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
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
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
Patterns
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.
2
’23–24
27
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
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).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
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
What the city thinks it's worth
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.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
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.
Getting around
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
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.
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.
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-26
Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-12-26
DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-24
City emergency repair (OMO): location : at aprtment 1b -nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service work- location: at aprtment 1b mak
2025-12-23
311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-12-20
311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-12-10
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-05
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-05
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-30
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-30
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-30
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-30
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-29
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-29
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-28
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-28
HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-11-28
HPD class C: § 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 MIS
2025-11-28
HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM
2025-11-28
HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-11-28
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-25
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-25
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-20
HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTME
2025-11-19
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-31
Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-26HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE GARBAGE
2026-04-17Boiler inspection
2026-04-17Boiler inspection
2026-01-16HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2026-01-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-26Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-12-26DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-24City emergency repair (OMO): location : at aprtment 1b -nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service work- location: at aprtment 1b mak$270
2025-12-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-12-20311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-28HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-11-28HPD class C: § 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 MIS
2025-11-28HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM
2025-11-28HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-11-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTME
2025-11-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-14City emergency repair (HWO): remove hook and eye installed at the building entrance door and ensure the entrance door is self closing. total doors= ($13
2023-11-12311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-10-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-17HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2023-10-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-14HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2023-10-14HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st ST
2023-10-14HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
2023-10-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-09-28Boiler inspection
2023-09-28Boiler inspection
2023-05-04311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2022
2022-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-07Boiler inspection
2022-10-07Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-03311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2021-10-01Deed — from 40 EAST 68TH ST. CO. to 40E68 REALTY LLC
2021-08-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
2021-06-03Boiler inspection
2021-06-03Boiler inspection
2021-02-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-11-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-10-06DOB violation E:
2020-07-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-03-06Boiler inspection
2020-03-06Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-17Boiler inspection
2019-04-17Boiler inspection
2019-04-17HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2019-04-17HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2019-04-07HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF TRIPPING HAZARD ON 4TH FLOOR STAIRS LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2019-01-28311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2018-09-22311: Standing Water — Fountain - Under 5 Gallons
2018-09-12Asbestos abatement: Removal — At Work Environmental L.P.
2018-06-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-27Boiler inspection
2018-03-27Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-13DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-09-20DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-17311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2017-04-26311: Elevator — Elevator - Defective/Not Working
2017-04-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 54BB12,55BB12,59U15 CENTENNIAL ELEVATOR IND.,LICENSE #249001,SUBMITTED A NOTORIZED AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION OF REMOVING DEFICIENC$2,400
2017-04-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 54B11;55B11;54BB12;55BB12;59U15;39O02;37B10;39R09:CEASE USE ITEMS.(54B11,55B11)ELEVATOR DRUM TO CAR & DRUM TO COUNTERWEIGHT ROPE U$1,000
2007-10-05Job filed: FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$40,000
2007-10-05Job filed: FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$40,000
2007-08-03DOB violation E:
2007-03-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-03-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-03-20Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 45 LINEAR FEET X 40 FEET HIGH PIPE SCAFFOLD. SIDEWALK SHED FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR E
2007-03-19Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 45 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 & TPPN 9/1999.
2007-03-19Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 45 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 & TPPN 9/1999.
1998-07-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 57O,03O,31Q,34Q,28H, 57-CLEANPIT 03-CLEAN TOP OF CAR 31-ELECTRIC WIRING COVERS MISSING 34-JUNCTION BOX UNDER CAR COVER SECURE AND
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-03-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MASONRY WALLS STEPS FRONT YARD
1995-03-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE EAST HANDRAIL STEPS FRONT YARD
1995-03-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 2 & 3 MASONRY RISER FROM BOTTOM STEPS FROM YARD TO STREET
1993
1993-07-22DOB violation E:
1993-02-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-02-11Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-04-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 28M,30. 74 PROVIDE 5YR SAFTY TEST.$150
1991-04-11DOB violation E: DEVICE #1P21451
1989
1989-03-13DOB violation E: 43. ADJUST OR REPLACE
1988
1988-06-24HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
1988-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SADDLE AT BULKHEAD DOOR TO ROOF.
1988-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1988-06-24HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT EAST WALLS 3 TO 5 STYS PUBLIC HALL STAIRS.
1988-06-24HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1988-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIREPROOF PLASTER CEILING OF PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD.
1988-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF CONSISTING OF LADDER ETC 5 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1988-06-17HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.
1988-06-17HPD class A: D26-21.03 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALLS AT STAIRS.
1988-06-17HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALL 4 TO 5 STY PUBLIC HALL AT STAIRS.
1988-06-17HPD class A: D26-20.08 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
1988-06-17HPD class A: D26-22.03 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
1988-06-17HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS INCINERATOR CLOSET BASEMENT STY.
1985
1985-03-19HPD class B: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RU
1982
1982-07-02LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM to CITY OF NEW YORK
1975
1975-02-07Deed — from 40 EAST 68 STREET CORP to 40 EAST 68TH ST CO