The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 10. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% 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
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
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
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
No
Built before 1974 (2015)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
888 MADISON ST LLC
Head officer
EYAL OVADIA
Managing agent
EXTREME HOMES GROUP
Last registered
2025-07-03
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
$1,113,600
$501,120
2026
$1,336,000
$601,200
2027
$1,603,000
$721,350
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
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
Subway
Gates Av — J Z · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Putnam Av — B47 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
Putnam Ave & Ralph Ave · 450 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.
5 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,250,000 on
2016-09-01 (lender: Signature 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
2017-10-11
Agreement $1,250,000 — from 888 MADISON ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,250,000
2017-10-11
AL&R $4,150,000 — from 888 MADISON ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$4,150,000
2017-10-11
M&CON $4,150,000 — from 888 MADISON ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$4,150,000
2016-09-01
Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 888 MADISON ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,250,000
2016-09-01
AL&R $1,250,000 — from 888 MADISON ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,250,000
2014-06-19
Deed $1,325,000 — from FERGUS, RUTH to 888 MADISON ST LLC
$1,325,000
2014-01-14
Mortgage $938,250 — from FERGUS, RUTH to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL
$938,250
2014-01-14
Mortgage $938,250 — from FERGUS, RUTH to MERS
$938,250
2013-10-30
Deed $30,000 — from FERGUS, RUTH; WILLIAMS, ELYSE to FERGUS, RUTH
$30,000
2005-08-03
Mortgage $348,000 — from FERGUS, RUTH; WILLIAMS, ELYSE to PREMIUM CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC
$348,000
2002-05-30
Mortgage $90,000 — from FERGUS, RUTH to OPTION ONE MORTGAGECORP
$90,000
Ten-year activity
20100
16
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
7
5
1
3
0
16
2018
0
0
1
0
2
3
2019
0
0
1
0
2
3
2020
0
1
9
0
1
11
2021
0
0
11
0
0
11
2022
0
0
2
0
1
3
2023
0
0
4
0
2
6
2024
0
2
3
2
2
9
2025
0
0
4
0
1
5
2026
0
0
0
0
1
1
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2025-01-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024
2024-11-07AALR — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, A; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; SIGNATURE BANK to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-11-07Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; SIGNATURE BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, A to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2022-03-10HPD 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
2021-05-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-04-20HPD 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
2020
2020-11-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016-09-19311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-09-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-09-09Permit NB — ISSUED
2016-09-01Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 888 MADISON ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,250,000
2016-09-01AL&R $1,250,000 — from 888 MADISON ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,250,000
2016-08-23FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-08-23DOB violation C: STOP ALL WORK MAKE EXCEPT TO MAKE SITE SAFE CONTACT BKLYN BOROUGH COMM . OFFICE AT 718 802-3677/3676
2016-08-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2016-08-19DOB complaint, category ?
2016-07-22FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-06-22FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-05-27FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-05-09FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2016-05-02FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-04-01FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-03-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-03-02FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-02-02FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-01-11FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-01-11FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2015
2015-12-16FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-12-02FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-11-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-11-23Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-06-15Job filed: INSTALL SPRINKLER HEADS AND RELATED PIPING AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH
2015-06-15Job filed: STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SUBMITTED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
2015-06-15Job filed: INSTALL SPRINKLER HEADS AND RELATED PIPING AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH
2015-06-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.$17,000
2015-06-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.$17,000
2015-04-29ZONE — from 888 MADISON ST LLC
2015-04-29CERT — from DOWNTOWN ABSTRACT CORP. to 888 MADISON ST LLC
2015-04-29ZONE — from 888 MADISON ST LLC
2015-04-29CERT — from DOWNTOWN ABSTRACT CORP. to 888 MADISON ST LLC
2015-04-16Job filed: BUILDER'S PAVEMENT PLAN & CHECKLIST SUBMITTED HEREWITH FOR TOTAL LOT FRONTAGE OF 50' LINEAR FEET ON MADISON STREET IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDIN
2015-04-16Job filed: BUILDER'S PAVEMENT PLAN & CHECKLIST SUBMITTED HEREWITH FOR TOTAL LOT FRONTAGE OF 50' LINEAR FEET ON MADISON STREET IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDIN
2015-02-25Job filed: NB
2015-02-25Job filed: NB
2015-02-09311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2015-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: MAINTENANCE.NOTE:@ THE TIME OF MY INSP.SITE CLOSED I OBSERVED SIDEWALK @ EXPOSURE ONE OF SITE BEING USE BY PEDESTRIAN WERE CONSUME$400
2015-01-12311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition Notification Received
2015-01-12311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition Notification Received
2015-01-12311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition Notification Received
2015-01-12DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-12DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-12DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-12DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-06Permit DM — ISSUED
2015-01-06Permit DM — ISSUED
2014
2014-12-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-12-30Permit DM — ISSUED
2014-09-24Job filed: DM
2014-09-24Job filed: DM
2014-09-24Job filed: DM
2014-09-24Job filed: DM
2014-07-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014-07-09Mortgage satisfied — from FERGUS, RUTH to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
2014-06-24Mortgage satisfied — from FERGUS, RUTH to VANGUARD FUNDING, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2014-06-19Deed $1,325,000 — from FERGUS, RUTH to 888 MADISON ST LLC$1,325,000
2014-01-14Mortgage $938,250 — from FERGUS, RUTH to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL$938,250
2014-01-14Mortgage $938,250 — from FERGUS, RUTH to MERS$938,250
2014-01-02Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, ELYSE; FERGUS, RUTH to WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2013
2013-11-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED A
2013-11-14HPD class C: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2013-11-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILINGS AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTME
2013-11-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AND MILDEW AT CEILING 10 SQUARE FEET IN THE BATHROOM
2013-11-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2013-11-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2013-11-14HPD class C: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE PIPE UNDER SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2013-11-13311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2013-11-13311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-11-13311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2013-11-13311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2013-11-13311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2013-11-13311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2013-11-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2013-11-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2013-11-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2013-11-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2013-11-13DOB complaint, category ?
2013-11-10311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-11-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-11-04311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-11-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-10-30Deed $30,000 — from FERGUS, RUTH; WILLIAMS, ELYSE to FERGUS, RUTH$30,000
2013-10-15311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-10-15HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH A
2013-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2013-10-10Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-07-30HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2013-07-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING (APPROX. 4 SQ. FT.) IN THE BATHROOM LOCAT
2013-07-30HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2013-07-30HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2013-07-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC WALL TILE AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED
2013-07-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES. NOTED: AT RIGHT SIDE OF BLDG (EXP 4) AT 1ST FLR AT REAR A BULGE IN THE WALL APP$2,500
2013-07-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT WEST WALL APROX = 6 SQ FT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NO
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FR
2012-12-14HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCAT
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE LINE UNDER SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1,
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1,
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WEST AND EAST WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCAT
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT
2012-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2012-12-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1,
2012-12-12Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2012-12-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2012-12-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-12-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2012-11-29Mortgage assigned — from SAND CANYON CORPORATION; OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION to SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED REC. LLC TRUST ; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE
2007
2007-04-20Mortgage assigned — from PREMIUM CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2005
2005-08-03Mortgage $348,000 — from FERGUS, RUTH; WILLIAMS, ELYSE to PREMIUM CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC$348,000
2005-07-14Deed — from FERGUS, RUTH to WILLIAMS, ELYSE; FERGUS, RUTH
2004
2004-02-18Mortgage satisfied — from FERGUS, RUTH to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, A CALIF
2004-01-22Mortgage assigned — from OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION to WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASS
2003
2003-04-14Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2003-04-14Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2003-04-14Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2003-04-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-04-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-04-14Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2003-04-14Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2002
2002-05-30Mortgage $90,000 — from FERGUS, RUTH to OPTION ONE MORTGAGECORP$90,000