A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 12. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-31.
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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (7) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Non (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$619,100 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 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 (1909)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
1963-1969 MADISON AVE ASSOC
Head officer
GLORIA J SCOTT
Managing agent
COVINGTON REALTY SERVICES
Last registered
2025-09-11
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
$798,000
$359,100
2026
$955,000
$429,750
2027
$1,017,000
$457,650
The city's market estimate has risen
27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: NYS URBAN DEV (ESDC)
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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
125 St — 4 5 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 125 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 125 St — M1 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Park Ave & E 124 St · 550 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.
11 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $365,000 on
1989-12-06 (lender: City Of New York Hpd), covering 2 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
1989-12-06
Mortgage $844,122 — from HARLEM URBAN DEV CORP; 1963-1969 MADISON AVE AS to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
$844,122
1989-12-06
Mortgage $844,122 — from 1963-1969 MADISON AVE AS; HARLEM URBAN DEV CORP to COMMUNITY PRSVTN CORP
$844,122
1989-12-06
Mortgage $365,000 — from HARLEM URBAN DEV CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
$365,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
44
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
3
4
2018
0
19
23
0
2
44
2019
0
19
1
0
1
21
2020
0
0
0
0
0
0
2021
0
0
1
0
0
1
2022
0
0
1
0
2
3
2023
2
16
3
0
2
23
2024
0
1
8
1
2
12
2025
0
0
3
0
2
5
2026
5
0
2
0
2
9
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Job filed: PROPOSED PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION TO ARCH. DESIGNS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY
2026-07-20
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-16
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29
HPD 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
2026-03-26
Job filed: PROPOSED SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION TO ARCH. DESIGNS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY
2026-03-26
Job filed: PROPOSED MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION TO ARCH. DESIGNS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.
2026-03-26
Job filed: PROPOSED PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION TO ARCH. DESIGNS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY
2026-03-18
Job filed: PROPOSED MINOR ALTERATION, INTERIOR RENOVATION OF MULTIPLE APARTMENTS, MAINTENANCE AT EXTERIOR AND ROOF AREAS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANY.
2026-01-16
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-01
311: Panhandling — N/A
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-17Job filed: PROPOSED PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION TO ARCH. DESIGNS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY$78,000
2026-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD 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
2026-03-26Job filed: PROPOSED SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION TO ARCH. DESIGNS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY$2,800
2026-03-26Job filed: PROPOSED MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION TO ARCH. DESIGNS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$97,000
2026-03-26Job filed: PROPOSED PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION TO ARCH. DESIGNS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY$189,000
2026-03-18Job filed: PROPOSED MINOR ALTERATION, INTERIOR RENOVATION OF MULTIPLE APARTMENTS, MAINTENANCE AT EXTERIOR AND ROOF AREAS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANY.$252,300
2024-12-26Agreement — from 1963-1969 MADISON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2024-12-10311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-11-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-09-22311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-08-29311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-08-23311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-08-02311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-07-31311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2024-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-06311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-01-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-29Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-12-29Job filed: Installation of Emergency sidewalk shed as per AC -28-105.4.1 per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-15DOB violation IMEGNCY: REMEDY: PROVIDE APPOXIMATELY 30 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK SHED AT EXPOS URE 1 TO SAFEQUARD THE PUBLIC AND PROPERTY
2023-12-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2023-07-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. ATOI OBSERVED AT EXPO.3, REAR OF BSMT APARTMENT EXIT DOOR WALKWAY FROM DOOR TO RE$1,250
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
2021-04-01HPD 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
2019
2019-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35361220N ISSUED ON 09-18-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$3,125
2019-11-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35361218Y ISSUED ON 09-18-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$3,125
2019-10-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35332959Z ISSUED ON 8/15/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$12,500
2019-10-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35361220N ISSUED ON 09-18-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$3,125
2019-10-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35361218Y ISSUED ON 09-18-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$3,125
2019-08-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35332959Z ISSUED ON 08/15/18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$12,500
2019-07-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35361220N ISSUED ON 09-18-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$3,125
2019-07-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35361218Y ISSUED ON 09-18-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$3,125
2019-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35361218Y ISSUED ON 09-18-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$5,000
2019-05-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35332959Z ISSUED ON 08/15/18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$12,500
2019-05-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35361220N ISSUED ON 09-18-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$5,000
2019-03-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35361219X ISSUED ON 9/18/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$5,000
2019-03-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35332959Z ISSUED ON 8/15/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$12,500
2019-03-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35361220N ISSUED ON 9/18/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$5,000
2019-03-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35361218Y ISSUED ON 9/18/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$5,000
2019-01-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLA ION#35361219X ISSUED ON 09/18/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE O$3,125
2019-01-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLA ION#35361218Y ISSUED ON 09/18/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE O$3,125
2019-01-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLA ION#35361220N ISSUED ON 09/18/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE O$3,125
2019-01-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLA ION#35332959Z ISSUED ON 08/15/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE O$6,250
2018
2018-12-12DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-12-12DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-12-12DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-11-23ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35332959Z ISSUED ON 08/15/18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$6,250
2018-11-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-11-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35361220N ISSUED ON 09/18/18 AND TO FILE A CERTIFIC$3,125
2018-10-31DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-10-31DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-10-09HPD 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
2018-09-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS OR APPURTENANCES.AT TIME O INSPETION,BUILDING EXTERIOR WALL AT EXP#1 WITH MULTIPLE CRA$6,250
2018-09-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY.AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXP#3,REAR OF BSMT PARTMENT EXIT ODOOR WALK WAY $1,250
2018-09-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.USE OF PROHIBITED HARDWARE PER BC1008.1.8;27-371(J).AT TIME OF INSPECTION OB$3,125
2018-08-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED IN THAT APPROX 9 JOISTS WERE INSTALLED WITH PLYWOOD DECKING AND CONCRETE PAVING INSTALLED.ON TOP $1,600
2018-08-13DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-03311: Borough Office — Construction Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2018-08-03DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. USE OF PROHIBITED HARDWARE PER BC1008.1.8; 27-371(J). AT THE TIME OF INSPEC$1,250
2018-08-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS OR APPURTENANCES. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED PREMISES FRONT COURTYARD IN DI$2,500
2018-07-31311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2018-07-31HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, BSMT-APT AT SOUTH
2018-07-31HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, BSMT-APT AT SOUTH
2018-07-31HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILINGS AND ALL WALLS THROUGH-OUT IN
2018-07-31HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPALDING CONCRETE UNDERNEATH STOOP BUILDING FRONT AT CEILIN
2018-07-31HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPALDING BROWNSTONE SURFACE FROM BASEMENT UP TO PARPET WALL
2018-07-31HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, BSM
2018-07-31HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CONCRETE AT BUILDING FRONT SOUTH COURT YARD