963 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 280 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 243 311 service requests, 134 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 95% 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 0.1. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (60) · Noise (9) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Dirty Condition (2) · Bus Stop Shelter Complaint (2) · Graffiti (2).
$3,747,707 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (54 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 (1912) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (118) |
| 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) | 159 MADISON OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | Dreni Isufi |
| Managing agent | CENTURY OPERATING CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $35,700,000 | $16,065,000 |
| 2026 | $32,935,000 | $14,820,750 |
| 2027 | $33,784,000 | $15,202,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $5,395,622 a year ($48.51 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,834,133 ($16.49 per sq ft), net operating income $3,561,489. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 44/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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 | 33 St — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 32 St — M4 Q32 BxM11 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 33 St & Park Ave · 350 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.
153 Madison Avenue
| 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 |
91 311 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.
Managed by CENTURY MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC — 132 buildings, 16,364 units. Grades across the portfolio: A119 · B11 · C1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 132 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2022-02-28 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | RPTT&RET $498,000 — from GONZALES, PATRICIA to ARMAGANIAN, LISA LUCILLE | $498,000 | |
| 2026-07-08 | Sold for $498,000 | $498,000 | $4,220 |
| 2026-04-14 | RPTT&RET $1,275,000 — from ZHANG, YUAN; FENG, EVAN YIZHAN to BIPARVA, ARASP; PHELPS, BROOKE | $1,275,000 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Sold for $1,275,000 | $1,275,000 | $10,805 |
| 2026-04-03 | RPTT&RET $599,000 — from BOONE, TORRENCE N to CHAKRABORTY, AVIK | $599,000 | |
| 2026-03-31 | Sold for $599,000 | $599,000 | $5,076 |
| 2025-04-28 | RPTT&RET $580,000 — from CORNWELL, GRANT; CORNWELL, MARGUERITE; CORNWELL, MACINTOSH to DEVASH, TOM; DEVASH, YAIR | $580,000 | |
| 2025-04-22 | Sold for $580,000 | $580,000 | $4,915 |
| 2025-04-10 | RPTT&RET $560,000 — from CRAIGLE, WILLIAM; CRAIGLE, MATTHEW; MARTINI, TERESA to HAMBAZAZA, AMR; SAAR-HAMBAZAZA, TERJE | $560,000 | |
| 2025-03-11 | RPTT&RET $560,000 — from CRAIGLE, MATTHEW; CRAIGLE, WILLIAM; MARTINI, TERESA to HAMBAZAZA, TERJC-SAAR; HAMBAZAZA, AMR | $560,000 | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sold for $560,000 | $560,000 | $4,746 |
| 2025-02-14 | RPTT&RET $440,000 — from MANDEL, ANNA to DEMILIA, KIMBERLY; DEMILIA, DAVID | $440,000 | |
| 2025-02-06 | Sold for $440,000 | $440,000 | $3,729 |
| 2024-12-26 | RPTT&RET $825,000 — from ESTATE OF BARBARA JEAN ROBINS; ALBERT TOGUT to GONZALES, PATRICIA | $825,000 | |
| 2024-12-17 | Sold for $825,000 | $825,000 | $6,992 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 2018 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 61 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| 2020 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 60 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 48 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 55 |
| 2023 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 59 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 48 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 60 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 42 |
Every one of the 963 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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