388 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 170 311 service requests, 102 HPD complaints, 48 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 331.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (18) · PLUMBING (12) · Noise (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).
$16,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | MADISON EDJ LLC |
| Head officer | CHERYL IGHODARO |
| Managing agent | PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $740,400 | $333,180 |
| 2026 | $888,000 | $399,600 |
| 2027 | $1,066,000 | $479,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
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 | Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nostrand Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Jefferson Av — B43 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Putnam Ave & Throop Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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.
493 Putnam 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 |
64 311 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.
Managed by PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC — 63 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B14 · C19 · D15 · F11. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $344,625 on 2016-07-14 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 18 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-14 | Deed $6,439,124 — from EVERETT D. JENNINGS APARTMENTS, L.P. to MADISON EDJ LLC; EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | $6,439,124 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Mortgage $2,197,628 — from EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MADISON EDJ LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,197,628 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Mortgage $761,330 — from MADISON EDJ LLC; EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $761,330 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Mortgage $344,625 — from EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MADISON EDJ LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $344,625 | |
| 2016-07-14 | Agreement $6,481,817 — from EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MADISON EDJ LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $6,481,817 | |
| 2001-04-03 | Mortgage $4,141,126 — from EVERETT D JENNINGS APARTMENTS LP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $4,141,126 | |
| 1998-07-24 | Mortgage $7,556,365 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; MADISON ST DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | $7,556,365 | |
| 1998-07-24 | Mortgage $988,163 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; MADISON ST DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | $988,163 | |
| 1989-08-29 | Mortgage $72,750 — from WILLIAMS, COLIN A; WILLIAMS, LAWSON S to CITY OF NEW YORK | $72,750 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2023 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| 2024 | 118 | 1 | 119 |
| 2025 | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 388 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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