135 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 311 service requests, 21 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 66% 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 7.8. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| 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 Mgmt |
| Last registered | 2025-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $698,000 | $314,100 |
| 2026 | $559,000 | $251,550 |
| 2027 | $671,000 | $301,950 |
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 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & W 131 St · 300 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.
5 East 131 Street
| 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 |
1 311 service request 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 IMPACT MGMT — 6 buildings, 87 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1125 Lorimer Street | BK | 60 | A |
| 9 Argyle Road | BK | 12 | A |
| 5 East 131 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 521 West 158 Street | MN | 3 | C |
| 515 West 158 Street | MN | 3 | D |
| 4097360153 | — | — |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | RPTT&RET $287,000 — from GOSSETT, JOHN PAUL to PALAQUIBAY, ORION ABEL | $287,000 | |
| 2025-12-22 | Sold for $287,000 | $287,000 | $31,889 |
| 2023-05-30 | RPTT&RET $385,000 — from HOLZER, APOLLONIA to RODRIGUEZ, GENESIS | $385,000 | |
| 2023-05-16 | Sold for $385,000 | $385,000 | $42,778 |
| 2018-03-07 | RPTT&RET $250,000 — from TYLER , JASMINE to LEE , ALEXANDER | $250,000 | |
| 2018-02-16 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $27,778 |
| 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 | |
| 2014-03-13 | RPTT $41,629 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $41,629 | |
| 2014-03-03 | RPTT $149,700 — from MADISON AVENUE HDFC to PERRY-DIOP, RASHAWN | $149,700 | |
| 2013-02-27 | RPTT $60,207 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $60,207 | |
| 2012-08-28 | RPTT&RET $144,000 — from MALDONADO, RAMON to HOLZER, APOLLONIA | $144,000 | |
| 2012-01-19 | RPTT $125,000 — from MADISON AVENUE HDFC to TYLER, JASMINE | $125,000 | |
| 2011-12-16 | RPTT $119,576 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $119,576 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Every one of the 135 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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