A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 36. In ZIP 11104, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-24.
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
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$270,015 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 (1926)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
4544 40th Owner LLC
Head officer
Alex Kaskel
Managing agent
Apex Management Group
Last registered
2025-09-11
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
$1,034,000
$465,300
2026
$1,041,000
$468,450
2027
$1,202,000
$540,900
The city's market estimate has risen
16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
40 St-Lowery St — 7 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 41 St — Q32 Q60 · 600 ft
Citi Bike
40 St & Queens Blvd · 450 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.
9 311 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: $373,000 on
2023-07-05 (lender: Walker & Dunlop LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-07-05
Agreement $1,923,000 — from 4544 40TH OWNER LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC
$1,923,000
2023-07-05
Mortgage $373,000 — from 4544 40TH OWNER LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC
$373,000
2022-08-17
Deed $1,450,000 — from LANDRITO, RADY to 4544 40TH OWNER LLC
$1,450,000
2022-08-17
Mortgage $1,550,000 — from 4544 40TH OWNER LLC to MFP RHSF II LLC
$1,550,000
2022-08-17
AL&R $1,550,000 — from 4544 40TH OWNER LLC to MFP RHSF II LLC
$1,550,000
2022-08-09
Sold for $1,450,000
$1,450,000
$241,667
1995-07-21
Mortgage $165,000 — from LANDRITO, ELIZABETH; LANDRITO, RADY to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$165,000
1990-06-22
Mortgage $77,760 — from LANDRITO, RADY; LANDRITO, ELIZABETH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
$77,760
1985-05-13
Mortgage $15,000 — from LANDRITO, RADY; LANDRITO, ELIZABETH to HUANG, STEVEN CHIUNG-HUA; HUANG, LUCITA
$15,000
1985-05-06
Mortgage $105,000 — from LANDRITO, ELIZABETH; LANDRITO, RADY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
$105,000
1984-11-21
Mortgage $70,000 — from HUANG, STEVEN CHIUNG-HUA; HUANG, LUCITA to KONG, LAI CHING; KONG, YEN FUEN
$70,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
46
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
0
0
2018
0
0
1
0
1
2
2019
0
0
45
0
1
46
2020
0
2
12
0
0
14
2021
0
0
2
0
0
2
2022
7
1
5
4
0
17
2023
0
2
3
6
0
11
2024
0
0
10
0
0
10
2025
0
0
1
0
0
1
2026
0
1
9
0
0
10
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HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2026-06-30HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2026-03-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-03-12311: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2026-03-12Tenant complaint: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2026-02-23311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-02-23Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-02-16311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-02-16Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APART
2024-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LO
2024-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT AP
2024-01-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING AND NORTH WALL. IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3r
2024-01-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. AT PU
2024-01-09311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-01-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2023
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-28Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCI
2022-10-24Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-10-24Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-10-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-10-07Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-10-07Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-10-07Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-09-23Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FOR RENOVATE (6) APT UNITS & COMMON HALLWAY FROM CELLAR TO ROOF. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$84,000
2022-09-23Job filed: RENOVATE (6) APT UNITS & COMMON HALLWAY FROM CELLAR TO ROOF, INCLUDE REMOVING AND INSTALLING NEW INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, , MECHANICAL, L$186,015
2022-08-17Deed $1,450,000 — from LANDRITO, RADY to 4544 40TH OWNER LLC$1,450,000
2022-08-17Mortgage $1,550,000 — from 4544 40TH OWNER LLC to MFP RHSF II LLC$1,550,000
2022-08-17AL&R $1,550,000 — from 4544 40TH OWNER LLC to MFP RHSF II LLC$1,550,000
2022-08-09Sold for $1,450,000$1,450,000
2022-03-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-03HPD 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
2021
2021-08-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-08-05311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-01-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-15HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2020-01-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-01-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-01-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-01-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-12-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-05311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2019-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2019-12-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-27HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED BOILER ROOM AT CELLAR
2019-11-27HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT STOVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, APARTMEN
2019-11-27HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY,
2019-11-27HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2019-11-27HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2019-11-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-24HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY
2019-11-24HPD class B: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS TO GAS RANGE
2019-11-24HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKEED AT CELLAR
2019-11-24HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY
2019-11-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-10-24Boiler inspection
2019-06-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-02-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-01-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-23Boiler inspection
2018-06-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2016
2016-07-26FDNY inspection (STANDARD)
2016-07-19FDNY inspection (STANDARD)
2016-07-18FDNY inspection (STANDARD)
2016-06-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-02-26HPD 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
2013
2013-12-27311: Water Conservation — Wasting Faucets,Sinks,Flushometer,Urinal,Etc. - Private Residence (CWR)
2013-12-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-12-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-12-10311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2013-12-10311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-12-10311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-12-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2013-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-11-27311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2012-11-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2012-11-05HPD 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
2010
2010-08-24Mortgage satisfied — from LANDRITO, RADY; LANDRITO, ELIZABETH to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-10-05Mortgage satisfied — from LANDRITO, RADY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
1995-07-21Mortgage $165,000 — from LANDRITO, ELIZABETH; LANDRITO, RADY to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$165,000
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-06-28Mortgage satisfied — from LANDRITO,RADY ETAL. to HUANG,STEVEN CHIUNG-HUA
1990-06-28Mortgage satisfied — from LANDRITO,RADY ETAL. to HUANG,STEVEN CHIUNG-HUA
1990-06-22Mortgage $77,760 — from LANDRITO, RADY; LANDRITO, ELIZABETH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK$77,760
1985
1985-05-13Mortgage $15,000 — from LANDRITO, RADY; LANDRITO, ELIZABETH to HUANG, STEVEN CHIUNG-HUA; HUANG, LUCITA$15,000
1985-05-06Deed — from HUANG, LUCITA; HUANG, STEVEN CHIUNG-HUA to LANDRITO, ELIZABETH; LANDRITO, RADY
1985-05-06Mortgage satisfied — from HUANG, LUCITA ETAL to KONG, YEN FUEN ETAL
1985-05-06Mortgage $105,000 — from LANDRITO, ELIZABETH; LANDRITO, RADY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK$105,000
1984
1984-11-21Deed — from KONG, LAI CHING; KONG, YEN FUEN to HUANG, STEVEN CHIUNG-HUA; HUANG, LUCITA
1984-11-21Mortgage $70,000 — from HUANG, STEVEN CHIUNG-HUA; HUANG, LUCITA to KONG, LAI CHING; KONG, YEN FUEN$70,000
1984-10-22Mortgage satisfied — from G & T HOLDING CORP; RIO INDUSTRIES INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL S&LASSN
1984-01-24Deed — from BLUME, MARIA LEDDA; LEDDA, CORNELIO L. to KONG, YEN FUEN; KONG, LAI CHING
1982
1982-05-25Deed — from MERCHAN-DIAS, MARIAV.; MERCHAN-MURIEL,GLORIA; TOLENTINO, LOURDES M. to BLUME, MARIA LEEDA; LEDDA, CORNELIO L.
1980
1980-06-18Deed — from DAIS MARIA VIOLETA MERCHAN; MERCHAN BERNARDO JR; MURIEL GLORIA MERCHAN; TOLENTINO LOURDES to MARIA VIOLETA MERCHAN DAIS; LOURDES M TOLENTINO; GLORIA MERCHAN MURIEL
1979
1979-09-28Deed — from G&T HOLDING CORP to MARIA VIOLETA MERCHAN DAIS; GLORIA MERCHAN MURIEL; BERNARDO MERCHAN JR; LOURDES M SOLENTIN
1979-07-11Mortgage — from GANDT HOLDING CORP to ASTORIA FED SAVS AND LOANA SSN
1978
1978-12-05Deed — from HALEY REALTY CORP to G T HOLDING CORP
1977
1977-01-14Deed — from RIO INDUSTRIES INC to HALEY REALTY CORP
1976
1976-07-28Deed — from KRAMER EDGARDO to RIO INDUSTRIES INC
1976-07-28Mortgage — from RIO INDUSTRIES INC to ASTORIA FED S & L ASSN
1976-07-28SAGE — from ASTORIA FEDERAL S & L ASSN; VARVERIS ALEXANDER
1976-04-20Mortgage assigned — from ROB ROSE SYNDICATE INC to ALEXANDER VARVERIS
1975
1975-11-10Mortgage — from KRAMER EDGARDO to GEORGE ANDREADIS
1975-10-30Deed — from ROB ROSE SYNDICATE INC to EDGARDO KRAMER
1975-10-28Mortgage — from KRAMER EDGARDO to ROB ROSE SYNDICATE INC
1975-10-27REL — from CRISLINE ASSOCIATES INC to ROB ROSE SYNDICATE INC
1967
1967-10-05SAGE — from CRISLINE ASSOCS INC; MASPETH FED S & L ASSN
1967-10-03Mortgage — from ROB ROSE SYNDICATE INC to MASPETH FEDL S & L ASSN
1967-10-03SAGE — from ROB ROSE SYNDICATE INC; MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN