1,032 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 289 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 250 311 service requests, 148 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 96% 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
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-07-13. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Encampment (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Consumer Complaint (2).
$3,072,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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 (1916) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (180) |
| 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) | 244 MADISON REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | GARY SIMON |
| Managing agent | DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGER |
| Last registered | 2025-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,877,000 | $17,944,650 |
| 2026 | $40,210,000 | $18,094,500 |
| 2027 | $44,396,000 | $19,978,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $7,076,095 a year ($49.54 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,551,051 ($17.86 per sq ft), net operating income $4,525,044. 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 21/100, 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.
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.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 38 St — M3 M4 · 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.
242 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 |
37 311 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 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 313 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,234,848 on 2021-02-09 (lender: PNC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | RPTT&RET $390,000 — from SINGH, ANURADHA to LOLENG, CRISTETA S; SARMIENTO LOLENG, DENNIS FRANCIS | $390,000 | |
| 2026-08-03 | Sold for $390,000 | $390,000 | $2,167 |
| 2026-02-13 | RPTT&RET $720,000 — from LAHIOUEL, HAFIDA to LYU, SHUYI | $720,000 | |
| 2026-02-11 | RPTT&RET $640,000 — from FLEURI, ANNALIZA; FLEURI, CASSIO to KIM, LAWRENCE; SCHULZ, SIRA | $640,000 | |
| 2026-02-10 | Sold for $720,000 | $720,000 | $4,000 |
| 2026-02-05 | Sold for $640,000 | $640,000 | $3,556 |
| 2025-12-05 | RPTT&RET $625,000 — from SHERMAN, RACHEL MAE; SHERMAN, IAN DOUGLAS to WANG, ALEXANDER | $625,000 | |
| 2025-12-01 | Sold for $625,000 | $625,000 | $3,472 |
| 2025-11-07 | RPTT&RET $519,000 — from LEGRANGE, KATHLEEN to SHIBATA, RYO | $519,000 | |
| 2025-11-03 | RPTT&RET $525,000 — from LEE-KOMAROMI, HEIDI; LEE, HEIDI to GARRY, EMMA M | $525,000 | |
| 2025-10-24 | Sold for $519,000 | $519,000 | $2,883 |
| 2025-10-14 | Sold for $525,000 | $525,000 | $2,917 |
| 2025-07-22 | RPTT&RET $640,000 — from PARIS, GORDON A; DIMARCO PARIS, LUCIANA to PAULUS, PHILIPP | $640,000 | |
| 2025-07-11 | Sold for $640,000 | $640,000 | $3,556 |
| 2025-06-06 | RPTT&RET $631,000 — from CIOLFI, DEBORAH A; PILKINGTON, CHRISTOPHER; PILKINGTON, ANDREW to TAN, XIAOLIANG; TANG, JIANNING; TAN, PUHE | $631,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 64 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 58 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 67 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 43 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 6 | 71 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 43 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 39 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 49 |
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 34 |
Every one of the 1,032 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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