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31-35 Crescent Street

21,926Records
21City systems
13Open violations
448.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11106 · Neighborhood: Astoria (Central)
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21,926 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 10,758 HPD complaints, 10,401 311 service requests, 318 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11106
Built1961
Floors6
Res. units122
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)PENNSYLVANIA LEASINGLIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL4005790036
BIN4007109

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 448.7. In ZIP 11106, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2000-01-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8,526 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5745 · winter 2024–25: 1885 · winter 2025–26: 729 · winter 2026–27: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

5,745
’23–24
1,885
’24–25
729
’25–26
5
’26–27

6 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5,626 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4231) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1128) · Noise (56) · WATER LEAK (28) · PAINT/PLASTER (23) · PLUMBING (18).

Filed construction activity

$1,725,937 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1961)
YesSix or more residential units (122)
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)PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LP
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$11,078,000 $4,985,100
2026$12,264,000 $5,518,800
2027$12,033,000 $5,414,850

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 91/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (1 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.

Getting around

SubwayBroadway — N W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Crescent St — Q104 · 650 ft
Citi Bike31 Ave & Crescent St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 234
Middle: Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts. 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

31-35 Crescent 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

5,626 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4,231 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: $5,060,000 on 2013-07-30 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-09-28Agreement $3,750,000 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. $3,750,000
2023-09-28AL&R $3,750,000 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. $3,750,000
2013-07-30Agreement $5,060,000 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHI to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $5,060,000
2013-07-30Mortgage $5,060,000 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHI to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $5,060,000
2013-07-30Mortgage $1,709,910 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHI to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $1,709,910
2011-06-17Mortgage $1,546,792 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,546,792
2011-06-17Mortgage $3,450,000 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,450,000
2011-06-17Agreement $3,450,000 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,450,000
2004-09-21Agreement $2,250,000 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,250,000
2004-09-21Mortgage $502,923 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $502,923
1998-10-01Mortgage $140,424 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASINGLIMITED to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $140,424
1994-01-25Mortgage $461,841 — from LEFRAK, SAMUEL J; PENNSYLVAINIA LEASING CO to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $461,841
1988-10-04Mortgage $598,091 — from LEFRAK, SAMUEL J; PENNSYLVANIA/LEASNGDBA to DIME SAVINGS BANK/NY $598,091
1985-08-05Mortgage $400,000 — from PENNSYLVANIA LEASINGCO to SEAMENS BANK/SAVINGS $400,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
7,349
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017102836504407
201871722103248
20193610602117
202004710176
202121546303483
20225183,350033,376
20231145,092345,114
2024557,332077,349
20257131,920041,944
20260065704661
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The full timeline

Construction 66Enforcement 272Housing & tenants 21,508Ownership & money 37Health & systems 43

Every one of the 21,926 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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