76 recorded events, 2022–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 DOF property sales, 5 311 service requests.
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 87% 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 1.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Snow or Ice (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2022) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 637 MADISON STREET CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | LEVI KATZMAN |
| Managing agent | LUX LIVING NYC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $220,628 | $99,282 |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2026 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Kosciuszko St — J · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Gates Av — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Stuyvesant Av — B52 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison St & Malcolm X Blvd · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell. 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.
637 Madison 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 |
5 311 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.
Managed by LUX LIVING NYC — 9 buildings, 126 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 205 Java Street | BK | 36 | A |
| 1054 41 Street | BK | 28 | A |
| 625 Rogers Ave | BK | 20 | A |
| 2801 Tilden Avenue | BK | 13 | B |
| 1607 Pacific Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 392 Graham Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 637 Madison Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 545 Brooklyn Avenue | BK | 5 | F |
| 3013340059 | — | — |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | Mortgage $370,000 — from SMITH, VIRGINIA to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $370,000 | |
| 2025-10-06 | Deed $695,000 — from PLASTIRAS, SELENE ELIZABETH to SMITH, VIRGINIA | $695,000 | |
| 2025-09-17 | Sold for $695,000 | $695,000 | $86,875 |
| 2025-09-17 | Sold for $695,000 | $695,000 | $86,875 |
| 2025-04-03 | Mortgage $450,000 — from CHIANG, JOANNA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $450,000 | |
| 2025-04-03 | Deed $785,000 — from 637 MADISON DEVELOPMENT LLC to CHIANG, JOANNA | $785,000 | |
| 2025-03-14 | Sold for $785,000 | $785,000 | $98,125 |
| 2024-11-21 | Mortgage $100,000 — from CHENG, WEI PING to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $100,000 | |
| 2024-11-21 | Agreement $100,000 — from CHENG, WEI PING to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $100,000 | |
| 2024-11-07 | Deed $545,000 — from 637 MADISON DEVELOPMENT LLC to CHENG, WEI PING | $545,000 | |
| 2024-11-07 | Mortgage $180,000 — from CHENG, WEI PING to MERS | $180,000 | |
| 2024-10-25 | Sold for $545,000 | $545,000 | $68,125 |
| 2024-10-17 | Deed $649,000 — from 637 MADISON DEVELOPMENT LLC to XUAN, SHAO MENG; CHEN, FRANCO | $649,000 | |
| 2024-10-17 | Mortgage $380,000 — from XUAN, SHAO MENG; CHEN, FRANCO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $380,000 | |
| 2024-10-01 | Mortgage $479,200 — from JACOBOWITZ, SAMUEL to MERS | $479,200 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 52 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every one of the 76 recorded events, 2022–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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