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650 Madison Street

707Records
15City systems
1Open violations
12.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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707 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 208 311 service requests, 100 DOB job filings, 88 FDNY inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built2022
Floors5
Res. units38
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC
BBL3016460011
BIN3045200, 3045201, 3414263, 3424342, 3425160

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 61% 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 12.2. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Blocked Driveway (11) · WATER LEAK (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Dirty Condition (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).

Filed construction activity

$157,768 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (30 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2022)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC
Head officerSOLOMON SCHWIMMER
Managing agentTWIN GROUP ASSOCIATES INC
Last registered2025-07-07

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,928,000 $2,667,600
2026$6,780,000 $3,051,000
2027$7,423,000 $3,340,350

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Madison St — B46 · 600 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Malcolm X Blvd · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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

650 Madison Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TWIN GROUP ASSOCIATES INC — 24 buildings, 669 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
130 Hope Street BK143 B
150 Lawrence Street BK99 A
822 Lexington Avenue BK63 A
581 Ocean Parkway BK60 A
Grand Avenue BK46 A
242 Newkirk Avenue BK44 A
650 Madison Street BK38 A
Nostrand Avenue BK22 B
1359 Nostrand Avenue BK17 A
282 East 32 Street BK14 A
790 Classon Avenue BK13 A
87 Montrose Avenue BK12 A
19 East 31 Street BK10 B
254 East 28 Street BK10 A
83 Winthrop Street BK10 B
1234 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
194 Hawthorne Street BK8 A
161 Winthrop Street BK8 A
2909 Albermarle Road BK8 A
26 Lefferts Place BK8 A
192 Hawthorne Street BK8 A
85 Montrose Avenue BK7 A
1503 Eastern Parkway BK6 C
867 Halsey Street BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,258,679 on 2026-06-23 (lender: Vmc Cre Master Lending Upper Reit LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-23AL&R $48,000,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to VMC CRE MASTER LENDING UPPER REIT LLC $48,000,000
2026-06-23Agreement $22,100,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to VMC CRE MASTER LENDING UPPER REIT LLC $22,100,000
2026-06-23Mortgage $5,258,679 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to VMC CRE MASTER LENDING UPPER REIT LLC $5,258,679
2024-04-11Mortgage $3,250,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON $3,250,000
2024-04-11Agreement $17,000,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON $17,000,000
2024-04-11AL&R $17,000,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON $17,000,000
2023-01-20AL&R $9,250,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC $9,250,000
2023-01-20AL&R $4,500,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC $4,500,000
2023-01-20Mortgage $750,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC $750,000
2023-01-20Agreement $4,500,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC $4,500,000
2023-01-20Mortgage $9,250,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC $9,250,000
2022-09-15Mortgage $3,750,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to MAXIM CREDIT GROUP, LLC $3,750,000
2022-09-15AL&R $3,750,000 — from MADISON HEIGHTS NY LLC to MAXIM CREDIT GROUP, LLC $3,750,000
2018-03-21AL&R $1,868,293 — from MADISON BU LLC to ALLENBY SF2, LLC $1,868,293
2018-03-21Mortgage $750,000 — from MADISON BU LLC to ALLENBY SF2, LLC $750,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017600711482
2018253723163104
2019045206071
20200850013
2021013100326
202224261214884
20232029319089
2024111338154
2025004201254
2026024951369
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The full timeline

Construction 152Enforcement 178Housing & tenants 245Ownership & money 88Health & systems 44

Every one of the 707 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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