436 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 83 311 service requests, 49 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · Non (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Air Quality (1) · Lead (1).
$25,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2016) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | The Independent LIC Owners Corp. |
| Head officer | BRANDON FRIEDMAN |
| Managing agent | BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,677,000 | $4,354,650 |
| 2026 | $10,722,000 | $4,824,900 |
| 2027 | $12,089,000 | $5,440,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Queensboro Plaza — 7 N W · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Queens Plaza — E F R · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Queens Plaza South / 27 St — Q100 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Queens Plaza N & Crescent St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 78Q Middle: I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes. 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.
42-14 Crescent 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 |
14 311 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.
Managed by BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 103 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,148,739 on 2019-02-15 (lender: Sterling National 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | RPTT&RET $525,000 — from TSAI, PING HUNG to LIN, ALGER | $525,000 | |
| 2024-02-14 | Sold for $525,000 | $525,000 | $10,938 |
| 2023-11-21 | RPTT&RET $466,440 — from 42-14 CRESCENT STREET LH LLC to ZHANG, ZHENXUAN; SHENG, SIYING | $466,440 | |
| 2023-10-19 | RPTT&RET $520,000 — from 42-14 CRESCENT STREET LH LLC to RODRIGUEZ, FANTINA BARRERA | $520,000 | |
| 2023-09-25 | RPTT&RET $549,000 — from 42-14 CRESCENT STREET LH LLC to CHENG, ISAAC WEI JUN | $549,000 | |
| 2023-09-14 | Sold for $549,000 | $549,000 | $11,438 |
| 2023-06-22 | RPTT&RET $655,000 — from 42-14 CRESCENT STREET LH LLC to WOODHULL, JENNIFER | $655,000 | |
| 2023-06-20 | Sold for $655,000 | $655,000 | $13,646 |
| 2023-06-05 | RPTT&RET $1,326,975 — from 42-14 CRESCENT STREET LH LLC to BO, HU | $1,326,975 | |
| 2023-06-05 | RPTT&RET $990,000 — from 42-14 CRESCENT STREET LH LLC to KAKALEY, JON E; KAKALEY, JORDAN | $990,000 | |
| 2023-05-24 | Sold for $990,000 | $990,000 | $20,625 |
| 2023-05-23 | Sold for $1,326,975 | $1,326,975 | $27,645 |
| 2023-02-08 | RPTT&RET $635,000 — from 42-14 CRESCENT STREET LH LLC to URISAKA, MIKI; LI, ROBERT | $635,000 | |
| 2023-02-01 | Sold for $635,000 | $635,000 | $13,229 |
| 2023-01-20 | RPTT&RET $480,000 — from 42-14 CRESCENT STREET LH LLC to MOREIRA MANAGEMENT LLC | $480,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 53 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 436 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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