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18 Sylvan Terrace · Manhattan · BBL 1021090066 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1882)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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)MICHEL MADIE
Managing agentXL Real Property Management
Last registered2025-10-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,614,000 $96,840
2026$1,496,000 $89,760
2027$1,272,000 $76,320

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

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.

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

Subway163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Edgecombe Av / W 160 St — M2 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 160 St & St Nicholas Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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

18 Sylvan Terrace

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

12 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by XL REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 99 buildings, 536 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B29 · C22 · D9 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
124 East 61st Street MN43 A
225 East 25 Street MN21 A
356 West 48 Street MN20 A
322 East 93 Street MN20 A
51 West 11 Street MN19 A
11 East 78 Street MN16 A
122 East 61 Street MN10 A
120 East 19 Street MN10 A
25 East 7 Street MN10 A
70 West 82 Street MN10 B
203 West 80 Street MN10 B
168 Suffolk Street MN9 A
152 West 44 Street MN8 B
167 West 87 Street MN8 A
45 Beekman Street MN8 C
16 East 18 Street MN8 B
477 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 C
352 East 19 Street MN8 A
36 East 81 Street MN7 A
81 Charles Street MN7 A
38 East 81 Street MN7 A
16 West 122 Street MN7 A
167 West 72 Street MN7 B
142 West 76 Street MN7 A
182 Waverly Place MN7 A
264 East 10 Street MN7 B
465 Avenue of the Americas MN6 A
137 West 77 Street MN6 A
1028 2 Avenue MN6 B
100 2 Avenue MN6 A
73 Perry Street MN6 A
9 East 9 Street MN5 B
169 Suffolk Street MN5 B
338 West 72 Street MN5 F
34 West 9 Street MN5 C
313 West 48 Street MN5 A
307 East 10 Street MN5 D
184 Waverly Place MN5 C
5 Monroe Place BK5 D
106 Franklin Street MN5 A
8 East 76 Street MN5 B
49 St Marks Place MN5 B
64 West 84 Street MN5 C
135 Reade Street MN4 D
331 West 19 Street MN4 C
58 West 83 Street MN4 A
141 West 94 Street MN4 A
59 Duffield Street BK4 B
104 West 113 Street MN4 C
115 West 11 Street MN4 C
330 West 11 Street MN4 A
572 Pacific Street BK4 A
78 Grand Street MN4 D
57 Duffield Street BK4 C
48 West 91 Street MN4 C
22 Gramercy Park South MN3 D
242 West 101 Street MN3 C
136 West 121 Street MN3 A
736 St Nicholas Avenue MN3 C
315 Adelphi Street BK3 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2012-06-28 (lender: NYC Commissioner Of Social Services). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-08-19Deed $785,000 — from SAUNDERS, NIGBA; SAUNDERS, INDIRA to MADIE, MICHEL $785,000
2012-06-28Mortgage $200,000 — from THOMPSON, NOVELLA; SAUNDERS, NIGBA to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $200,000
2008-04-28Mortgage $393,300 — from SAUNDERS, INDIRA; SAUNDERS, NIGBA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $393,300
2008-04-28Deed $437,000 — from THOMPSON, NOVELLA to SAUNDERS, NIGBA; SAUNDERS, INDIRA $437,000
2005-03-28Mortgage $255,000 — from THOMPSON, NOVELLA C to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY $255,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2024
2025
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180011
20191416
20200000
20210303
20220617
20230516
20240011
20250314
2026010111
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-03-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-11-14Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-03-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025
2025-11-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023-08-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023-08-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023-03-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-04-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-04-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-04-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021
2021-11-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2021-08-30311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-06-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-07-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2019-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2019-07-17311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-07-17Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2019-02-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-30311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018
2018-02-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-06-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-06-05311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2014
2014-12-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-08-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-07-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAIURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'NRS ORDER CONTAINED INN OV 35043819N ISSUED ON 12/09/13.NOTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS ERECTED, PLUMBING$12,000
2014-05-06Job filed: PARTITIONS AND PLUMBING RENOVATIONS TO 2 FAMILY HOUSE. ANSWER TO VIOLATION 35073819N. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$173,095
2014-03-12DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013
2013-12-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT WORK NOTED FULL HEIGHT INTERIOR SHEETROCK PARTITION WALLS ERECTED & NEW PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL LINE INSTALLED T$8,000
2013-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2013-11-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2013-11-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-10-10Mortgage satisfied — from SAUNDERS, NIGBA; THOMPSON, NOVELLA to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES
2013-09-09Mortgage satisfied — from SAUNDERS, INDIRA to WELLS FARGO BANK N A
2013-08-19Deed $785,000 — from SAUNDERS, NIGBA; SAUNDERS, INDIRA to MADIE, MICHEL$785,000
2013-08-19PAT — from SAUNDERS, INDIRA to SAUNDERS, NIGBA
2012
2012-06-28Mortgage $200,000 — from THOMPSON, NOVELLA; SAUNDERS, NIGBA to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES$200,000
2012-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-03-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-06-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-06-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-04-30Mortgage satisfied — from THOMPSON, NOVELLA C to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
2008-04-28Mortgage $393,300 — from SAUNDERS, INDIRA; SAUNDERS, NIGBA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$393,300
2008-04-28Deed $437,000 — from THOMPSON, NOVELLA to SAUNDERS, NIGBA; SAUNDERS, INDIRA$437,000
2008-03-24Mortgage assigned — from AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, BY CITI RES to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS
2005
2005-08-26Job filed: Renovate interior of first, second floors and cellar. General carpentry and repairs throughout as per plan. Repair / replace plumbing as required. No $20,000
2005-03-28Mortgage $255,000 — from THOMPSON, NOVELLA C to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY$255,000
2003
2003-11-07Deed — from WILLIAMS, CARRIE to THOMPSON, NOVELLA C
1975
1975-03-11Deed — from WILLIAMS, HERMAN to WILLIAMS, CARRIE
1970
1970-09-08MISC — from JUMEL TERRACE HSTRCETAL; CITY OF NEW YORK; DISTRICT

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