Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

1969 Madison Ave

built 1920 · 5 stories · 4 apartments
Registered with the city: COVINGTON REALTY SERVICES · 7 other buildings here list it; 1963-1969 MADISON AVE ASSOC · 3 other buildings here list it; HARLEM URBAN DVLP CORP · 5 other buildings here list it

Apartments named in these records

4 of this building’s 4 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 10 complaints, 2024–2026 · 9 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3 class C · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2 class C · closed · HPD violation
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2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5 complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5 class C · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5 complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5 complaint
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5 complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2020 Jan
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2018 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2018 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2017 Feb
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2017 Feb
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2015 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2015 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2014 May
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2011 Apr
Boiler permit
2009 Dec
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2009 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2007 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2003 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2002 May
Boilers non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
1993 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Mar 2026, defects reported: yes

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2011

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

8 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record

Water and pipes

2 complaints, 2024

Pests and cleanliness

2 complaints, 2025–2026

Fire and safety

2 resolved since 2024

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2025 Mar
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 5 class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed · HPD violation
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2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed · HPD violation
2021 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class B · HPD violation
2019 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4 class B · HPD violation
2019 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2018 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B · HPD violation
2018 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 4 class B · HPD violation
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2002 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2002 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2002 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed · HPD violation
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class B · never closed · HPD violation
1996 Sep
Doors and windows class C · never closed · HPD violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Gas

  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

General condition and all records

HPD violations

13 open: 13 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (4), heat or hot water (3), doors and windows (2), smoke or CO detectors (2); 3 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 15 older records from 1996–2002 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 110 violations on record in all, 1996–2026 — the 68 most recent are listed here

2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3 class C
2026 Feb
Fire safetyApt 2 class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Other conditionsApt 5 class A · closed
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5 class C
2025 Mar
Doors and windows class B · closed
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2025 Mar
Doors and windows class B · closed
2025 Mar
Doors and windows class B · closed
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A · closed
2024 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 5 class C · closed
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2024 Nov
Fire safety class B · closed
2024 Nov
Leaks class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Nov
LeaksApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class B · closed
2024 Nov
LeaksApt 5 class B · closed
2023 Feb
GasApt 3 class B
2021 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class B
2019 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4 class B
2019 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2019 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2019 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2018 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B
2018 Nov
LeaksApt 4 class B
2018 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 4 class B
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed
2002 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A · never closed
2002 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3 class B · never closed
2002 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A · never closed
2002 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3 class A · never closed
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class A · never closed
2002 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3 class B · never closed
1999 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3 class B · never closed
1996 Sep
Doors and windows class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Permit history

2 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

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