1624 Madison Avenue

1624 Madison Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 22 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 4 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (22/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 8 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 22/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 8 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 2 infested units over the last 3 years.
• 4 of 8 units are rent-stabilized; 6 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (22 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (2 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

22 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 2 class A. 28 issued in the last 12 months. 175 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-02-23. Newest violation issued 2026-09-14.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 78 days from issue to close for the 15 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2S, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2S), issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18850263
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THEN 10 SQFT AT CEILING, AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2S, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2S), issued 2026-03-03. HPD violation 18681158
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3N), issued 2008-10-16. HPD violation 7521785
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4S, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4S), issued 2005-02-23. HPD violation 5363697
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2S, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2S), issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19163483
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SLOPING FLOOR TOWARD SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2S, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2S), issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19163480
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2S, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2S), issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19163481
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 4th room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC: REFIT ROOM ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2S, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2S), issued 2026-09-14. HPD violation 19163482

311 housing complaints

27 in the last 12 months, 47 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8), Plumbing (7), Door/Window (5), Unsanitary Condition (5), Paint/Plaster (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 2 infested units in the last 3 years. 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 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 5 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

4 of 8 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: 4 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: MADISON NY REALTY, LLC. Head officer: BITA SASSOUNI. Managing agent: RAFAEL SASSOUNI. This owner has 39 buildings on record, 17 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 28, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1016140017, HPD building ID 24689. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 110 St (6), 5 min walk
• 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza (2, 3), 6 min walk
• 103 St (6), 7 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 2026-10-28.