1246 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10128

1246 Madison Avenue is a 12-story, 50-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1929, currently owned by Tom Gjelaj. The Upper East Side property has experienced several significant maintenance and safety concerns in recent years, most notably with ongoing rodent problems.

In 2025, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) documented rat sightings, leading to bait applications and inspections that revealed active rodent presence. The building has also faced challenges regarding its exterior maintenance requirements, with violations for failing to submit mandatory Cycle 8C and 9C Reports of Critical Examination for the exterior walls, resulting in an Environmental Control Board penalty of $1,250. Other notable violations include a 2022 failure to file the required energy benchmarking report, though this was subsequently confirmed as submitted and dismissed.

The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of addressing various safety concerns, with multiple electrical and gas-related complaints investigated between 2019-2020 that resulted in no violations being found. While there have been several work permits issued for various improvements and maintenance work, including multiple exterior work permits in 2019-2020, the recurring rodent issues and the relatively recent discovered violations suggest ongoing challenges with building maintenance. On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean bedbug record for the past six years, with zero reported infestations or re-infestations documented in the annual filings.