The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.2. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-16.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Curb Condition (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$17,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively
the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not
capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (18)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
PENTA TWO REALTY LLC
Head officer
TZVI WERTENTEIL
Managing agent
MATEL REALTY LLC
Last registered
2025-09-06
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,400,000
$1,080,000
2026
$2,515,000
$1,131,750
2027
$2,783,000
$1,252,350
The city's market estimate has risen
16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2020 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
E 2 St & Ave A · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $23,314 on
1996-10-09 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1996-10-09
Mortgage $23,315 — from PENTA TWO REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
$23,315
1986-09-19
Mortgage $395,000 — from PENTA TWO ASSOCIATES to GARDELLA,ROMEO A. EST/OF; GARDELLA, ARTHUR; GARDELLA,DOLORES IND&EXC
$395,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
35
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
2
4
2018
5
0
2
3
10
2019
0
2
18
4
24
2020
0
0
34
1
35
2021
0
0
15
6
21
2022
0
0
5
8
13
2023
0
0
4
5
9
2024
0
0
8
3
11
2025
0
0
3
3
6
2026
0
0
4
3
7
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2020-08-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LO
2020-08-27HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT NORTH WALL APPROXIMATELY 20 SQUARE FEET IN THE 2nd R
2020-08-27HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT SOUTH WALL APPROXIMATELY 20 SQUARE FEET IN THE 1st R
2020-08-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LO
2019-09-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-06DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:EAST SIDE PARAPET LEANING INWARD(APPX 5'LINEAR OF PARAPET).REM:REPLACE
2019-03-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF $1,000
2018-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2015-11-04Job filed: PROPOSED FILING OF RENOVATION INCLUDING MINOR WORK, REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING PARTITION WALLS,REPLACE CEILINGS AS NEEDED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO$33,605
2015-05-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-16HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2015-05-16HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM IN CELLAR
2015-05-16HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUT
2015-05-16HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2015-05-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-13311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-05-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-05-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-05-11311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-05-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-11Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-05-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-04-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-04-09Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-03-19Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2015-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-01-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014
2014-06-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-03Job filed: PROPOSED FILING OF RENOVATION INCLUDING MINOR WORK, REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING PARTITION WALLS,REPLACE CEILINGS AS NEEDED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO$66,500
2014-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-03-15311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2007-05-02TL&R — from PENTA TWO REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2007-05-02Mortgage satisfied — from PENTA TWO REALTY, LLC to GARDELLA, DOLORES; GARDELLA, ARTHUR; FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2005
2005-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-03-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A,50A,50B,50C.50A-BOILER FLUE PIPE REDUCED. 50B-MANUAL SHUT OFF VALVE BETWEEN BOILER AND FLOW SWITCH AND MANUAL RESET AGUSTATE.
2004-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-02-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-02-12Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILER (NYC BOILER No. MD17639-01). NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$16,500
2004-02-12Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILER (NYC BOILER No. MD17639-01). NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$16,500
2002
2002-01-24Agreement — from PENTA TWO REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
2000
2000-01-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-01-18Job filed: General construction work, including the installation of partitions, repairing w alls and ceiling, installation of new finished floor as per plan here$15,000
1996
1996-10-09Mortgage assigned — from GARDELLA, DOLORES V.TRUSTEE; GARDELLA, LAURA; BOYLES, LAURA GARDELLA; GARDELLA, DOLORES; G to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
1996-10-09Mortgage $23,315 — from PENTA TWO REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$23,315
1996-10-09Mortgage assigned — from PENTA TWO REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
1996-02-26Deed — from PENTA TWO ASSOCIATES to PENTA TWO REALTY LLC
1991
1991-10-22Mortgage assigned — from GARDELLA, JOSEPH EXTR; GARDELLA, AVA EXTR; GARDELLA, ARTHUR EST/OF; GARDELLA, LAURA EXTR to GARDELLA, AVA; GARDELLA, LAURA; GARDELLA, JOSEPH
1991-04-22Mortgage assigned — from GARDELLA, DOLORES to DOLORES V. GARDELLAETC
1988
1988-07-14ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. REMEDY: REPAIR STEP.
1986
1986-09-19Mortgage $395,000 — from PENTA TWO ASSOCIATES to GARDELLA,ROMEO A. EST/OF; GARDELLA, ARTHUR; GARDELLA,DOLORES IND&EXC$395,000
1986-09-18Deed — from GARDELLA, ARTHUR; GARDELLA, ROMEO A. EST/; GARDELLA, DOLORES ID/EXC to PENTA TWO ASSOCIATES