213 Madison Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00865-0053BIN 1017129Plain-text version

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 13 apartments
022 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 40 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 10

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade F — did not comply

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10BIssued 2022-03-10

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 10B, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 7CIssued 2021-05-075+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7C, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 9DIssued 2021-03-225+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9D, 9th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4DIssued 2018-10-023 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

1 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 2nd PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water12

Plumbing5

Paint/Plaster1

Paint/PlasterWall2022-11-04 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2022-03-08 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2022-02-06 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

616

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified216

Street/Sidewalk158

Residential120

Commercial86

Vehicle35

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

480

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony161

Misdemeanor290

Violation29

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2015-01-02

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2022-08-08

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

215 MADISON LESSEE LLC

Head officer

JUSTIN AMIRIAN

Managing agent

JUSTIN AMIRIAN

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1992-12-18 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2023-06-23 · $1,000,000

Mortgage2023-06-23$1,000,000

borrower 215 MADISON LESSEE LLC · lender JOVIA FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Mortgage2013-03-14$2,685,647.7

borrower IUC 215 MADISON AVENUE LLC · lender STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, INC

Mortgage2007-10-10$3,705,293.28

borrower VENTURE REALTY, INC. · lender STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

Mortgage2002-12-11$1,400,000

borrower VENTURE REALTY, INC. · lender STERLING NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2002-10-01$2,850,000

borrower VENTURE REALTY INC. · lender STERLING REAL ESTATEHOLDING, COMPANY INC.

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2021 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2021

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2021-12-03

30-day noticeincl. property tax2021-11-10

60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18

90-day noticeincl. property tax2021-09-13

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale