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452 Madison Street

785Records
17City systems
42Open violations
173.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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785 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 231 311 service requests, 230 HPD housing violations, 228 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
BBL3018260023
BIN3051790

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 173.2. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations42 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Derelict Vehicles (5) · Illegal Tree Damage (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).

Filed construction activity

$31,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MADISON EDJ LLC
Head officerCHERYL IGHODARO
Managing agentPRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$592,000 $266,400
2026$631,000 $283,950
2027$714,000 $321,300

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Madison St — B15 · 400 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Throop Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

452 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

59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC — 63 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B14 · C19 · D15 · F11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1932 Crotona Parkway BX42 B
214 Mac Dougal Street BK20 B
504 Hinsdale Street BK14 C
620 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
640 Bradford Street BK9 B
321 Troutman Street BK8 C
727 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
628 Schenck Avenue BK8 C
317 Troutman Street BK8 A
195 Sumpter Street BK8 C
400 Tompkins Avenue BK8 F
641B Vermont Street BK8 C
633 Vermont Street BK8 B
404 Tompkins Avenue BK7 B
748 Miller Avenue BK6 C
201 Hull Street BK6 C
276 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
319 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
452 Madison Street BK6 C
568 Vermont Street BK6 A
401 Putnam Avenue BK6 C
464 Madison Street BK6 F
744 Miller Avenue BK6 C
528 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
442 Madison Street BK6 C
530 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
446 Madison Street BK6 C
225 Cooper Street BK6 D
543 Sheffield Avenue BK6 B
495 Chauncey Street BK6 B
147 Hull Street BK6 C
450 Madison Street BK6 C
677 Sheffield Avenue BK6 B
638 Vermont Street BK6 B
448 Madison Street BK6 D
167 Stockholm Street BK6 C
645 Central Avenue BK5 D
188 Hancock Street BK5 D
655 Miller Avenue BK5 D
516 Hegeman Avenue BK4 D
493 Putnam Avenue BK4 F
686 Sheffield Avenue BK4 B
739 Sheffield Avenue BK4 D
409 Tompkins Avenue BK4 F
396A Monroe Street BK4 D
415 Putnam Avenue BK4 F
171 Troutman Street BK3 D
2174 Fulton Street BK3 D
2063 Fulton Street BK3 D
2074 Dean Street BK3 D
779 Mac Donough Street BK3 F
2206 Fulton Street BK3 F
273 Jefferson Avenue BK3 C
165 Hancock Street BK3 F
343 Marion Street BK3 B
1847 Eastern Parkway BK2 F
2292 Atlantic Avenue BK2 D
2447 Dean Street BK2 F
419 Saratoga Avenue BK2 B
851 Marcy Avenue BK2 D

showing 60 of 63 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-07-14Agreement $6,481,817 — from EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MADISON EDJ LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $6,481,817
2016-07-14Mortgage $761,330 — from MADISON EDJ LLC; EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $761,330
2016-07-14Deed $6,439,124 — from EVERETT D. JENNINGS APARTMENTS, L.P. to MADISON EDJ LLC; EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $6,439,124
2016-07-14Mortgage $344,625 — from EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MADISON EDJ LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $344,625
2016-07-14Mortgage $2,197,628 — from EDJ APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; MADISON EDJ LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,197,628
2001-04-03Mortgage $2,340,691 — from EVERETT D JENNINGS APARTMENST LP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $2,340,691
2001-04-03Mortgage $4,141,126 — from EVERETT D JENNINGS APARTMENTS LP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $4,141,126
1998-07-24Mortgage $988,163 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; MADISON ST DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP $988,163
1998-07-24Mortgage $7,556,365 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; MADISON ST DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP $7,556,365
1982-11-17Mortgage $16,000 — from MUNRO-RALPH, VERONICA C; MUNRO, JAMES T to WILLIAMS, HUBERT $16,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171172074
20180077279
20190050151
20200037138
20210040141
20220263570
20230048250
20240025227
20250091394
20260018220
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 714Ownership & money 33Health & systems 19

Every one of the 785 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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