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40-19 72 Street

1,099Records
19City systems
65Open violations
145.9Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11377 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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1,099 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 406 311 service requests, 288 HPD complaints, 246 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11377
Built1965
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)YAROK ASSOCIATES,
BBL4013040021
BIN4030414

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 145.9. In ZIP 11377, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations65 total — 39 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 41).

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

What 311 hears from this address

191 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (29) · GENERAL (28) · Noise (22) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · DOOR/WINDOW (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (14).

Filed construction activity

$266,827 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1965)
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)YAROK ASSOCIATES
Head officerBENJAMIN WERBER
Managing agentWERBER MANAGEMENT
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$3,981,000 $1,791,450
2026$3,743,000 $1,684,350
2027$3,920,000 $1,764,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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

Subway74 St-Broadway — 7 E F M R · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Roosevelt Av — Q47 · 600 ft
Citi Bike72 St & 41 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 012 James B. Colgate
Middle: I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School. 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

40-19 72 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

191 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 WERBER MANAGEMENT — 13 buildings, 752 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B4 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
37-46 72nd Street QN154 A
42-72 80 Street QN103 D
75-06 Woodside Avenue QN75 C
40 Gold Street MN56 A
40-19 72 Street QN54 B
41-90 Frame Place QN50 A
40-52 75 Street QN47 B
41-05 74 Street QN47 A
41-25 50 Street QN40 B
41-24 50 Street QN40 B
254 Front Street MN40 A
86-19 Elmhurst Avenue QN38 A
1495 1 Avenue MN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $869,872 on 2025-10-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-07Mortgage $869,872 — from YAROK ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $869,872
2025-10-07Agreement $6,800,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to YAROK ASSOCIATES, LLC $6,800,000
2020-11-04AL&R $6,580,000 — from YAROK ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,580,000
2020-11-04Mortgage $6,580,000 — from YAROK ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,580,000

Ten-year activity

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275
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017018009
201803140118
201901360340
202000502254
2021010500262
202239330348
2023489404110
202405802794
20250312644137
20260127301275
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 70Housing & tenants 962Ownership & money 17Health & systems 40

Every one of the 1,099 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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