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50-05 43 Avenue

505Records
20City systems
14Open violations
5.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11377 · Neighborhood: Sunnyside
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505 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 311 service requests, 109 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 63 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11377
Built1932
Floors6
Res. units73
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)50-05 43 AVE CORP
BBL4001310004
BIN4000969

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 73% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.4. In ZIP 11377, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1993-03-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · Noise (8) · Animal (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$226,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1932)
YesSix or more residential units (73)
No421-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)50-05 43RD AVE CORP.
Head officerMICHELLE ESPINOSA
Managing agentDIRECT MGMT CORP.
Last registered2025-07-15

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,564,000 $1,603,800
2026$3,724,000 $1,675,800
2027$4,031,000 $1,813,950

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $935,649 a year ($14.54 per sq ft), operating expenses $485,843 ($7.55 per sq ft), net operating income $449,807. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 25/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

Subway52 St — 7 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Roosevelt Av / 51 St — Q32 · 300 ft
Citi Bike51 St & 43 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011 Kathryn Phelan
Middle: I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

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.

Report a problem to 311

50-05 43 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP. — 42 buildings, 1,206 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
167-10 Crocheron Avenue QN96 A
50-05 43 Avenue QN73 A
21-17 31 Avenue QN56 A
27-05 Parsons Boulevard QN48 A
170-06 Crocheron Avenue QN48 A
26-15 Parsons Boulevard QN48 B
43-10 44 Street QN48 A
246 West 18th Street MN39 A
14-43 28 Avenue QN38 A
172-27 Highland Avenue QN35 A
30-83 Crescent Street QN35 A
35-27 28 Street QN33 A
30-94 Crescent Street QN33 A
1730 2 Avenue MN31 A
23-23 31 Avenue QN30 A
230 East 52 Street MN28 A
37-31 149 Street QN28 A
215-31 Hillside Avenue QN26 A
23-25 31 Avenue QN26 A
23-43 31st Road QN25 A
170-20 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
17202-18 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
191-15 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
218-10 43 Avenue QN24 A
30-25 21 Street QN22 A
35-47 172 Street QN20 A
12-23 30 Avenue QN20 C
25-54 12 Street QN20 B
172-02 35 Avenue QN20 A
12-21 30 Avenue QN20 A
162 East 91 Street MN19 A
107-27 11 Avenue QN16 A
448 East 88 Street MN15 A
23-03 31 Avenue QN15 B
173 East 74 Street MN15 A
38-08 Astoria Boulevard S QN14 A
32-11 23 Street QN14 A
24-21 Steinway Street QN14 A
24-14 Steinway Street QN12 A
1681 1 Avenue MN12 B
25-16 18 Street QN12 C
22-63 26 Street QN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2025-05-01 (lender: 50-05 Funding Associates). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-20RPTT&RET $115,200 — from GONZALEZ, EUCARIS; RUIZ, HUGO Y to GONZALEZ, EUCARIS $115,200
2026-05-05Sold for $115,200 $115,200 $1,578
2025-12-19RPTT&RET $300,000 — from WOODSIDE III PARTNERS, LLC to GOMEZ, MANUEL G $300,000
2025-12-10Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $4,110
2025-08-12RPTT&RET $250,000 — from HAHM, DEE R to CAMPOS, ANA GUADALUPE $250,000
2025-08-04Sold for $250,000 $250,000 $3,425
2025-05-01Mortgage $600,000 — from 50-05 43RD AVENUE CORP to 50-05 FUNDING ASSOCIATES $600,000
2024-01-17RPTT&RET $320,000 — from LEE, IN SUK; LEE, YUN WOO to CAKIRCA, CENGIZ $320,000
2024-01-11RPTT&RET $360,000 — from LINDA HATHAWAY ELLIS, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF RICHARD HATHAWAY to SWEENEY, IRENE $360,000
2024-01-03Sold for $360,000 $360,000 $4,932
2023-12-12Sold for $320,000 $320,000 $4,384
2023-09-28RPTT&RET $345,000 — from CRESPIN, RAFAEL to HU, QIMIAO $345,000
2023-07-26RPTT&RET $372,500 — from BRAITHWAITE, MARTHA to KARATAS, DERYA; KARATAS, YAKUP $372,500
2023-07-13Sold for $372,500 $372,500 $5,103
2023-03-28RPTT&RET $305,000 — from MEYER, KEVIN R to SAN ANDREAS, DANIELLA ALEXIS $305,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201724218136
201801236737
201903812225
202026254239
20211376320
20223282419
202314138127
202406103120
202500145322
202600122216
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 253Ownership & money 135Health & systems 30

Every one of the 505 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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