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826 Madison Avenue

375Records
15City systems
1Open violations
20Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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375 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 DOB job filings, 75 DOB permits, 54 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1882
Floors5
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)BENCHMARK 824 LLC
BBL1013830058
BIN1041281

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2010-04-13.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · Encampment (4) · Water System (3) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,382,871 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (41 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 (1882)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)Benchmark 824 LLC
Head officerAaron Feldman
Managing agentBenchmark RE Group LP
Last registered2026-05-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,579,000 $6,110,550
2026$10,408,000 $4,683,600
2027$9,899,000 $4,454,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Birley BakeryOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 69 St — M72 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 70 St & Madison Ave · 300 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

826 Madison Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 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 BENCHMARK RE GROUP LP — 13 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2333 Broadway MN125 B
698 West End Avenue MN90 A
87 Greenwich Avenue MN77 A
546 West 146 Street MN31 B
237 East 10 Street MN28 B
109 St Marks Place MN25 B
550 West 146 Street MN21 B
17 East 7 Street MN20 A
146 10 Avenue MN16 A
150 10 Avenue MN15 A
148 10 Avenue MN15 A
826 Madison Avenue MN1 C
818 Madison Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,112,720 on 2026-07-29 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-29Mortgage $2,112,721 — from BENCHMARK 824 LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,112,721
2026-07-29Agreement $8,400,000 — from BENCHMARK 824 LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $8,400,000
2026-07-29AL&R $8,400,000 — from BENCHMARK 824 LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $8,400,000
2024-03-07Agreement $6,300,000 — from BENCHMARK 824 LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $6,300,000
2024-03-07AL&R $6,300,000 — from BENCHMARK 824 LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $6,300,000
2024-03-07Mortgage $300,000 — from BENCHMARK 824 LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $300,000
2021-02-22Mortgage $4,306,310 — from BENCHMARK 824 LLC to 824 MADISON FUNDING LLC $4,306,310
2021-02-22Deed $12,500,000 — from BICENT PROPERTIES, LLC to BENCHMARK 824 LLC $12,500,000
2021-02-22Agreement $6,000,000 — from BENCHMARK 824 LLC to 824 MADISON FUNDING LLC $6,000,000
2021-02-09Sold for $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $12,500,000
2010-08-06Agreement $2,000,000 — from BICENT PROPERTIES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,000,000
2010-08-06Mortgage $247,845 — from BICENT PROPERTIES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $247,845
2010-08-06AL&R $2,000,000 — from BICENT PROPERTIES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,000,000
2002-11-06Mortgage $53,644 — from BICENT PROPERTIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $53,644
1998-03-20Mortgage $12,851 — from BICENT PROPERTIES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $12,851

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021036
2018014027
20199540321
2020003003
202122737039
202210270019
2023107008
20244044012
2025220110134
20262364015
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The full timeline

Construction 155Enforcement 70Housing & tenants 94Ownership & money 43Health & systems 13

Every one of the 375 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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