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74-02 43 Avenue

498Records
19City systems
11Open violations
13.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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498 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 311 service requests, 83 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1962
Floors6
Res. units90
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)FIRST NEWTON TENANTS CORP.
BBL4015200005
BIN4037714

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 13.8. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2006-07-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Sewer (3) · Street Sign (2) · Water System (2) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (90)
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)FIRST NEWTOWN TENANTS CORP
Head officerELVY GELBMAN
Managing agentNEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,265,000 $2,369,250
2026$5,297,000 $2,383,650
2027$5,301,000 $2,385,450

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,453,170 a year ($20.08 per sq ft), operating expenses $772,901 ($10.68 per sq ft), net operating income $680,269. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 32/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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

Subway74 St-Broadway — 7 E F M R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Woodside Av / 75 St — Q47 · 450 ft
Citi Bike74 St & Woodside Ave · 450 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

74-02 43 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 NEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 141 buildings, 8,387 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
99-40 63 Road QN545 A
309 Lafayette Avenue BK326 B
3000 Bronx Park East BX297 A
300 West 135 Street MN170 A
1911 Madison Avenue MN155 A
80 John Street MN146 A
811 Walton Avenue BX145 B
80 Winthrop Street BK144 B
350 Richmond Terrace SI140 B
753 Classon Avenue BK137 C
84-70 129 Street QN131 B
84-51 Beverly Road QN130 A
1602 Avenue I BK129 C
1400 5 Avenue MN129 A
6485 Broadway BX128 A
64 East 111 Street MN122 A
35-35 75 Street QN114 A
90 William Street MN113 A
145 Wellington Court SI111 B
855 East 233 Street BX110 C
2121 Shore Parkway BK110 B
140 East 28 Street MN107 A
1099 Avenue K BK104 C
339 East 58 Street MN102 A
345 Montgomery Street BK102 B
9801 Shore Road BK99 A
8 Vanderbilt Avenue BK98 A
130 Barrow Street MN95 A
1825 Madison Avenue MN92 A
301 West 118 Street MN91 A
39 Gramercy Park North MN90 A
74-02 43 Avenue QN90 A
94 Maspeth Avenue BK87 A
36 Dahill Road BK84 A
1275 Grant Avenue BX81 A
1259 Grant Avenue BX81 A
81 Ocean Parkway BK80 A
2190 Boston Road BX78 A
235 East 49 Street MN75 A
225 Ocean Parkway BK75 A
40 Tehama Street BK75 A
330 Wythe Avenue BK75 A
2250 Benson Avenue BK73 A
110-15 71 Road QN72 A
211 East 51 Street MN69 A
25 Murray Street MN69 A
161 East 110 Street MN68 A
482 Central Park West MN67 A
40-35 Ithaca Street QN65 B
125 Ocean Avenue BK65 A
541 Washington Avenue BK63 A
4 West 101 Street MN60 A
1155 Ocean Avenue BK59 B
78 8 Avenue BK58 A
152 East 118 Street MN58 A
3 Plaza St West BK57 A
258 Bedford Avenue BK57 B
2515 Glenwood Road BK55 B
29 West 65 Street MN54 A
415 Leonard Street BK54 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2025-05-20 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-30RPTT&RET $345,000 — from OCHOA, ENRIQUE A to CHEN, RICHARD $345,000
2026-09-22Sold for $345,000 $345,000 $3,833
2025-05-20AL&R $500,000 — from FIRST NEWTOWN TENANTS CORP. to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $500,000
2025-05-20Mortgage $500,000 — from FIRST NEWTOWN TENANTS CORP. to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $500,000
2025-05-20AL&R $1,500,000 — from FIRST NEWTOWN TENANTS CORP. to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,500,000
2025-05-20M&CON $1,500,000 — from FIRST NEWTOWN TENANTS CORP. to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,500,000
2024-05-28RPTT&RET $233,407 — from JULEAH CO., L.P. to LY, LISA $233,407
2024-05-28RPTT&RET $275,000 — from LAWRENCE MAHON, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTAT; ESTATE OF DIANNE KOSS to KALRA, DISHANT; CLEMENTE, ROMA YANGA $275,000
2024-05-22Sold for $233,407 $233,407 $2,593
2024-05-14Sold for $275,000 $275,000 $3,056
2024-04-17RPTT&RET $352,254 — from JULEAH CO., L.P. to SHRESTHA, UMESH K; SHRESTHA, BIMALA $352,254
2024-04-11Sold for $352,254 $352,254 $3,914
2023-12-20RPTT&RET $285,000 — from PARRA, SANDRA M; DE PARRA, ANA ROSA to KALRA, RAKESH K $285,000
2023-11-20Sold for $285,000 $285,000 $3,167
2023-05-18RPTT&RET $220,000 — from YANG, JOHN; YANG, FLORENCE LEE to ORNSTEIN-SLOAN, MAGDALENA $220,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017157013
20185124122
2019126211
202004026
202121414131
20222184125
2023258217
20242169330
2025186116
20263294137
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 283Ownership & money 112Health & systems 19

Every one of the 498 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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