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237 Madison Avenue

670Records
23City systems
12Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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670 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 155 311 service requests, 149 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 89 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1926
Floors17
Res. units0
ClassH3
Owner (PLUTO)237 MADISON LLC
BBL1008670020
BIN1017197

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1979-06-13.

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Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (50) · Noise (12) · Homeless Person Assistance (9) · Illegal Dumping (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Elevator (1).

Filed construction activity

$7,255,554 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)237 MADISON LLC
Head officerJONATHAN BAKHASH
Managing agentLIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$19,033,000 $8,564,850
2026$19,648,000 $8,841,600
2027$22,605,000 $10,172,250

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 96/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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
LeleCaribbeanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · 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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 37 St — M1 M2 Q32 · 50 ft
Citi BikeE 35 St & Madison Ave · 600 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

237 Madison Avenue

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

81 311 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

showing 60 of 249 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $485,069 on 2026-06-09 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-09Mortgage $485,069 — from 71 NASSAU STREET LLC; ARG MADISON LLC; 237 MADISON LLC; AVAK MADISON LLC; SHEL 237 LLC; MB to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $485,069
2026-06-09Agreement $45,750,000 — from AVAK MADISON LLC; 71 NASSAU STREET LLC; MBJAA MADISON LLC; ARG MADISON LLC; SHEL 237 LLC; to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $45,750,000
2026-06-09AL&R $45,750,000 — from SB MADISON LLC; SHEL 237 LLC; 71 NASSAU STREET LLC; MBJAA MADISON LLC; ARG MADISON LLC; AV to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $45,750,000
2019-07-11M&CON $50,000,000 — from 71 NASSAU STREET LLC; ARG MADISON LLC; 237 MADISON LLC; AVAK MADISON LLC; MBJAA MADISON LL to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $50,000,000
2018-11-02Mortgage $3,000,000 — from SB MADISON LLC; 71 NASSAU STREET LLC; ZB MADISON LLC; MBJAA MADISON LLC; SHEL 237 MADISON to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $3,000,000
2017-12-22Mortgage $11,000,000 — from 237 MADISON LLC; MBJAA MADISON LLC; SHEL 237 LLC; SB MADISON LLC; ARG MADISON LLC; AVAK MA to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $11,000,000
2017-07-25Deed $37,000,000 — from MADISON 237 HOTEL, L.L.C. to AVAK MADISON LLC; ZB MADISON LLC; 71 NASSAU STREET LLC; SHEL 237 MADISON LLC; ARG MADISON $37,000,000
2017-07-25Mortgage $21,000,000 — from SHEL 237 MADISON LLC; MBJAA MADISON LLC; ARG MADISON LLC; SB MADISON LLC; AVAK MADISON LLC to ISREAL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $21,000,000
2017-07-17Sold for $37,000,000 $37,000,000 $37,000,000
2011-06-08Deed $46,073,800 — from MORGANS HOLDINGS LLC to FELCOR LODGING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $46,073,800
2011-06-08Agreement $90,000,000 — from FELCOR LODGING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH $90,000,000
2011-06-08Agreement $131,000,000 — from ROYALTON 44 HOTEL LEASING, L.L.C.; FELCOR LODGING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; MADISON 237 HOTEL L to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $131,000,000
2011-06-08Mortgage $41,000,000 — from FELCOR LODGING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; MADISON 237 HOTEL LEASING, L.L.C.; ROYALTON 44 HOTEL L to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $41,000,000
2009-08-27AL&R $90,000,000 — from ROYALTON, LLC; MORGANS HOLDINGS LLC to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $90,000,000
2009-08-27Mortgage $90,000,000 — from ROYALTON, LLC; MORGANS HOLDINGS LLC to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $90,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172811117360
201816983541
20198151318
202041100520
2021131170435
202292121428
202331260232
2024121130430
202580250639
202660505364
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The full timeline

Construction 191Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 204Ownership & money 151Health & systems 47

Every one of the 670 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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