223 Madison Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

The five-story, 19-unit tenement building at 223 Madison Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side, owned by Daniel Lebensohn, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most concerning is an open complaint filed in April 2025 regarding unsanitary conditions related to garbage and recycling storage, which HPD has noted remains unresolved as of now.

The building has a history of heating and hot water system problems, with emergency complaints recorded in March 2021 for both the entire building and individual apartments, though these were reportedly resolved. In 2023, the Department of Buildings issued a violation for failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection, which remains active as of this report. Between 2018 to 2020, there were multiple attempts by inspectors to access the building for boiler and plumbing issues, though access was not granted in these cases.

The property has generally maintained acceptable standards regarding pest control, with bedbug reports showing no active infestations since 2019-2020, and rodent inspections passed consistently from 2020 through 2025, with the most recent inspections indicating either passed results or rat activity that was subsequently addressed. A noteworthy violation from 2018 required the scraping and repainting of rust scales on all stories, balconies, and fire escape components at the building front, though this was certified as corrected in 2021. The building's recent history suggests ongoing challenges with building maintenance promptness and access issues for inspections, though many recent complaints and violations have been successfully addressed once officially noted, as evidenced by the closure of three separate heat/hot water complaints in 2021.