Madison, Brooklyn: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Madison, Brooklyn, has 466 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 28, 2026. By grade: 250 A, 50 B, 66 C, 55 D and 45 F. The median building has 0.7 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 3.3 across Brooklyn. 5,034 of its 15,979 residential units (32%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (1,112), unsanitary condition (515), and paint and plaster (201).

Madison by the numbers

5,614 residential buildings (15,979 units) on record. 6,765 open HPD violations (1,240 class C, immediately hazardous). 2,295 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 114 executed evictions in 3 years, 175 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 123 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Madison

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

2984 Nostrand Avenue: 108.3 open violations per 10 units (65 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 2984 NOSTRAND AVE LLC
2978 Nostrand Avenue: 73.3 open violations per 10 units (44 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: Individual owner
1781 East 16th Street: 51.6 open violations per 10 units (98 open, 19 units), grade F, owner: KINGS & EAST 16TH STREET LLC
2102 East 15th Street: 50 open violations per 10 units (45 open, 9 units), grade F, owner: C S FORTUNE REALTY INC
1711 East 15th Street: 47.5 open violations per 10 units (57 open, 12 units), grade F

Best five in Madison

Rental buildings graded A or B with 6 or more units and a current HPD registration, ordered by the housing-code violations HPD issued per 10 units in the last 3 years, then 311 housing complaints per 10 units in the last 12 months, then class C (immediately hazardous) violations issued in 3 years, then the median days HPD took to close a violation in the last 12 months. Size is never a tie-breaker. Co-ops, condos and public housing (NYCHA) are left out. At least 5 years of record. Best buildings citywide.

3692 Bedford Avenue: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (51 units, built 2008), grade A, owner: 3692 BEDFORD LLC
1672 East 22nd Street: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (13 units, built 2006), grade A, owner: 1672 REALTY LLC
2218 Ocean Avenue: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (55 units, built 2020), grade A, owner: Individual owner
1814 East 19th Street: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (12 units, built 1926), grade A, owner: LUSTGARTEN FAMILY TRUST
2066 East 15th Street: 0.0 HPD violations issued per 10 units in 3 years, 0.0 311 housing complaints per 10 units in 12 months (16 units, built 1927), grade A

Largest landlords in Madison

By units in Madison, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

MOSHE ALTUSKY (head officer on HPD registrations): 391 units in 2 buildings
CARLO DIMAGGIO (head officer on HPD registrations): 222 units in 3 buildings
ZACHARY KERR (head officer on HPD registrations): 178 units in 3 buildings
ZVI WILAMOWSKY (head officer on HPD registrations): 160 units in 3 buildings
ISAAC ROSENFELD (head officer on HPD registrations): 142 units in 2 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.