1,027 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 384 HPD complaints, 354 311 service requests, 146 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 80.5. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2016-07-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
93 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 50 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
124 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · Noise (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · PLUMBING (7) · WATER LEAK (6).
$290,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (39) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 2059 MADISON AVE LLC |
| Head officer | RICK GROPPER |
| Managing agent | DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,145,000 | $1,865,250 |
| 2026 | $4,466,000 | $2,009,700 |
| 2027 | $4,319,000 | $1,943,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | 125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 135 St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 129 St — M1 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 132 St & Madison Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 133 Fred R Moore. 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.
2071 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 |
124 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 of them about heat or hot water.
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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 79 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,890,000 on 2024-11-07 (lender: Merchants Capital Corp.), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-19 | CORRM $12,890,000 — from 2059 MADISON AVE LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. | $12,890,000 | |
| 2024-11-07 | Mortgage $12,890,000 — from 2059 MADISON AVE LLC to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. | $12,890,000 | |
| 2022-07-05 | AL&R $12,450,000 — from TRIBORO 2059 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; 2059 MADISON AVE LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $12,450,000 | |
| 2021-12-08 | Mortgage $12,450,000 — from TRIBORO 2059 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; 2059 MADISON AVE LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $12,450,000 | |
| 2021-12-08 | Deed $18,000,000 — from 2059 MADISON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; 2059 MADISON, L.P. to TRIBORO 2059 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; 2059 MADISON AVE LLC | $18,000,000 | |
| 2021-11-19 | Sold for $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $461,538 |
| 2011-05-31 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 2059 MADISON, L.P.; 2059 MADISON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUG | $2,000,000 | |
| 2010-01-11 | Mortgage $5,100,000 — from 2059 MADISON, L.P.; 2059 MADISON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELEOMENT CORPOR | $5,100,000 | |
| 2010-01-11 | Deed $5,500,000 — from MADISON AVENUE 2059-2071 LLC to 2059 MADISON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; 2059 MADISON DEVELOPERS, LLC; 2059 MADISON , L.P | $5,500,000 | |
| 2010-01-11 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 2059 MADISON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; 2059 MADISON, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELEOMENT CORPOR | $2,000,000 | |
| 2004-02-19 | Mortgage $2,783,000 — from MADISON 2059-2071 LLC to GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BANK | $2,783,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 74 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 79 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 43 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 46 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 6 | 2 | 182 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 76 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
Every one of the 1,027 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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