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1657 Madison Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01616 • Lot 0020 • Zip: 10029

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

1 Open HPD violations Class B 1 4 on record • 2019–2025 1 Open DOB violations 13 on record • 1994–2025 0 Open ECB violations 5 on record • 1997–2024 1 Open housing litigation 1 on record • 2025

Address

Primary address: 1657 Madison Avenue, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10029
Block: 01616
Lot: 0020
BBL: 1016160020
Unified address ID: 1016160020

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: R7-2 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,912 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 75 ft
Built FAR: 4.02
Max residential FAR: 3.44
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 4

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families with Stores (C7)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 5
Total units: 11
Residential units: 10
Building area: 7,685 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 65 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $1,640,000
Total assessment: $738,000
Land assessment: $112,050
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 1657 MADISON AVENUE L

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood East Harlem
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
125 St 4 5 6 6X

About 4 minutes on foot · 254 m

  • Grand Central 19 min 4 walking, 15 riding
  • Union Square 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Times Square 25 min 4 walking, 21 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 4 walking, 25 riding
  • Penn Station 33 min 4 walking, 29 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 36 min 4 walking, 32 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. HPD violation Oct 14, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN...

2024

  1. ECB violation Aug 5, 2024 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO CONDUCT OR FILE A FINAL INSPECTION OF PERMITTED WORK WITH THE DEPT.I OBSERVED THE RESTORATION WORK OF EXTE...

2023

  1. ECB violation Oct 3, 2023 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. I OBSERVED OBSTRUCTED EXIT AND EGRESS PASSAGEWAY FROM FIRE ESCAPE DR...

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing May 12, 2022 $1,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing May 11, 2022 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. DOB NOW filing Mar 16, 2022 $119,999

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. HPD violation Feb 15, 2022

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2021

  1. HPD violation Apr 1, 2021

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2019

  1. HPD violation Oct 25, 2019

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

2014

  1. DOB violation May 15, 2014

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

2012

  1. Sale Sep 10, 2012 $2,060,000

    Changed hands

    1657 MADISON AVENUE

2006

  1. DOB violation Jan 6, 2006

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2005

  1. DOB violation Jan 31, 2005

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2004

  1. DOB violation Feb 13, 2004

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2002

  1. Permit issued May 30, 2002

    EW / FP

    MASTER FIRE PREVENTION SYSTEMS

  2. DOB filing May 30, 2002 $2,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  3. DOB violation Mar 26, 2002

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

  4. DOB filing Feb 5, 2002 $2,000

    Alteration Type I

    THIS APPLICATION IS FOR OBTAINING NEW C.OF O. CONSTRUCTION WORK FILED UNDER ALT # 102893914.

2001

  1. ECB violation Jun 1, 2001 $400

    Hazardous

    REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS OBSTRUCTED NOTE:THE FOLLOWING-AT ROOF LEVEL ASTEEL PLATFORM HAS BEEN BUILT TO HOLD UP HVAC U...

2000

  1. DOB filing Dec 22, 2000 $90,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF EXISTING MIX USED BUILDING ON ENTIRE FLOORS. NEW STOREFRONT ON 1ST FLOOR, STRUCTURAL REPAIR ON CELLAR, ...

  2. Permit issued Dec 8, 2000

    PL / PL

    M&J PLUMBING & HEATING MECHANIC

  3. Permit issued Dec 8, 2000

    EW / FP

    MASTER FIRE PREVENTION SYSTMES,

  4. Permit issued Dec 8, 2000

    PL / PL

    M&J PLUMBING & HEATING MECH. COR

  5. DOB filing Dec 8, 2000 $52,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF DELI RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL. NO CHANGES IN FLOOR AREA, OCCUPANCY, USE GROUP OR MEANS OF E...

  6. DOB filing Dec 8, 2000 $3,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ON 1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL. NO CHANGES IN FLOOR AREA, OCCUPANCY, USE GROUP OR ME...

  7. Permit issued Dec 1, 2000

    EW / MH

    S.H. CONST. INC.

  8. Permit issued Dec 1, 2000

    EW / OT

    S.H. CONST. INC.

  9. DOB filing Sep 11, 2000 $4,500

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF BOILER ON CELLAR AS SHOW N PLAN. NO CHANGES IN FLOOR ARE , OCCUPANCY, USE GROUP OR MEANS OF EGRES S.

1999

  1. ECB violation Dec 20, 1999 $2,500

    Non-Hazardous

    EXPIRED PERMIT. SIDEWALK SHED PERMIT # 101754264-01-A3 HAS EXPIRED ON 12/31/98 FOR APPROX. 75 FT OF SIDEWALK SHED ERE...

1997

  1. ECB violation Dec 30, 1997 $2,500

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL NOTED: METAL CORNICE MISSING & DEFECTIVE AT ROOF LEVEL. -DECORATIVE BROWN ...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC
150 BROADWAY 800
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
Registration Contract
Agent
1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC
150 BROADWAY 800
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
Registration Contract
HeadOfficer
NATHAN ESCAVA
150 BROADWAY 800
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
Registration Contract
Shareholder
HYMAN ESCAVA
150 BROADWAY 800
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
Registration Contract
SiteManager
NATHAN ESCAVA
Registration Contract
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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
STEAK HOGGINGS
JACKIE WU
DOB Filing 05/30/2002
Owner
K. JEAL CO
KYUNG KIM
DOB Filing 02/05/2002
Owner
K. JAEL, C
KYUNG KIM
DOB Filing 12/22/2000
Owner
K. JEAL CORP
KYUNG KIM
DOB Filing 12/08/2000
Owner
K. JAEL CORP
KYUNG KIM
DOB Filing 09/11/2000
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PROFESSIONAL LINE CORP
WESTFIELD, NJ, 07090
DOB NOW 05/12/2022
Owner
PR
HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NY, 10706
DOB NOW 03/16/2022
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
NYCB PLAZA, 102 DUFFY AVENUE - 3RD FLOOR
HICKSVILLE, NY, 11801
ACRIS 09/03/2021
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC
C/O ESCAVA BROTHERS
150 BROADWAY, SUITE 800
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
ACRIS 09/03/2021
SECURED PARTY
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
101 BARCLAY STREET 4W
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ACRIS 03/31/2014
GRANTOR/SELLER
ESCAVA BROTHERS
150 BROADWAY, SUITE 800
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
ACRIS 02/26/2014
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
ACRIS 02/24/2014
PARTY ONE
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
C/O M&T BANK
350 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 02/04/2014
PARTY ONE
RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
MYRTLE & FORREST AVNEUE
RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385
ACRIS 09/20/2012
PARTY TWO
S.H.K. REALTY LLC
NY
ACRIS 09/20/2012
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
K. JAEL CORP.
ACRIS 09/20/2012
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
ACRIS 09/20/2012

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
1657 MADISON AVENUE L
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
1657 MADISON AVENUE LLC
PLUTO