1,276 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 402 HPD complaints, 398 311 service requests, 190 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 16).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Encampment (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Noise (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).
$328,185 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| 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) | JSTD MADISON LLC |
| Head officer | THOMAS LIEBERMAN |
| Managing agent | JSTD MADISON LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,678,000 | $1,655,100 |
| 2026 | $3,693,000 | $1,661,850 |
| 2027 | $3,724,000 | $1,675,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaux BY La Sirene | French | A | — |
| Rico Bagel | Bagels/Pretzels | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 37 St — M1 M2 Q32 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 37 St & 5 Ave · 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.
238 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $408,934 on 2013-05-31 (lender: Doral 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-13 | AL&R $11,000,000 — from JSTD MADISON, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,000,000 | |
| 2015-02-13 | Agreement $11,000,000 — from JSTD MADISON, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,000,000 | |
| 2013-06-20 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from JSTD MADISON, LLC to DORAL BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2013-06-20 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from JSTD MADISON, LLC to DORAL BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2013-05-31 | Deed $12,000,000 — from 285 MADISON REALTY, LLC to JSTD MADISON, LLC | $12,000,000 | |
| 2013-05-31 | Mortgage $408,935 — from JSTD MADISON, LLC to DORAL BANK | $408,935 | |
| 2010-05-10 | Deed $250,000 — from 9317 CHURCH REALTY CORP. to 285 MADISON REALTY LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2010-05-10 | Agreement $5,860,000 — from 285 MADISON REALTY, LLC; PERLA, NISSAN to DORAL MONEY, INC. | $5,860,000 | |
| 2009-09-15 | Mortgage $5,860,000 — from 285 MADISON REALTY, LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB | $5,860,000 | |
| 2009-09-15 | SPRD $400,000 — from NISSAN PERLA; WHALE REALTY, LLC; 285 MADISON REALTY, LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB | $400,000 | |
| 2009-09-15 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 285 MADISON REALTY, LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB | $400,000 | |
| 2009-09-15 | Agreement $6,260,000 — from 285 MADISON REALTY, LLC; PERLA, NISSAN to DORAL BANK, FSB | $6,260,000 | |
| 2009-04-21 | Agreement $6,260,000 — from NISSAN PERLA; 285 MADISON REALTY, LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB | $6,260,000 | |
| 2009-03-11 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from 285 MADISON REALTY, LLC; PERLA, NISSAN to DORAL BANK, FSB | $7,000,000 | |
| 2007-12-10 | AL&R $499,900 — from 285 MADISON REALTY LLC; PARK AVE ENTERPRISES LLC; HERKIMER EQUITIES LLC; 9317 CHURCH REALT to BENZION FRANKEL PC | $499,900 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| 2020 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
Every one of the 1,276 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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