81 Madison Street

81 Madison Street in Chinatown, Manhattan, has 16 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 20 of 20 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (56/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1900

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 56/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 20 of 20 units are rent-stabilized; 17 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (16 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 5 class A. 17 issued in the last 12 months. 71 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-12-24. Newest violation issued 2026-06-30.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 84 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2B), issued 2026-06-30. HPD violation 19039011
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2B), issued 2026-06-30. HPD violation 19039015
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1A), issued 2024-12-24. HPD violation 17557794
• Class B: Insect infestation, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. 566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF FLIES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2B), issued 2026-06-30. HPD violation 19039008
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2B), issued 2026-06-30. HPD violation 19039014
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 4th room from the north, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2B), issued 2026-06-30. HPD violation 19039017
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURES AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2B), issued 2026-06-30. HPD violation 19039012
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 4th room from the north, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2B), issued 2026-06-30. HPD violation 19039009

311 housing complaints

11 in the last 12 months, 58 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (6), Heat/Hot Water (3), Plumbing (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

20 of 20 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 20 in 2024, 17 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: MADISON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.. Head officer: THOMAS YU. Managing agent: STANTON NORFOLK INC. This owner has 38 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1002770004, HPD building ID 25115. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• East Broadway (F), 7 min walk
• Chambers St (J, Z), 8 min walk
• Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall (4, 5, 6), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.