552 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 85 DOB violations, 81 DOB permits.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 32.5. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-08-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (51) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Non (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
$1,385,515 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1911) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 870 MADISON LLC |
| Head officer | WILLIAM FRIEDLAND |
| Managing agent | LARSTRAND CORPORATION |
| Last registered | 2025-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,737,000 | $8,431,650 |
| 2026 | $19,367,000 | $8,715,150 |
| 2027 | $18,376,000 | $8,269,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 69 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 70 St & Madison Ave · 150 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.
870 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 |
63 311 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 LARSTRAND CORPORATION — 15 buildings, 69 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2848 Broadway | MN | 15 | A |
| 823 Madison Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 3571 Broadway | MN | 8 | A |
| 827 Madison Avenue | MN | 7 | A |
| 922 Madison Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 1390 3 Avenue | MN | 5 | B |
| 40 East 63 Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 870 Madison Avenue | MN | 4 | C |
| 1523 York Avenue | MN | 4 | C |
| 787 Madison Avenue | MN | 3 | B |
| 673 Madison Avenue | MN | 2 | D |
| 903 Madison Avenue | MN | 1 | C |
| 960 Madison Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
| 789 Madison Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
| 817 Madison Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,000,000 on 2016-04-28 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Agreement $12,522,540 — from 870 MADISON LLC; 971 MADISON LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $12,522,540 | |
| 2026-06-17 | Agreement $7,787,686 — from 870 MADISON LLC; 971 MADISON LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $7,787,686 | |
| 2026-06-17 | AL&R $20,310,226 — from 870 MADISON LLC; 971 MADISON LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $20,310,226 | |
| 2016-04-28 | Agreement $12,437,863 — from 971 MADISON LLC; 870 MADISON LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $12,437,863 | |
| 2016-04-28 | AL&R $20,000,000 — from 971 MADISON LLC; 870 MADISON LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $20,000,000 | |
| 2016-04-28 | Mortgage $20,000,000 — from 870 MADISON LLC; 971 MADISON LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $20,000,000 | |
| 2008-08-06 | RPTT&RET $3,045,375 — from FIRST N.Y. BOUTIQUE, INC. to CHRISTIAN DIOR, INC. | $3,045,375 | |
| 2002-02-14 | Mortgage $18,077,969 — from FREIDLAND, LAWRENCE; FRIEDLAND, MELVIN to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $18,077,969 | |
| 1990-01-17 | Mortgage $1,334,680 — from FRIEDLAND, MELVIN; FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE to HOME LIFE INS. CO | $1,334,680 | |
| 1984-12-12 | Mortgage $2,102,354 — from FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; FRIEDLAND, MELVIN to MANHATTAN LIFE INS.CO. | $2,102,354 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 39 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 40 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
Every one of the 552 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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