2048 Madison Avenue

2048 Madison Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 26 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (26 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Apr 1, 2010, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

26 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 8 class A, 12 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 27 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-07-02. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-07-02. HPD violation 2676320
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2FL), issued 2010-02-01. HPD violation 8261246
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd window from the south, west wall, 4th room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT 2ND WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2FL), issued 2009-12-28. HPD violation 8206284
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the north, east wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2FL), issued 2009-12-28. HPD violation 8206287
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the north, east wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2FL), issued 2009-12-28. HPD violation 8206286
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the south, west wall, 4th room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT 1ST WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2FL), issued 2009-12-28. HPD violation 8206285
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18835629
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-04. HPD violation 17950869

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 2048/MADISON AVE CORP. Head officer: GUIDO M BECK. Managing agent: 2048 MADISON AVE CORP. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 15, 2010. HPD registration expired Apr 1, 2010 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1017540155, HPD building ID 24815. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 125 St (4, 5, 6), 6 min walk
• 125 St (2, 3), 7 min walk
• 135 St (2, 3), 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 2026-10-28.