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47-25 40 Street

247Records
17City systems
0Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11104 · Neighborhood: Sunnyside
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247 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 311 service requests, 21 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11104
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)40TH ST OWNERS CORP
BBL4001980019
BIN4002648

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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 93% 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 0.6. In ZIP 11104, 73% 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

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.

$655 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (3) · Lead (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$304,298 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)40 ST OWNERS CORP C/O BENENSON REAL ESTATE CORP
Head officerKEM BECOVIC
Managing agentBENENSON REAL ESTATE CORP
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,562,000 $1,602,900
2026$3,838,000 $1,727,100
2027$4,195,000 $1,887,750

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,058,880 a year ($22.06 per sq ft), operating expenses $540,000 ($11.25 per sq ft), net operating income $518,880. 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 53/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 48 Av / Greenpoint Av — Q39 · 350 ft
Citi Bike48 Ave & 41 St · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

47-25 40 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

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BENENSON REAL ESTATE CORP. — 20 buildings, 951 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-08 Parsons Boulevard QN83 A
3521 DeKalb Avenue BX83 A
2850 Claflin Avenue BX78 B
45-36 39 Place QN70 A
37-15 72 Street QN60 B
37-41 81 Street QN59 A
43-06 46 Street QN55 A
47-25 40 Street QN54 A
47-39 40 Street QN54 A
1447 Macombs Road BX53 A
332 East 84 Street MN48 A
60-52 Madison Street QN48 A
3312 Hull Avenue BX48 A
60-62 Madison Street QN48 A
2839 Bainbridge Avenue BX30 B
2851 Webb Avenue BX28 A
2853 Webb Avenue BX28 A
125 West 3 Street MN9 A
175 Madison Avenue MN8 B
971 Lexington Avenue MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2026-08-28 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank), covering 3 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
2026-08-28AL&R $1,100,000 — from 40TH STREET OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,100,000
2026-08-28Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 40TH STREET OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,100,000
2026-01-20RPTT&RET $642,000 — from BRYANT, STEPHEN C; BARANOWSKI, ANN MARIE to BURKE, GEORGIA C; DAUBERT, EDWARD H $642,000
2026-01-13Sold for $642,000 $642,000 $11,889
2023-11-01RPTT&RET $315,500 — from BIC 40TH STREET LLC to GUITA, IOAN $315,500
2023-10-18Sold for $315,500 $315,500 $5,843
2022-12-22RPTT&RET $635,000 — from XUTO, PRAJ to LICHTMAN, DENNIS BLAKE; SANTOS, CAMILA M $635,000
2022-12-13Sold for $635,000 $635,000 $11,759
2022-10-03RPTT&RET $525,000 — from CHEN, JOYCE to GUI, AILEEN $525,000
2022-09-23Sold for $525,000 $525,000 $9,722
2022-07-19RPTT&RET $370,000 — from BOSCHERT, STEVEN to NAKASHIMA, JENNIFER $370,000
2022-02-23Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $6,852
2021-06-11RPTT&RET $265,000 — from CHEN, MICHELLE to ZHOU, HUILING $265,000
2021-04-01Sold for $265,000 $265,000 $4,907
2021-01-28RPTT&RET $285,000 — from OBERHAND, JULIE to WICKENHEISSER, JILL $285,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017513009
20185367324
20190542112
20200262111
20210154111
20220148114
20233382117
20244530113
2025003014
20260137213
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 73Ownership & money 83Health & systems 13

Every one of the 247 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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