A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11361, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and
1% 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
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.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Snow or Ice (1).
Filed construction activity
$1,099,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (23 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 (1930)
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)
215 40-42 40 LLC
Head officer
GEORGE M PASTOR
Managing agent
Salinas LLC
Last registered
2025-10-21
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
$1,804,000
$108,240
2026
$1,907,000
$114,420
2027
$1,720,000
$103,200
The city's market estimate has fallen
5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
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
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bell Blvd / 42 Av — Q13 Q31 · 0.2 mi
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.
3 311 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: $45,000 on
1997-03-20 (lender: Cityscape Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-01-11
Deed $1,750,000 — from EAST 198TH LLC to 215 40-42 40 LLC
$1,750,000
2021-11-30
Sold for $1,750,000
$1,750,000
$875,000
2021-08-18
Deed $1,200,000 — from LIFE ESTATE OF JOAN MCGUIRK; PATRICIA ANN MULLEN MCGUIRK, TRUSTEE; JOAN MCGUIRK FAMILY TRU to EAST 198TH LLC
$1,200,000
2021-08-04
Sold for $1,200,000
$1,200,000
$600,000
1997-03-20
Mortgage $45,000 — from MCGUIRK, JAMES M; MCGUIRK, JOAN to CITYSCAPE CORP
$45,000
1987-11-18
Mortgage $15,000 — from MCGUIRK, JAMES; MCGUIRK, JOAN to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK
$15,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
24
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
0
0
2
2018
0
0
7
1
0
8
2019
0
1
11
0
0
12
2020
0
0
0
0
0
0
2021
0
0
6
3
0
9
2022
14
0
2
1
7
24
2023
14
0
1
0
1
16
2024
7
0
4
0
0
11
2025
6
0
1
0
0
7
2026
4
0
0
0
0
4
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Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FOUNDATION TO INCREASE HEADROOM IN CELLAR.
2026-02-27
Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FOUNDATION TO INCREASE HEADROOM IN CELLAR.
2026-01-16
Job filed: RENOVATION TO INCLUDE INSTALL AND DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND DOORS AND EXTERIOR WORK. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY, CELLAR SLAB, TE
2026-01-16
Job filed: RENOVATION TO INCLUDE INSTALL AND DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND DOORS AND EXTERIOR WORK. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY, CELLAR SLAB, TE
2025-11-21
Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-42 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.
2025-11-21
Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-40 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.
The full timeline
2026
2026-02-27Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FOUNDATION TO INCREASE HEADROOM IN CELLAR.$5,000
2026-02-27Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FOUNDATION TO INCREASE HEADROOM IN CELLAR.$5,000
2026-01-16Job filed: RENOVATION TO INCLUDE INSTALL AND DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND DOORS AND EXTERIOR WORK. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY, CELLAR SLAB, TE$162,500
2026-01-16Job filed: RENOVATION TO INCLUDE INSTALL AND DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND DOORS AND EXTERIOR WORK. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY, CELLAR SLAB, TE$162,500
2025
2025-11-21Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-42 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2025-11-21Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-40 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2025-10-02Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-42 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2025-10-02Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-40 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2025-03-05Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-03-04Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-01-21311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2024
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
2024-10-22311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-10-22311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-09-25Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-09-25Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-03-20Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-03-20Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-02-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-25Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2024-01-25Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2024-01-11Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2023
2023-09-25Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-09-11Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-05-22Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-40 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2023-05-22Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-42 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2023-03-21Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-03-21Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-03-20Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2023-03-20Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2023-03-13Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-40 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2023-03-13Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-42 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2023-03-06Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-42 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2023-03-06Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION OF 215-40 40 AVE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2023-01-26Job filed: RENOVATION TO INCLUDE INSTALL AND DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND DOORS AND EXTERIOR WORK. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY, CELLAR SLAB, TE$162,500
2023-01-26Job filed: RENOVATION TO INCLUDE INSTALL AND DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND DOORS AND EXTERIOR WORK. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY, CELLAR SLAB, TE$162,500
2023-01-08Asbestos abatement: Removal — IWA Construction Inc
2022
2022-12-07311: Asbestos — N/A
2022-11-25Permit Structural — Signed-off
2022-11-25Permit Structural — Signed-off
2022-09-28Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2022-09-27Job filed: STRUCTURAL ALTERATION TO INCLUDE FRAMING OF NEW CONVENIENCE STAIR AND REMOVE OF EXISTING CHIMNEY.$6,500
2022-09-27Job filed: STRUCTURAL ALTERATION TO INCLUDE FRAMING OF NEW CONVENIENCE STAIR AND REMOVE OF EXISTING CHIMNEY.$6,500
2022-09-27Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2022-09-26Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-09-26Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-09-16Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FOUNDATION TO INCREASE HEADROOM IN CELLAR.$5,000
2022-09-16Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FOUNDATION TO INCREASE HEADROOM IN CELLAR.$5,000
2022-08-25Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2022-08-24Job filed: INSTALL CONSTRUCTION WOOD FENCE FOR SITE 215-40-42 40TH AVE . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2022-07-23311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2022-06-01Job filed: RENOVATION TO INCLUDE INSTALL AND DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND DOORS AND EXTERIOR WORK. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY, CELLAR SLAB, TE$162,500
2022-06-01Job filed: RENOVATION TO INCLUDE INSTALL AND DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND DOORS AND EXTERIOR WORK. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY, CELLAR SLAB, TE$162,500
2022-05-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — A V Constrn Inc
2022-05-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — A V Constrn Inc
2022-05-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — A V Constrn Inc
2022-05-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — A V Constrn Inc
2022-05-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — A V Constrn Inc
2022-05-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — A V Constrn Inc
2022-05-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — A V Constrn Inc
2022-01-11Deed $1,750,000 — from EAST 198TH LLC to 215 40-42 40 LLC$1,750,000
2021
2021-11-30Sold for $1,750,000$1,750,000
2021-08-18Deed $1,200,000 — from LIFE ESTATE OF JOAN MCGUIRK; PATRICIA ANN MULLEN MCGUIRK, TRUSTEE; JOAN MCGUIRK FAMILY TRU to EAST 198TH LLC$1,200,000
2021-08-04Sold for $1,200,000$1,200,000
2021-06-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-09-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-15311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2019-08-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection