1044 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10075

1044 Madison Avenue is a 6-story, 8-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Stephen Judson. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past decade, most notably with pest control. While the Housing Maintenance Code indicates some non-emergency complaints about unsanitary conditions related to pests in 2018, 2019, and 2022, only the 2019 complaint resulted in violations.

A serious rodent infestation was documented in April 2019 in the 3F apartment, along with multiple violations for failing to comply with various safety notification posting requirements, including fire safety and carbon monoxide detector requirements. These safety violations, many of which were subsequently closed in May 2019, included the need to post gas leak procedures, smoke detector requirements, and proper contact information for building management. The building was also implicated in an illegal commercial use violation in 2019 when a hair and nail salon was discovered operating in the non-housekeeping 3rd floor apartment, resulting in a $1,250 penalty that remains active.

More recent building concerns were addressed through a 2024 violation notice requiring the filing of annual bedbug reports, though no actual infestations have been reported in any of the following annual filings from 2019 through 2024. The property has maintained successful rodent inspection passes from 2010 through 2019, suggesting recent improvements in pest management. Multiple work permits for construction or maintenance work have been issued between 2019 and 2024, with the most recent permits issued in July 2024, indicating ongoing building maintenance and improvements. The building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2019, consistently showing zero infested or eradicated units in annual filings, which may indicate a rigorous pest management program when compared to the historical records of infestations.