A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 57.5. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
12% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
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 violations
9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-12.
Pending HPD litigation
1 case(s) pending in housing court
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.
What 311 hears from this address
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (2) · Encampment (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Graffiti (1) · Food Establishment (1).
Filed construction activity
$121,999 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC
Head officer
NATHAN ESCAVA
Managing agent
1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC
Last registered
2025-08-29
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,678,000
$755,100
2026
$1,784,000
$802,800
2027
$1,541,000
$693,450
The city's market estimate has fallen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Subway
110 St — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 111 St — M1 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
W 111 St & 5 Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
10 311 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: $80,954 on
2021-09-24 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-09-24
Agreement $1,500,000 — from 1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,500,000
2021-09-24
Mortgage $80,954 — from 1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$80,954
2014-03-07
Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,650,000
2012-09-27
AL&R $2,400,000 — from ESCAVA BROTHERS to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
$2,400,000
2012-09-27
Mortgage $2,400,000 — from ESCAVA BROTHERS to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
$2,400,000
2012-09-27
AL&R $10,600,000 — from ESCAVA BROTHERS to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
$10,600,000
2012-09-27
Mortgage $10,600,000 — from ESCAVA BROTHERS to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
$10,600,000
2012-09-27
Deed $2,060,000 — from S.H.K. REALTY LLC to ESCAVA BROTHERS
$2,060,000
2008-08-26
AL&R $1,700,000 — from S.H.K. REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$1,700,000
2008-08-26
Mortgage $899,768 — from S.H.K. REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$899,768
2008-08-26
Agreement $1,700,000 — from S.H.K. REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$1,700,000
2002-04-10
Mortgage $11,360 — from S.H.K. CHOI REALTY,CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
$11,360
2001-03-16
Mortgage $900,000 — from K. JAEL CORP. to HANVIT AMERICA BANK
$900,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
29
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
0
4
6
2018
0
0
6
0
3
9
2019
0
0
7
0
3
10
2020
0
0
7
0
1
8
2021
0
0
5
2
1
8
2022
7
2
12
0
8
29
2023
0
2
4
0
3
9
2024
0
4
4
0
4
12
2025
0
1
21
0
4
26
2026
0
0
4
0
5
9
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2025-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NOR
2025-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE OUTLET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APA
2025-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED A
2025-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STO
2025-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2
2025-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY,
2025-06-12HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED A
2025-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2025-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS FAUCET AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2025-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2025-06-12HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICK DOWN STOPPER AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2025-06-10Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-05-23HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2025-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-01-21Restaurant inspection: STEAK & HOAGIES — grade B
2024
2024-12-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2024-12-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2024-12-15311: Encampment — N/A
2024-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO CONDUCT OR FILE A FINAL INSPECTION OF PERMITTED WORK WITH THE DEPT.I OBSERVED THE RESTORATION WORK OF EXTERIOR WALL AND
2024-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2024-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-12Restaurant inspection: STEAK & HOAGIES
2023
2023-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-03Boiler inspection
2023-10-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. I OBSERVED OBSTRUCTED EXIT AND EGRESS PASSAGEWAY FROM FIRE ESCAPE DROP-DOWN LADDE$1,250
2023-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-31311: Consumer Complaint — Mobile Food Vendor
2022-05-12Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-05-12Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC$1,000
2022-05-11Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF$1,000
2022-04-27Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-03-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-20311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-03-19311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-03-16Job filed: LOCALIZED RESTORATION OF EXISTING BUILDING TO ADDRESS DETERIORATION, REPAIR TO FIRE ESCAPES AND LOCALIZED REPAIR OF ELEVATIO NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS,$119,999
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-11-30Boiler inspection
2021-09-24Agreement $1,500,000 — from 1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,500,000
2021-09-24Mortgage $80,954 — from 1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$80,954
2021-04-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-10-16Boiler inspection
2020-09-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2008-08-26AL&R $1,700,000 — from S.H.K. REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$1,700,000
2008-08-26TL&R — from S.H.K. CHOI REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2008-08-26Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
2008-08-26Mortgage $899,768 — from S.H.K. REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$899,768
2008-08-26Agreement $1,700,000 — from S.H.K. REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$1,700,000
2006
2006-12-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-12-09Deed — from S.H.K. CHOI REALTY,CORP. to S.H.K. REALTY LLC
2002-05-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-05-14Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2002-04-10Mortgage assigned — from HANVIT AMERICA BANK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2002-04-10Mortgage assigned — from S.H.K. CHOI REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2002-04-10Mortgage $11,360 — from S.H.K. CHOI REALTY,CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI$11,360
2002-04-10Deed — from K. JEAL CORP. to S.M.K. CHOI REALTY CORP.
2002-04-10SAGE — from HANVIT AMERICA BANK
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2001-06-01ECB Hazardous violation: REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS OBSTRUCTED NOTE:THE FOLLOWING-AT ROOF LEVEL ASTEEL PLATFORM HAS BEEN BUILT TO HOLD UP HVAC UNIT.STEEL I B$400
2001-05-29DOB complaint, category ?
2001-03-16Mortgage $900,000 — from K. JAEL CORP. to HANVIT AMERICA BANK$900,000
2001-03-16Mortgage assigned — from K. JAEL CORP. to HANVIT AMERICA BANK
2000
2000-12-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-12-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-12-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-11-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ON 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL. NO CHANGES IN FLOOR AREA, OCCUPANCY, USE GROUP OR MEANS OF EGRESS.$3,000
2000-11-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF DELI RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL. NO CHANGES IN FLOOR AREA, OCCUPANCY, USE GROUP OR MEANS OF EGRESS.$52,000
2000-08-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-08-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-08-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF BOILER ON CELLAR AS SHOW N PLAN. NO CHANGES IN FLOOR ARE , OCCUPANCY, USE GROUP OR MEANS OF EGRES S.$4,500
2000-06-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-06-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-05-31Deed — from LEVY, MIRIAM to K. JAEL CORP.
2000-05-31DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
2000-05-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-05-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-04-26Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS FOR OBTAINING NEW C.OF O. CONSTRUCTION WORK FILED UNDER ALT # 102893914.$2,000
2000-04-12Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING MIX USED BUILDING ON ENTIRE FLOORS. NEW STOREFRONT ON 1ST FLOOR, STRUCTURAL REPAIR ON CELLAR, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR. RELOCATION OF $90,000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-12-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: EXPIRED PERMIT. SIDEWALK SHED PERMIT # 101754264-01-A3 HAS EXPIRED ON 12/31/98 FOR APPROX. 75 FT OF SIDEWALK SHED ERECTED ON THE M$2,500
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-01-20ATL — from NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-07-29TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-03-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997
1997-12-31DOB complaint, category ?
1997-12-30ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL NOTED: METAL CORNICE MISSING & DEFECTIVE AT ROOF LEVEL. -DECORATIVE BROWN STONE AROUND $2,500
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK
1996-06-12TLS — from BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK; BANK OF NEW YORK
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1987
1987-10-07VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1987-04-24Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1984
1984-08-14Deed — from LOPEZ, MICHAEL J.; LOPEZ, MIGUEL to LEVY, MIRIAM; LEVY, DAVID
1980
1980-05-05Deed — from OTERO, ROBERT to LOPEZ, MIGUEL; LOPEZ, MICHAEL J