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1261 Madison Avenue

306Records
16City systems
2Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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306 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 DOB permits, 55 DOB job filings, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1901
Floors7
Res. units16
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)CARNEGIE HILL 90 ST INC
BBL1015020020
BIN1046984

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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 100% 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 0. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-07.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Street Sign (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,396,280 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (26 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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 90TH STREET INC
Head officerSENADA PALAJ
Managing agentHALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO.
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,208,000 $3,693,600
2026$9,826,000 $4,421,700
2027$9,952,000 $4,478,400

The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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 $1,708,944 a year ($45.89 per sq ft), operating expenses $627,866 ($16.86 per sq ft), net operating income $1,081,077. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 91 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 91 St & Park Ave · 350 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

1261 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

4 311 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 HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO. — 190 buildings, 17,333 units. Grades across the portfolio: A172 · B10 · C4. See the whole portfolio

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1 Hanson Place BK179 A
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345 East 56 Street MN174 A
232 East 47 Street MN173 A
325 East 45 Street MN165 A
200 West End Avenue MN165 A
400 5 Avenue MN163 A
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402 Columbus Avenue MN148 A
35 Park Avenue MN145 A
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505 West 43rd Street MN131 A
1180 2 Avenue MN130 A
1076 1 Avenue MN127 A
317 East 48 Street MN125 A
254 Park Avenue South MN121 B
80 Metropolitan Avenue BK121 A
339 East 28 Street MN120 A
1280 3 Avenue MN120 A
345 East 52 Street MN116 A
600 Amsterdam Avenue MN115 A
273 Lexington Avenue MN115 A
120 Central Park South MN115 A
2162 Broadway MN113 A
200 Amsterdam Avenue MN112 A
38 East 10 Street MN111 A
300 East 62 Street MN110 A
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55 Wall Street MN107 A
440 Riverside Drive MN106 A
214 Riverside Drive MN106 A
222 East 19 Street MN102 A
210 East 36 Street MN102 A
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133 West 22 Street MN99 A
509 Avenue of the Americas MN98 A
313 West 86 Street MN95 A
39 East 12 Street MN95 A

showing 60 of 190 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,207,763 on 2022-06-14 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-09-06RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from ENGEL, AS EXECUTOR, THEODORE; ESTATE OF CAROL R. ANGELL to WILKINS, AS TRUSTEE, TYLER; TYLER WILKINS REVOCABLE TRUST; WILKINS, AS TRUSTEE, LAUREN Z; $2,500,000
2023-08-17Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $156,250
2023-05-10RPTT&RET $3,500,000 — from CHAPIRO, EYTAN M; GLIEDMAN, LESLEY-ANNE to SHERRILL, WILLIAM DUCAM; CARLS, MARY KATE $3,500,000
2023-04-27Sold for $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $218,750
2022-06-14Mortgage $1,207,763 — from CARNEGIE HILL- 90TH STREET, INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,207,763
2022-06-14AL&R $2,000,000 — from CARNEGIE HILL- 90TH STREET, INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,000,000
2022-06-14Agreement $2,000,000 — from CARNEGIE HILL- 90TH STREET, INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,000,000
2021-10-12RPTT&RET $3,725,000 — from MATT, GARY H; MATT, ERIKA H to WEISS, SCOTT; SELBY, CATHERINE $3,725,000
2021-09-27Sold for $3,725,000 $3,725,000 $232,813
2014-10-02RPTT&RET $3,140,000 — from FILIPPELLI, DONALD F; FILIPPELLI, BIRGITTA to ROTTER, AMY; ROTTER, ALEXANDER $3,140,000
2012-12-18Agreement $1,000,000 — from CARNEGIE HILL 90TH STREET INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK NA $1,000,000
2012-12-18Mortgage $34,853 — from CARNEGIE HILL 90TH STREET INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK NA $34,853
2012-02-03RPTT&RET $2,600,000 — from RANCE, BRIAN D; HARRIS, MELINDA B to MCCARTHY, COLLEEN MARIE; GORDON HERR, ANDREW $2,600,000
2010-01-22RPTT&RET $1,800,000 — from SALEH, ANGELIKA T to MATT, GARY; MATT, ERIKA $1,800,000
2005-01-31Mortgage $69,993 — from CARNEGIE HILL - 90TH STREET, INC. to NORTH FORK BANK $69,993

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017014027
20183130310
201900100515
2020004015
20212072112
20222094116
20237126521
202411042623
202520010223
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 126Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 60Ownership & money 58Health & systems 34

Every one of the 306 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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