359 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 125 311 service requests, 66 HPD housing violations, 63 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 168.9. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 60 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2003-08-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · Boilers (2) · Drug Activity (2) · WATER LEAK (1).
$16,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | MADISON AVENUE HDFC |
| Head officer | GREG COHEN |
| Managing agent | IMPACT REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $685,000 | $308,250 |
| 2026 | $548,000 | $246,600 |
| 2027 | $658,000 | $296,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 132 St — M1 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & W 131 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm. 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.
2151 5 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 |
46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 IMPACT REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT — 97 buildings, 3,140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B18 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 97 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-14 | RPTT $11,254 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $11,254 | |
| 2016-11-04 | RPTT $20,879 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $20,879 | |
| 2016-01-20 | RPTT $139,109 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $139,109 | |
| 2014-04-09 | RPTT $149,700 — from MADISON AVENUE HDFC to KOGANEMARU, JUNICHI; CHANG, ANNA | $149,700 | |
| 2014-03-27 | RPTT $140,664 — from MADISON AVENUE HDFC to ZBONAKOVA, EVA | $140,664 | |
| 2014-03-13 | RPTT $41,629 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $41,629 | |
| 2013-02-27 | RPTT $60,207 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $60,207 | |
| 2011-12-16 | RPTT $119,576 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $119,576 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
Every one of the 359 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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