238 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 311 service requests, 32 HPD complaints, 30 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 43.5. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-06-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 27). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Rodent (5) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Dumping (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 40E68 Realty LLC |
| Head officer | BERNARD FRIEDMAN |
| Managing agent | FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CO |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,010,000 | $2,254,500 |
| 2026 | $5,126,000 | $2,306,700 |
| 2027 | $5,591,000 | $2,515,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 67 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 67 St & Park Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267 Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
40 East 68 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CO — 22 buildings, 965 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 West 42 Street | MN | 268 | A |
| 113 Nassau Street | MN | 168 | A |
| 5 East 86 Street | MN | 63 | A |
| 401 West 22 Street | MN | 57 | A |
| 235 East 83 Street | MN | 55 | A |
| 350 West 43 Street | MN | 52 | A |
| 404 East 75 Street | MN | 48 | A |
| 1380 York Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 115 East 71 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 40 East 68 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 120 East 62 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 216 East 90 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 16 East 71 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 214 East 90 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 212 East 90 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 11 East 80 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 50 East 66 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 15 East 94 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 53 East 74 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 48 East 66 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 51 East 74 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 58 East 80 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 2025 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 59 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 238 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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