A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-11-05.
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
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Harboring Bees/Wasps (4) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Water System (2) · Street Condition (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
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 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
40 TIFFANY CORP
Head officer
GREGORY T O'CONNELL
Managing agent
O'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP IN
Last registered
2025-11-03
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
$2,299,000
$137,940
2026
$2,911,000
$174,660
2027
$3,428,000
$205,680
The city's market estimate has risen
49% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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
2012 (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
Carroll St — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Sackett St — B61 · 600 ft
Citi Bike
Columbia St & Degraw 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.
13 311 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: $12,000 on
1984-08-29 (lender: Alvarez, Albert and Alvarez, Maria). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1984-08-29
Mortgage $12,000 — from 40 TIFFANY CORP to ALVAREZ, ALBERT; ALVAREZ, MARIA
$12,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
19
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
4
0
4
2018
1
7
1
9
2019
0
5
1
6
2020
0
7
1
8
2021
0
18
1
19
2022
0
9
1
10
2023
2
11
1
14
2024
2
12
1
15
2025
0
2
1
3
2026
0
3
1
4
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2024-05-08311: Harboring Bees/Wasps — Bees/Wasps - Not a beekeper
2024-04-29Boiler inspection
2024-04-09HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-11-22HPD 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
2023-09-29Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2023-09-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BOILER RATING PLATE IS MISSING/CHIMNEY BASE 1/2 FULL;CORRECT VIOLATION AND SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION$3,125
2021-04-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-11-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-11-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-11-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-11-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-11-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-11-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-07-06Boiler inspection
2020-02-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019
2019-10-29HPD 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
2019-09-09Boiler inspection
2019-06-26HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2014-02-04ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 28-304.7. 100R07- THE OWNER SHALL HAVE A MAINTENANCE CONTACT W/ANAPPROVED AGENCY TO PERFORM ELEVATOR REPAIR WORK AND MAINTENA
2012-08-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010
2010-10-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2010-10-14311: PLUMBING — SEWER
2008
2008-03-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-02-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-02-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-06-03DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-12-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2004-12-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING
2004-12-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-12-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-12-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-12-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1989-10-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. VERTICLE CRACK AT SECOND AND THIRD STORY SOUTHWEST CORNER. MISSING BRICKWORK AT THIR
1987
1987-11-05HPD class I: D26-35.01 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAS BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A
1984
1984-08-29Mortgage satisfied — from ALVAREZ, ALBERT; ALVEREZ, MARIA to ESPOSITO, EDWARD A JR
1984-08-29Mortgage $12,000 — from 40 TIFFANY CORP to ALVAREZ, ALBERT; ALVAREZ, MARIA$12,000
1984-08-29Deed — from ALVAREZ, MARIA; ALVAREZ, ALBERT to 40 TIFFANY CORP
1980
1980-11-14MAPS — from ACQUISITION MAP COLUMBIA STREET; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COLUMBIA ST ACQUISITION MAP; COLUMB
1971
1971-07-22Mortgage — from ALVAREZ ALBERT; ALVAREZ MARIA to ESPOSITO EDWARD A JR
1971-07-22Deed — from ESPOSITO, EDWARD A JR to ALVAREZ, MARIA; ALVAREZ, ALBERT
1967
1967-08-15Deed — from ESPO EDWARD E to ESPOSITO EDWARD A JR
1967-01-09Deed — from ESPOSITO EDWARD A to ESPO AUGUST E
1967-01-09Deed — from 167 COLUMBIA ST REALTY CORP DFTS ETAL; LESSER MILDRED B REFEREE to ESPOSITO EDWARD A