History
244 Madison Avenue was constructed in the 1920s/1930s and originally served as the Norcross Greeting Card factory. The poet Ogden Nash had an office here and even penned Spring Comes to Murray Hill, a poem mentioning our building.

Co-op Info
Our 180 unit building stands 17 stories tall and 244 converted to a co-operative in 1984.  Our property management company is Maxwell-Kates, Inc., conveniently located at 9 East 38th St., 6th fl.  All inquiries concerning the maintenance of the building and your individual apartment should first be directed to Mr. Asher Wenig, Ass't Property Manager at 212-684-8282 or awenig@mkirealtors.com and then to the key personnel below, depending upon your needs.

Additional MKI contact info:   
Alvin Elias, Property Manager
212-684-8282, aelias@mkirealtors.com 
Robert Maina, Controller/Acctg Dept
212-684-8282 x6623, RMaina@mkirealtors.com   
Cristina Chiarizia, Dir. of Closings
212-684-8282 x6616, CChiarizia@mkirealtors.com           
MKI's main number serves as a 24-hour Emergency Hotline: 212-684-8282.  Please use discretion in using this number after business hours and reserve it for extreme emergencies only if building personnel are unable to assist you.

Building Staff
Superintendent: Luis Veilman   Handyman: Angel   Porters: Shah, Adam, Omar
Doormen: Willie, Luis T., Raymond, Victor, Keith               
Lobby phone number (to contact doorman & super): 212-682-2341

244 Madison Realty Corp. Board of Directors, 2007-2008:
Richard Shevlin (President)               Rob Laviano (Vice President)             
Sonja Cooper (Secretary)                  Ritesh Pathak (Director at Large)       
Pat Ofshe (Communications Liaison) Sonny Bindra (Director at Large)       
Note: Board Contact info is posted in mailroom