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486 Madison Street

267Records
11City systems
4Open violations
48.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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267 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 207 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)486 MADISON CORP
BBL3016440002
BIN3045049

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 48.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-10-27.

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.

$3,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

162 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (132) · Food Establishment (5) · Graffiti (5) · Vendor Enforcement (3) · Building/Use (2) · Drinking (2).

Filed construction activity

$219,984 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,132,000 $509,400
2026$1,207,000 $543,150
2027$1,366,000 $614,700

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Confessions BarCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License, Pesticide) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Madison St — B15 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMonroe St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

486 Madison Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

162 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $850,000 on 2019-06-03 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-06-03Mortgage $850,000 — from 486 MADISON CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $850,000
2008-07-18AL&R $365,000 — from ERNEST, TIMOTHY L to COMMERCIAL LOAN CENTER $365,000
2008-07-18Mortgage $365,000 — from ERNEST, TIMOTHY L to COMMERCIAL LOAN CENTER $365,000
2006-01-09Agreement $232,500 — from ERNEST, TIMOTHY L to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $232,500
2005-08-18Mortgage $132,887 — from ERNEST, TIMOTHY to DELTA FUNDING CORP. $132,887
1999-09-22Mortgage $103,500 — from ERNEST, TIMOTHY to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $103,500
1986-08-19Mortgage $18,675 — from ERNEST, TIMOTHY L to CITY OF NEW YORK $18,675

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
2018003003
20190084012
2020405009
202121100013
2022104016
202310100011
202423410248
202517580268
202622630168
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 211Ownership & money 20Health & systems 6

Every one of the 267 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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