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40-17 Ithaca Street

390Records
18City systems
58Open violations
66.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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390 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 HPD housing violations, 70 311 service requests, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1962
Floors6
Res. units39
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)STAR CAPITAL LLC
BBL4015050079
BIN4037181

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 66.1. In ZIP 11373, 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

Open HPD violations58 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1990-03-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

23 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
7
’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Noise (4) · ELEVATOR (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$109,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (39)
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)STAR CAPITAL LLC
Head officerDAVID ESHAGHPOUR
Managing agentEAST COAST MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,430,000 $1,093,500
2026$2,696,000 $1,213,200
2027$2,595,000 $1,167,750

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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.

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

Subway82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Elmhurst Av — M R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hampton St / Baxter Av — Q29 · 200 ft
Citi BikeIthaca St & Baxter Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 89Q: The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers
Middle: I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri 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

40-17 Ithaca 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

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 EAST COAST MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 912 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65-50 Wetherole Street QN146 B
80-09 35 Avenue QN96 A
44-30 MacNish Street QN66 B
845 Riverside Drive MN53 A
35-40 83 Street QN53 A
37-05 90 Street QN49 B
839 Riverside Drive MN48 A
91-16 34 Avenue QN48 B
4067 Broadway MN44 A
38 Ft Washington Avenue MN43 A
46 Ft Washington Avenue MN43 B
34-35 74 Street QN42 A
40-17 Ithaca Street QN39 B
4069 Broadway MN38 A
1341 St Nicholas Avenue MN32 B
328 East 78 Street MN28 A
603 West 138 Street MN24 C
320 Columbus Avenue MN20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $764,390 on 2022-07-19 (lender: New York Commercial Bank and New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-19Agreement $3,918,000 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,918,000
2022-07-19AL&R $3,918,000 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $3,918,000
2022-07-19Mortgage $764,391 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $764,391
2017-09-27Mortgage $1,210,638 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,210,638
2017-09-27Agreement $3,445,000 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $3,445,000
2017-09-27AL&R $3,445,000 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $3,445,000
2012-09-14Agreement $2,500,000 — from JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to STAR CAPITAL LLC $2,500,000
2012-09-14Mortgage $625,557 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $625,557
2012-09-14Agreement $2,500,000 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,500,000
2008-04-23Mortgage $532,660 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $532,660
2008-04-23Agreement $2,000,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to STAR CAPITAL LLC $2,000,000
2008-04-23AL&R $2,000,000 — from STAR CAPITAL LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,000,000
2003-09-06Agreement $1,650,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to STAR CAPITAL, LLC $1,650,000
1998-02-27Mortgage $332,401 — from STAR CAPITAL, LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $332,401
1987-09-02Mortgage $286,038 — from WERBER, MILDRED to GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BK $286,038

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
55
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000538
20180780217
20190190313
20200180211
202100140216
20224493323
2023210250441
202402500355
2025016029
202600270229
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 81Housing & tenants 215Ownership & money 53Health & systems 31

Every one of the 390 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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