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715 Madison Avenue

650Records
17City systems
134Open violations
90Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10065 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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650 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 205 HPD complaints, 160 311 service requests, 148 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1877
Floors6
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)715 MADISON JS TIC 28, LLC
BBL1013780122
BIN1085129

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 90. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations134 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 64 class B, 51 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Noise (3) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$695,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1877)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)715 MADISON TIC OWNERS LLC
Head officerSTEPHEN ELBAZ
Managing agentESQUIRE MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,295,200 $4,182,840
2026$9,915,000 $4,461,750
2027$9,583,000 $4,312,350

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayLexington Av/63 St — M Q · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/59 St — N R W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 63 St — M3 M4 · 50 ft
Citi BikeE 61 St & Madison Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

715 Madison Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

31 311 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 ESQUIRE MANAGEMENT CORP. — 25 buildings, 675 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B10 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
155-31 155 Avenue QN120 B
3165 Nostrand Avenue BK108 B
80-11 Shore Parkway QN96 A
81-04 155 Avenue QN96 A
918 East 14 Street BK59 A
4117 Avenue V BK38 A
13 Prince Street MN20 B
59 Hawthorne Street BK20 A
534 5 Avenue BK15 B
47 Thames Street BK14 B
232 Adelphi Street BK12 A
29 Perry Street MN10 A
711 Madison Avenue MN9 A
113 South 2 Street BK8 A
24 Prince Street MN8 D
21 East 62 Street MN7 B
715 Madison Avenue MN6 B
14 East 62 Street MN5 A
16 East 62 Street MN5 A
12 East 62 Street MN5 B
71 Greene Street MN4 C
69 Greene Street MN4 B
122 Montague Street BK3 B
18 East 62 Street MN2 A
395 Bleecker Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,209,667 on 2017-04-07 (lender: Banque J. Safra Sarasin (luxembourg) Sa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-23Deed $19,647,175 — from 715 MADISON TIC OWNERS LLC to 715 MADISON JS TIC 28, LLC $19,647,175
2019-05-21Sold for $19,647,175 $19,647,175 $3,274,529
2017-04-07AL&R $11,209,667 — from 715 MADISON TIC OWNERS LLC to BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA $11,209,667
2017-04-07Mortgage $11,209,667 — from 715 MADISON TIC OWNERS LLC to BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA $11,209,667
2017-04-07AL&R $25,858,333 — from 715 MADISON JS TIC, LLC; 715 MADISON TIC OWNERS LLC to BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA $25,858,333
2017-04-07Mortgage $25,858,333 — from 715 MADISON TIC OWNERS LLC; 715 MADISON JS TIC, LLC to BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA $25,858,333
2017-04-07Deed $61,500,000 — from JOSHUA TREE, LLC; WOLFEGANG I, LLC to 715 MADISON JS TIC, LLC; 715 MADISON TIC OWNERS LLC $61,500,000
2017-03-23Sold for $61,500,000 $61,500,000 $10,250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201730417253
2018116480671
201911744383
2020002013
202102310134
202200420143
20230280111
2024003014
202500240125
202614370143
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 526Ownership & money 12Health & systems 21

Every one of the 650 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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