305 MADISON STREET is a late-20th-century 1964 building, 21 floors, 143 units in Lower East Side, NYC. Owned by GOUVERNEUR GARDENS HOUSING CORPORATION. Public records show 88 open violations, 34 311 complaints on file. Tenant-impact history includes 2 evictions. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report.
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§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 13F, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS VACATE ORDER# 260781, AT APARTMENT 13E (WEST 3). DATE POSTED AND MAILED: JUNE 02,2026. EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 03, 2026. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 13th STORY
§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS VACATE ORDER# 260781, AT APARTMENT 13D (WEST 2). DATE POSTED AND MAILED: JUNE 02,2026. EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 03, 2026. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 13th STORY
§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING AND WALL OUTLETS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 13D, 13th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT FIRE DOOR LEADING TO FIRE STAIRCASE AT WEST AT PUBLIC HALL, 13th STORY
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The Lower East Side still carries the grit and hustle of its immigrant roots, now layered with cocktail bars, vintage shops, and some of the city's best dumplings. Weekend nights get rowdy along Orchard and Ludlow, but weekday mornings belong to the old-timers at the corner bodegas.
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1
HPD Class I Violation — § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF CO
HPD Class I Violation — § 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF CO
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 13E, 13th ST
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE AT CEILING, WALLS, FLOORS AND BROKEN WINDO
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 13D, 13th ST
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING AND WALL OUTLETS
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE AT CEILING, WALLS, FLOORS AND BROKEN WINDO
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL W