1,323 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 396 311 service requests, 264 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 134 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 34. In ZIP 11104, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 48 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2008-08-27. |
| Active vacate order | 3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Sidewalk Condition (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Water System (4) · Plumbing (3).
$1,548,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1922) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (113) |
| 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) | QUEENS BLVD-40TH OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | SHEN LI |
| Managing agent | BRG MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,826,000 | $4,871,700 |
| 2026 | $10,973,000 | $4,937,850 |
| 2027 | $12,164,000 | $5,473,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,720,308 a year ($22.35 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,525,076 ($12.53 per sq ft), net operating income $1,195,231. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elio's | Frozen Desserts | A | — |
| Papa's Pasta | Italian | A | — |
| Ricuras Paisas Bakery Restaurant | Latin American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
13 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (3 in the last three years).
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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 39 Pl — Q32 Q60 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 40 St & Queens Blvd · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 199 Maurice A. Fitzgerald 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.
45-08 40 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 BRG MANAGEMENT LLC — 86 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B43 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 86 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2021-07-21 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | RPTT&RET $370,000 — from CABANILLA, ARAW to VICK, RACHEL | $370,000 | |
| 2026-01-16 | Sold for $370,000 | $370,000 | $3,274 |
| 2026-01-09 | RPTT&RET $625,658 — from DB SUNNYSIDE UNITS LLC; 45-08 EQUITY LLC; 45-08 UNITS LLC to HALIM, MICHAEL | $625,658 | |
| 2025-12-11 | RPTT&RET $399,999 — from ORELLANA, MICHAEL to MAN, MATTHEW | $399,999 | |
| 2025-12-05 | Sold for $399,999 | $399,999 | $3,540 |
| 2025-10-08 | RPTT&RET $33,000 — from SHAN LIAO, YI; TING CHIANG, MENG to TING CHIANG, MENG | $33,000 | |
| 2025-10-03 | Sold for $33,000 | $33,000 | $292 |
| 2025-09-24 | RPTT&RET $590,000 — from CARDOZO, LIZBETH to PARK, SEOJIN; KIM, DANIEL | $590,000 | |
| 2025-09-18 | Sold for $590,000 | $590,000 | $5,221 |
| 2025-08-13 | RPTT&RET $530,000 — from 45-08 UNITS LLC; DB SUNNYSIDE UNITS LLC; 45-08 EQUITY LLC to HARDEN, KALINA | $530,000 | |
| 2025-08-07 | Sold for $530,000 | $530,000 | $4,690 |
| 2025-04-10 | RPTT&RET $575,000 — from CASTRO, CHARLES to RUBINSTEIN, YAIR | $575,000 | |
| 2025-03-31 | Sold for $575,000 | $575,000 | $5,088 |
| 2025-01-09 | Sold for $625,658 | $625,658 | $5,537 |
| 2024-04-30 | RPTT&RET $372,000 — from BAYKAL, AHMET to CREMONA, CASEY ANNE | $372,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 46 | 1 | 94 |
| 2018 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 52 |
| 2020 | 16 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 79 |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 80 |
| 2022 | 16 | 4 | 43 | 12 | 9 | 84 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 53 |
| 2024 | 4 | 43 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 114 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 53 |
| 2026 | 7 | 13 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 96 |
Every one of the 1,323 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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