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169 Madison Avenue

599Records
15City systems
0Open violations
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599 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 DOB permits, 164 DOB job filings, 80 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1926
Floors16
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)171 MADISON DE LLC
BBL1008630027
BIN1017082

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Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Non (1) · Sewer (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,568,319 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (43 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$33,702,000 $15,165,900
2026$28,271,000 $12,721,950
2027$30,686,000 $13,808,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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
Fluffies Hot ChickenAmericanNot yet graded—
Ravagh Persian GrillIranianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Spoiled, Food Temperature), 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.

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

Subway33 St — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 34 St — M3 M4 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 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.

Report a problem to 311

169 Madison Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $190,527 on 2023-03-10 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), 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
2023-03-10Agreement $16,000,000 — from 171 MADISON DE LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $16,000,000
2023-03-10Mortgage $190,527 — from 171 MADISON DE LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $190,527
2013-03-19Mortgage $15,674,907 — from 171 MADISON DE LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $15,674,907
2013-03-19AL&R $20,000,000 — from 171 MADISON DE LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $20,000,000
2013-03-19Agreement $20,000,000 — from 171 MADISON DE LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $20,000,000
2008-09-15Agreement $4,325,093 — from 171 MADISON ASSOCIATES LLC to EMIGRANT BANK $4,325,093
2008-09-15AL&R $4,325,093 — from 171 MADISON ASSOCIATES LLC to EMIGRANT BANK $4,325,093
2004-05-26Mortgage $218,090 — from 171 MADISON ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $218,090
1988-01-26Mortgage $435,335 — from 171 MADSION ASSOCIATES to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK $435,335
1986-12-01Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 171 MADISON ASSOCIATES to BANK LEUMI TRUST CONY $5,000,000
1983-01-05Mortgage $437,500 — from 171 MADISON ASSOCIATES to HARLEM SAVINGS BANK $437,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201725680039
20183380115
20198790327
20208120213
20218660121
2022313018
20230045312
20242080414
202521090232
20269160218
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The full timeline

Construction 335Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 85Ownership & money 61Health & systems 25

Every one of the 599 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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