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1211 Madison Avenue

701Records
19City systems
13Open violations
8.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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701 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 177 DOB permits, 128 311 service requests, 116 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1948
Floors15
Res. units61
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)CARNEGIE HILL 87 ST
BBL1014990020
BIN1046916

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 66% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.8. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-15.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

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.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (35) · Food Establishment (4) · Noise (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,634,165 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (58 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 (1948)
YesSix or more residential units (61)
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)CARNEGIE HILL 87TH STREET CORPORATION
Head officerBURTON WALLACK
Managing agentWALLACK MANAGEMENT CO, INC.
Last registered2025-11-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$37,343,000 $16,804,350
2026$38,532,000 $17,339,400
2027$42,864,000 $19,288,800

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $6,525,230 a year ($56.16 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,892,735 ($16.29 per sq ft), net operating income $4,632,495. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (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 10)

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

Subway86 St — 4 5 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
86 St — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 86 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 88 St & Park Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake
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

1211 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

49 311 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 WALLACK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. — 61 buildings, 4,120 units. Grades across the portfolio: A59 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
333 East 79 Street MN440 A
225 East 57 Street MN260 A
40 West 116 Street MN249 A
530 Amsterdam Avenue MN225 A
120 East 87 Street MN214 A
10 East End Avenue MN198 A
963 2 Avenue MN191 A
194 West 4 Street MN160 A
860 5 Avenue MN157 A
21 East 22 Street MN134 A
1230 3 Avenue MN125 A
302 Lexington Avenue MN125 A
112 East 81 Street MN101 A
565 West End Avenue MN99 A
30 East 85 Street MN92 A
52 East End Avenue MN81 A
120 East 79 Street MN78 A
1100 Park Avenue MN75 A
308 East 72 Street MN75 A
1120 Park Avenue MN70 A
21 West 58 Street MN68 A
2745 Broadway MN64 A
1211 Madison Avenue MN61 A
2 West 67 Street MN56 A
530 East 86 Street MN46 A
45 East 85 Street MN45 A
28 East 94 Street MN40 A
42 West 13 Street MN40 A
153 East 72 Street MN37 A
892 9 Avenue MN33 A
84 White Street MN33 A
623 Park Avenue MN32 A
1080 Madison Avenue MN29 A
1035 Park Avenue MN29 A
447 East 57 Street MN23 A
563 Park Avenue MN20 A
166 West 107 Street MN20 A
121 East 90 Street MN20 A
168 West 107 Street MN20 B
224 East 27 Street MN20 A
16 East 80 Street MN18 A
132 East 72 Street MN17 A
7 East 73 Street MN16 A
125 East 90 Street MN15 A
139 East 79 Street MN15 A
14 East 80 Street MN15 A
123 East 90 Street MN15 A
43 West 13 Street MN14 A
6 East 68 Street MN14 A
330 East 72 Street MN13 A
63 East 79 Street MN10 A
37 East 67 Street MN10 A
22 East 82 Street MN9 A
48 West 12 Street MN9 A
64 East 80 Street MN9 A
44 West 12 Street MN8 A
127 East 61 Street MN8 A
44 East 65 Street MN8 A
18 East 64 Street MN7 A
17 East 63 Street MN5 A

showing 60 of 61 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2016-12-07 (lender: The Bank Of New York Mellon). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-21RPTT&RET $1,995,000 — from BACKER, RYA; LAWRENCE, NICHOLAS to SMITH, JOANNE; SMITH, KEVIN $1,995,000
2026-08-11Sold for $1,995,000 $1,995,000 $32,705
2026-06-12RPTT&RET $3,650,000 — from GOULD, FREDERICK BEAU; GOULD, JULIE PIGOTT to CALDER, GEOFFREY; VALCIC, EVA $3,650,000
2026-05-27Sold for $3,650,000 $3,650,000 $59,836
2026-02-20RPTT&RET $2,125,000 — from ESTATE OF JOY ELLEN SONDERS; MARK R. SONDERS, EXECUTOR to MUTO, CAREN; MUTO, GARY; MUTO, BRANDON; GILHOOL, NATALIE $2,125,000
2026-02-17Sold for $2,125,000 $2,125,000 $34,836
2026-01-08RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from WOLKOFF, NEAL L; WOLKOFF, JANET ARMUTH to CROW, JEFFREY A $1,100,000
2025-12-23Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $18,033
2025-10-24RPTT&RET $3,650,000 — from FRIEDMAN, SAMUEL; FRIEDMAN, PAZ to GOULD, FREDERICK BEAU; GOULD, JULIE PIGOTT $3,650,000
2025-10-09Sold for $3,650,000 $3,650,000 $59,836
2025-08-11RPTT&RET $829,000 — from NANCY J. MARTIN, EXECUTOR; JANE R. MARTIN, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF HAROLD O. MARTIN to YOUNGBLOOD, ANNE; DASH, GENEVIEVE; SMITH, ALEXANDER $829,000
2025-07-30Sold for $829,000 $829,000 $13,590
2024-05-29RPTT&RET $1,200,000 — from SPILKIN, FREDERICK; SPILKIN, HILARY to SASSOON, REBECCA L $1,200,000
2024-05-29RPTT&RET $2,100,000 — from LEVINE, MICHELLE; GERSON, JEFFREY to LEVINE, MICHELLE $2,100,000
2024-05-23Sold for $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $19,672

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710123218
201810533627
201914184734
202021172527
2021191126240
202213143324
202315462330
2024202238457
2025154226451
202600248638
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The full timeline

Construction 293Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 168Ownership & money 127Health & systems 50

Every one of the 701 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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