1679 Madison Avenue
Top insights
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (29 vs ~6)
- Built in 2022
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
1679 Madison Avenue
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- City records show 12 open HPD violations at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2026 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- We found no DHCR rent-stabilization unit count for this building. That is not the same as the building being market-rate — a registration can be on file with no unit figure, or not have been filed at all. Ask the landlord directly whether the unit is rent-stabilized, and request your own rent history from DHCR.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Rcny repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting….
1679 Madison Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10029. The closest subway is 110 St (6) (4-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, and 6 lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-07-20 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE 1s…"
- 2026-07-20 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH SET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCA…"
- 2026-07-20 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH SET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCA…"
- 2026-06-26 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
- 2026-06-26 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM AND BUZZER RETURN SYSTEM AT FOYER WEST WALL L…"
- Class B · 4 open · penalty 20 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 8 open · penalty 8 · (1/ea)
- 2026-05-18 · Apt 33C · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
- 2026-05-18 · Apt 33C · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-05-18 · Apt 33C · NON EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2023-05-02 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
- 2008-10-14
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2022, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 275
- PETIT LARCENY: 162
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 136
- FELONY ASSAULT: 85
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 73
- Noise - Residential: 241
- Illegal Parking: 103
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 79
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 68
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 58
- 5TH AVENUE PROPERTY & PARKING LLC
- FIFTH AVENUE DELI-MART INC.
- MP UPTOWN LLC.
- P.S. 101 Andrew Draper
- P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational C
- The Locke School of Arts and Engineering
- P.S. 101 Andrew Draper
- P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational C
- J.H.S. 013 Jackie Robinson
- P.S. 101 Andrew Draper
- J.H.S. 013 Jackie Robinson
- Capital Preparatory (CP) Harlem Charter School
- 110 St
- 116 St
- 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Nypd Parking Garage Condo
- Raices Latin Music Museum
- Mission Garden
- New York Classical Theatre, Inc.
- East Harlem Arts & Education Local Development Corporation
- Central Park East I
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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