355 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 126 HPD complaints, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.1. In ZIP 11104, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Noise (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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 owner(s) | GMZ ESTATES |
| Head officer | CHRISTOS GIAMPILIS |
| Managing agent | GMZ ESTATES INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,800,000 | $810,000 |
| 2026 | $1,670,000 | $751,500 |
| 2027 | $1,846,000 | $830,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 40 St-Lowery St — 7 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 41 St — Q32 Q60 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | 43 Ave & 42 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 150 Queens 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.
43-45 42 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.
Managed by GMZ ESTATES INC. — 2 buildings, 34 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43-45 42 Street | QN | 18 | A |
| 43-49 42 Street | QN | 16 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,703,107 on 2019-08-19 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-28 | Agreement $4,800,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to GMZ ESTATES INC. | $4,800,000 | |
| 2019-08-19 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from GMZ ESTATES INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $5,000,000 | |
| 2019-08-19 | Mortgage $1,703,107 — from GMZ ESTATES INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $1,703,107 | |
| 2014-07-24 | AL&R $3,700,000 — from GMZ ESTATES INC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $3,700,000 | |
| 2014-07-24 | Agreement $3,700,000 — from GMZ ESTATES INC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $3,700,000 | |
| 2014-07-24 | Mortgage $1,503,028 — from GMZ ESTATES INC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,503,028 | |
| 2008-09-04 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from GMZ ESTATES INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2008-09-04 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to GMZ ESTATES INC. | $2,400,000 | |
| 2008-09-04 | Mortgage $1,256,337 — from GMZ ESTATES INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,256,337 | |
| 1996-04-10 | Mortgage $281,450 — from GMZ ESTATES, INC. to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS FSB | $281,450 | |
| 1991-03-21 | Mortgage $685,134 — from GMZ ESTATES INC to BANKERS FED SAVINGS | $685,134 | |
| 1984-02-29 | Mortgage $239,000 — from MOUTAFIS, MANUEL; GIAMPILIS, PETER; ZERVOS, MICHAEL; GIAMPILIS, CHRISTOS to HONE NING REALTY, INC | $239,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Every one of the 355 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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