The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.4. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$25,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Noise (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Drug Activity (1) · Urinating in Public (1).
Filed construction activity
$67,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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 (1872)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
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)
5 MORTON STREET LLC
Head officer
FELIX BERNARDO
Managing agent
EBB REALTY LLC
Last registered
2025-10-01
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
$2,071,000
$931,950
2026
$2,383,000
$1,072,350
2027
$2,004,000
$901,800
The city's market estimate has fallen
3% 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.
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.
Getting around
Subway
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Barrow St — M20 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
7 Ave S & Bleecker St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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: $380,000 on
1986-06-12 (lender: Brodsky, Nathan C. and Schapiro, Joel Tr). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1986-06-12
Mortgage $380,000 — from BERNARDO, FELIX to WHITING, EDWARD V. TR; SCHAPIRO, SHIRLEY TR; SCHAPIRO, JOEL TR; BRODSKY, NATHAN C.; WHITIN
$380,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
18
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
4
0
1
6
2018
0
0
1
0
2
3
2019
0
5
9
2
2
18
2020
0
0
5
0
1
6
2021
0
0
2
1
2
5
2022
0
0
1
0
2
3
2023
7
2
5
0
2
16
2024
0
0
7
0
2
9
2025
0
2
9
0
2
13
2026
0
0
1
0
1
2
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2025-10-15311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-10-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-09-22311: Urinating in Public — N/A
2025-08-15311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-08-11311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-07-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-05-27311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-03-31ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WHILE ON A ROUTINE LL 152 AUDIT INSPECTION. I OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT LACK SUPPORT ON GAS LINES THAT WAS NOT REPORTED ON THE LL15$25,000
2023-07-27Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-07-22Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-07-06Boiler inspection
2023-06-30Job filed: Resurface front facade cementious stucco. No change in building floor are or building bulk.$65,000
2023-05-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-20Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2023-03-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF 2022 THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCC$1,000
2023-03-03Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-03-03Job 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
2023-02-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES : AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 5 STORY BLDG. OBSERVED THE FIRE ESCAPES AT EXPO$1,250
2023-02-01DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-01Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-12LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2021-03-19Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-02Boiler inspection
2020-02-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-02-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-08-01Deed — from BERNARDO, FELIX to 5 MORTON STREET LLC
2019-07-31Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-07-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF REQUIRED # OF MEANS OF EGRESS ESR EVERY FLOOR PER BC 1018.1-2008 CODE. $2,500
2019-07-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC. 907.2.8 FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE ATAPT#1A-CLASS'J'. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2019-07-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER WHERE IS REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 & 27-$1,250
2019-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT-RESIDENTIALPURPOSES. C OF O#46426 INDICATES BLDG TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED$1,250
2019-07-15Boiler inspection
2019-07-08311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2016-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-21LDMK — from CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
2011-09-21LDMK — from CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
2011-03-17311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-26311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010-11-24311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2010-09-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-07-16311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2010-02-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-08-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-02-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-01-31Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APT. 4A @ 4th FLOOR INCLUDING PARTITION RELOCATION, NEW FINISHES, AND MINOR PLUMBING WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPA$16,000
2004
2004-03-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-02-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-06-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-04-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2000
2000-03-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-03-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENTS 5A AND 5D @ FIFTH FLOOR INCLUDING: RELOCATION OF KITCHEN AND BATHROOM, MINOR PARTITION WORK AND NEW WALL, FLOOR AND $27,000
2000-03-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENTS 5A AND 5D @ FIFTH FLOOR INCLUDING: RELOCATION OF KITCHEN AND BATHROOM, MINOR PARTITION WORK AND NEW WALL, FLOOR AND $27,000
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-06-13Mortgage satisfied — from BERNARDO, FELIX to SCHAPIRO, SHIRLEY TR; SCHAPIRO, JOEL TR; WHITING, EDWARD V. TR; WHITING, ROSE TR; BRODSKY,
1991-06-13PSAT — from SCHAPIRO, JOEL TR; SCHAPIRO, SHIRLEY TR; BRODSKY, NATHAN C.
1991-02-04DOB violation C:
1991-02-04DOB violation C:
1991-02-04DOB violation C:
1986
1986-06-12Mortgage $380,000 — from BERNARDO, FELIX to WHITING, EDWARD V. TR; SCHAPIRO, SHIRLEY TR; SCHAPIRO, JOEL TR; BRODSKY, NATHAN C.; WHITIN$380,000
1986-06-12Mortgage assigned — from WHITING, ROSE; WHITING, EDWARD V. to WHITING, EDWARD V.
1986-06-12Deed — from SCHAPIRO, MILTON L/W/T; WHITING, EDWARD V.; SCHAPIRO,SHIRLEY EXC&TR/; SCHAPIRO, JOEL TR/ to BERNARDO, FELIX
1986-06-12Mortgage assigned — from BERNARDO, FELIX to WHITING, ROSE TR; BRODSKY, NATHAN C.; SCHAPIRO, MILTON LWT; SCHAPIRO, SHIRLEY TR; WHITING,
1986-05-21Mortgage satisfied — from 5 MORTON ST CORP; M.S. EQUITIES INC to VALENZA, EMANUELE; ADAMS, HARRY A.; VALENZA, JIACOMINA; EMPIRE SAVINGS BANK
1982
1982-10-22Mortgage assigned — from AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK to WHITTING, EDWARD V.
1972
1972-10-27Agreement — from M S EQUJITIES INC to EMPIRE SAVINGS BANK
1972-09-27Deed — from BRODSKY, NATHAN C; WHITING, ROSE; SCHAPIRO, MILTON; WHITING, EDWARD V to M S EQUITIES INC
1972-09-27Mortgage — from M S EQUITIES INC to EMPIRE SAVINGS BANK
1972-09-27Deed — from M S EQUITIES INC to WHITING, EDWARD V; WHITING, ROSE; BRODSKY, NATHAN C; SCHAPIRO, MILTON
1972-09-27Mortgage assigned — from WHITING, EDWARD V to EMPIRE SAVINGS BANK
1967
1967-02-09MISC — from DE MARC, PATRICK; CUMMINGS, STANLEY J
1967-02-09Mortgage assigned — from CUMMINGS, STANLEY J; DE MARC, PATRICK to WHITING, EDWARD V