397 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 83 HPD housing violations, 70 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 60.3. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Illegal Dumping (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | BLUE FLY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC C/O TRUE MGMT |
| Head officer | ROBERT WEIL |
| Managing agent | TRUE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $638,400 | $287,280 |
| 2026 | $766,000 | $344,700 |
| 2027 | $919,000 | $413,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 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 | Seneca Av — M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison St / Cypress Av — Q58 Q98 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison St & Seneca Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 239 Middle: Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77. 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.
1720 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 154 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $291,898 on 2017-09-07 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-07 | Deed $1,615,000 — from MJS MADISON LLC to BLUE FLY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC | $1,615,000 | |
| 2017-09-07 | Mortgage $291,899 — from BLUE FLY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $291,899 | |
| 2017-09-07 | Agreement $925,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to BLUE FLY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC | $925,000 | |
| 2017-09-07 | AL&R $925,000 — from BLUE FLY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $925,000 | |
| 2017-08-30 | Sold for $1,615,000 | $1,615,000 | $269,167 |
| 2016-03-21 | AL&R $650,000 — from MJS MADISON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2016-03-21 | Mortgage $173,767 — from MJS MADISON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $173,767 | |
| 2016-03-21 | Agreement $650,000 — from MJS MADISON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2016-03-21 | Deed $1,375,000 — from ZHENG, SHI ZHEN; ZHENG, RONG DI to MJS MADISON LLC | $1,375,000 | |
| 2016-02-26 | Sold for $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $229,167 |
| 2012-12-18 | Mortgage $500,000 — from ZHENG, RONG DI to BOFI FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2012-12-18 | Deed $705,000 — from KARABELA, STEVE; KARABELA, HELEN to ZHENG, RONG DI | $705,000 | |
| 2008-01-15 | AL&R $450,000 — from KARABELA, HELEN; KARABELA, STEVE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $450,000 | |
| 2008-01-15 | M&CON $450,000 — from KARABELA, STEVE; KARABELA, HELEN to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $450,000 | |
| 2003-01-02 | Mortgage $345,000 — from KARABELA, STEVE; KARABELA, HELEN to FLUSHING SAVS BANK | $345,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 11 | 111 |
| 2024 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 397 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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