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40-45 Elbertson Street

35,780Records
20City systems
90Open violations
35Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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35,780 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 20,003 311 service requests, 14,787 HPD complaints, 569 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1950
Floors6
Res. units235
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)ELMBACK OWNERS
BBL4015110001
BIN4431447, 4431448, 4431449

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 35. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations90 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1993-09-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

289 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 72 · winter 2024–25: 72 · winter 2025–26: 145). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

72
’23–24
72
’24–25
145
’25–26

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

$937 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1,029 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (719) · HEAT/HOT WATER (144) · Illegal Fireworks (31) · Water System (29) · Blocked Driveway (14) · Illegal Parking (12).

Filed construction activity

$194,204 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (235)
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)Elmback Owners LLC
Head officerRUBIN SCHRON
Managing agentCENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,429,000 $5,143,050
2026$9,819,000 $4,418,550
2027$11,172,000 $5,027,400

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 98/100 (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.

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

Subway90 St-Elmhurst Av — 7 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hampton St / Britton Av — Q29 · 950 ft
Citi Bike87 St & Roosevelt Ave · 500 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

40-45 Elbertson 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

1,029 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 144 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 CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES — 24 buildings, 2,778 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B11 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
62-42 Woodhaven Boulevard QN408 B
62-49 84 Street QN384 B
137-60 45 Avenue QN252 C
40-45 Elbertson Street QN235 B
83-31 116 Street QN180 B
41-11 Elbertson Street QN138 B
148-28 88 Avenue QN114 C
40-51 Denman Street QN102 C
148-45 150 Street QN95 A
89-25 Elmhurst Avenue QN90 A
37-06 80 Street QN89 B
439 Beach 22 Street QN87 A
147-25 148 Street QN85 A
88-02 37 Avenue QN76 B
23-11 Cornaga Avenue QN76 A
169-04 88 Avenue QN65 A
153-02 90 Avenue QN63 B
530 Briar Place QN50 B
78-38 Parsons Boulevard QN49 A
41-42 66 Street QN36 B
41-28 67 Street QN31 C
37-17 75 Street QN27 C
80-30 Broadway QN26 B
40-42 61 Street QN20 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $31,000,000 on 2018-08-30 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 11 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
2018-08-30AL&R $71,000,000 — from ELMBACK OWNERS LLC; SAVOY OWNERS LLC; DOVER OWNERS LLC; PRICEMAN OWNERS LLC; PENINSULA ARM to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $71,000,000
2018-08-30Agreement $71,000,000 — from DEXTER OWNERS LLC; PRICEMAN OWNERS LLC; PARK TERRACE OWNERS LLC; CORNAGA OWNERS LLC; DOVER to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $71,000,000
2018-08-30Mortgage $31,000,000 — from SAVOY OWNERS LLC; PRICEMAN OWNERS LLC; ELMBACK OWNERS LLC; CORNAGA OWNERS LLC; DOVER OWNER to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $31,000,000
2010-09-13Agreement $18,820,000 — from ELMBACK OWNERS LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $18,820,000
2010-09-13Mortgage $7,370,962 — from ELMBACK OWNERS LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $7,370,962
2004-09-29Mortgage $3,000,000 — from ELMBACK OWNERS LLC to HSBC BANK USA $3,000,000
2000-10-20Mortgage $3,194,707 — from ELMBACK OWNERS LLC to HSBC BANK USA; MARINE MIDLAND BANK,NA $3,194,707
1997-06-16Mortgage $2,127,047 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPERTIES CORP; ELMBACK OWNERS LLC to MARINE MIDLAND BANK $2,127,047
1993-03-03Mortgage $860,352 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPCORP to RIVER BANK AMERICA $860,352
1993-03-03Mortgage $5,000,000 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPCORP to RIVER BANK AMERICA $5,000,000

Ten-year activity

10,0005,0000
2017
2018
6,858
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017055,829045,838
2018095,399485,420
2019046,8440106,858
2020043,707083,719
2021051,089031,097
2022851,007031,023
20235857105589
20240351104518
202511043403448
20261134504351
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 174Housing & tenants 35,403Ownership & money 90Health & systems 83

Every one of the 35,780 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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