shinpi OmakaseJapaneseA—
Slate Coffee + KitchenAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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

Subway33 St — 6 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 30 St — M1 M2 M3 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 30 St & Park Ave S · 500 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

119 Madison Avenue

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

104 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FLAGG EQUITIES LLC — 2 buildings, 126 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
119 Madison Avenue MN102 B
27 East 30 Street MN24 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,025,166 on 2019-12-19 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-19SPRD $38,000,000 — from FLAGG EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A. $38,000,000
2019-12-19AL&R $58,000,000 — from FLAGG EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A. $58,000,000
2019-12-19Agreement $58,000,000 — from FLAGG EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A. $58,000,000
2019-12-19Mortgage $2,025,167 — from FLAGG EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A. $2,025,167
2015-10-27M&CON $38,000,000 — from STANFORD REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $38,000,000
2015-10-27AL&R $20,000,000 — from 88-11 170TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,000,000
2015-10-27M&CON $20,000,000 — from 88-11 170TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,000,000
2015-10-27AL&R $38,000,000 — from STANFORD REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC. to SIGNATURE BANK $38,000,000
2015-10-16AMTX $4,092,360 — from THE NOMAD LAND COMPANY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,092,360
2012-11-05AL&R $11,000,000 — from THE NOMAD LAND COMPANY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2012-11-05Agreement $11,000,000 — from THE NOMAD LAND COMPANY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2012-11-05Deed $18,250,000 — from ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC. to THE NOMAD LAND COMPANY LLC $18,250,000
2012-10-16AL&R $28,994,312 — from STANFORD REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC to SIGNATURE BANK $28,994,312
2012-05-09Agreement $31,500,000 — from STANFORD REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC to SIGNATURE BANK $31,500,000
2010-04-26Agreement $5,000,000 — from ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $5,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017203430571
2018112180233
20191723015266
2020156240146
202196300348
2022177360262
2023171290451
202417450558
202571230132
2026110620578
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The full timeline

Construction 215Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 563Ownership & money 122Health & systems 39

Every one of the 1,006 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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