1409 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029

1409 Madison Avenue is a 5-story, 8-unit residential building located in East Harlem, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Glen Dawson. The building has experienced several maintenance issues in early 2021, with multiple emergency complaints filed regarding electrical wiring, flooring problems, and plumbing issues in the bathtub/shower, though inspections could not be conducted as access was not granted.

These complaints were subsequently closed in April 2021. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations from 2019 through 2024, with no reported cases during this period. Recent inspections and maintenance records reveal a mixed but generally positive picture of building conditions.

The building has passed rodent inspections consistently in 2024 and 2025, though there were two failed inspections noted in mid-2023, indicating some challenging periods. The Department of Buildings records show two electrical work permits were issued in 2019, one in April and another in November, suggesting some electrical system maintenance or upgrades were undertaken during that period. While the building had some concerning issues in early 2021, the lack of recent complaints about electrical, flooring, or plumbing problems, combined with the regular passing of rodent inspections, suggests these may have been isolated incidents rather than indicative of ongoing systemic issues.