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43-23 42 Street

770Records
18City systems
15Open violations
21.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11104 · Neighborhood: Sunnyside
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770 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 320 311 service requests, 251 HPD complaints, 46 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11104
Built1942
Floors6
Res. units60
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)LIFE LEASING LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP
BBL4001630014
BIN4001948

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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 52% 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 21.4. In ZIP 11104, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations15 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

13
’23–24
2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

110 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (75) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · WATER LEAK (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$633,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1942)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
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)LIFE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officerDAVID BERNHARDT
Managing agentESTATES NY REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,266,000 $2,369,700
2026$5,451,000 $2,452,950
2027$5,243,000 $2,359,350

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 78/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway40 St-Lowery St — 7 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 41 St — Q32 Q60 · 450 ft
Citi Bike43 Ave & 42 St · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

43-23 42 Street

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

110 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 ESTATES NY REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC — 33 buildings, 3,778 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B5 · C10 · D1 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
98-01 67 Avenue QN286 C
150 East 34 Street MN259 A
705 Columbus Avenue MN246 A
620 Columbus Avenue MN231 A
123-60 83 Avenue QN210 C
98-05 67 Avenue QN181 C
72-10 41 Avenue QN143 D
42-42 80 Street QN136 C
102-40 62 Avenue QN129 B
105-40 62 Road QN128 B
410 East 58 Street MN125 A
1628 Ocean Parkway BK124 F
102-45 62 Road QN122 C
31-35 Crescent Street QN122 F
48-50 37 Street QN120 C
97-45 Queens Boulevard QN108 B
102-50 62 Road QN102 C
8301 Bay Parkway BK94 C
1 Prospect Park SW BK82 A
48-50 38 Street QN82 A
48-30 40 Street QN77 A
295 Clinton Avenue BK76 A
62-60 108 Street QN75 A
63-10 108 Street QN75 C
170 East 4 Street BK71 B
4114 9 Avenue BK66 B
7705 Bay Parkway BK62 A
43-24 43 Street QN60 A
43-23 42 Street QN60 A
845 43 Street BK58 A
1201 Ocean Parkway BK56 C
140 East 34 Street MN7 A
415 East 57 Street MN5 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $849,460 on 2015-01-12 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank,national Association), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-09Agreement $3,000,000 — from LIFE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2025-01-09AL&R $3,000,000 — from LIFE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2015-01-12Agreement $3,400,000 — from LIFE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to WELLS FARGO BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,400,000
2015-01-12Mortgage $849,460 — from LIFE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to WELLS FARGO BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $849,460
2011-08-02AL&R $2,800,000 — from LIFE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,800,000
2011-08-02Agreement $2,800,000 — from LIFE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,800,000
2011-08-02Mortgage $404,041 — from LIFE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $404,041
2004-11-13Agreement $1,453,312 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to LIFE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $1,453,312
2001-08-24Mortgage $557,060 — from LIFE LEASING LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $557,060
1996-11-22Mortgage $314,298 — from LIFE LEASING L.P. to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $314,298
1992-01-06Mortgage $750,000 — from LEFRAK, SAMUEL J to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BK $750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700390039
201855150227
201921140320
202001100112
202102130116
20220130711
202301290232
202403670474
202501653170
202600240125
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 641Ownership & money 26Health & systems 25

Every one of the 770 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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