A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 46.7. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and
8% 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
6 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-21.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Abandoned Bike (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 (1899)
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)
906 40TH STREET LLC
Head officer
FREDRICK J MARTORELL
Managing agent
906 40TH STREET LLC
Last registered
2019-08-30
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
$1,439,000
$86,340
2026
$1,455,000
$87,300
2027
$1,562,000
$93,720
The city's market estimate has risen
9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on
2005-10-07 (lender: Commerce Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2005-10-07
Mortgage $150,000 — from MARTORELL, JOSEPH; MARTORELL, MARY ROSE; MARTORELL, FREDERICK J; MARTORELL, JOHN to COMMERCE BANK, NA
$150,000
2005-10-07
AL&R $150,000 — from COMMERCE BANK, NA to MARTORELL, FREDERICK J; MARTORELL, JOSEPH; MARTORELL, JOHN; MARTORELL, MARY ROSE
$150,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
11
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
2
0
0
3
2018
0
2
0
0
2
2019
0
4
0
0
4
2020
0
5
2
0
7
2021
0
7
0
0
7
2022
0
11
0
0
11
2023
0
6
0
0
6
2024
0
5
0
0
5
2025
0
3
0
0
3
2026
0
1
0
1
2
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Restaurant inspection: MOONRISE BAKEHOUSE — grade A
2026-03-10
311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-24
HPD 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
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-02Restaurant inspection: MOONRISE BAKEHOUSE — grade A
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-05-25311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2024-12-04HPD 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
2024-11-19Eviction executed (2R)
2024-04-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2024-02-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2024-02-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2023
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-11-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-04-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-04-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-02-22311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2022
2022-12-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-11-07311: Illegal Tree Damage — Bicycle Chained to Tree
2022-07-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-07-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-06-23311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2022-04-22311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-03-16HPD 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
2022-03-15311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-03-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-03-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021
2021-10-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-21HPD 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
2021-03-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-01HPD 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