823 Madison Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01481-0067BIN 3389966

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
033 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 DOB 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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 5), discharged 2013-11-18.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — of about 4 apartments.

421-a tax benefit · expires ~2033

A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2033 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

2005

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 others linked to the same owner

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.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

SECTION 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS .. VACATE # 107787

Status: Violation Reopen

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

SECTION 27-2089 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE APRIL 26, 2013

Status: Violation Reopen

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2013-04-155+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY

Status: Violation Reopen

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

592

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential380

Street/Sidewalk85

Unspecified57

Commercial31

Vehicle27

Park12

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

404

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony117

Misdemeanor234

Violation53

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 bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2013-04-05

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING DUE TO FIRE

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2012-02-08

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2011-10-19

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

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 2012-02-03

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2011-01-11

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2009-07-06

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2009-03-10

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MADISON REALTY GROUP NY LLC

Head officer

MICHAEL LEFKOWITZ

Managing agent

PAUL NARANJO

6 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1400 BEDFORD AVENUEBROOKLYN 305 QUINCY STREETBROOKLYN 314 VAN BUREN STREETBROOKLYN 411 WILSON AVENUEBROOKLYN 815 MADISON STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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.

ConstructionClass 22012-08-27$6,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 22011-11-16$4,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 12011-11-16$8,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 12011-07-27$8,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-04-11 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-04-11 · $555,979.5

Mortgage2022-04-11$555,979.5

borrower MADISON REALTY GROUP NY LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2022-04-11no recorded price

MADISON REALTY GROUP NY LLC → WALDMAN, JOEL

Mortgage2022-04-11$445,670.5

borrower WALDMAN, JOEL · lender MERS

Mortgage2013-08-29$400,000

borrower MADISON REALTY GROUP NY LLC · lender MADISON PARK INVESTORS LLC

Sale2013-08-28$290,000

KUANG, XIAO MEI → MADISON REALTY GROUP NY LLC

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

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale