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42-42 80 Street

2,634Records
20City systems
68Open violations
65.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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2,634 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,076 311 service requests, 787 HPD complaints, 459 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1955
Floors6
Res. units136
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)TOWN LEASEING LIMITED LIABILITY CO
BBL4015250030
BIN4037983

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 65.7. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations68 total — 39 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2020-09-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

74 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 25 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 27). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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27
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13 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

282 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (84) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (42) · HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · PAINT/PLASTER (30) · WATER LEAK (25) · PLUMBING (14).

Filed construction activity

$2,060,792 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1955)
YesSix or more residential units (136)
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)TOWN LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Head officerDAVId BERNHARDt
Managing agentESTATES NY REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC
Last registered2026-06-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,044,000 $5,419,800
2026$12,231,000 $5,503,950
2027$11,999,000 $5,399,550

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 85/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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 2022 (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

SubwayElmhurst Av — M R · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / 78 St — Q53-SBS · 850 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike79 St & Woodside Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone
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

42-42 80 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

282 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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: $724,812 on 2016-12-28 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-28Mortgage $724,813 — from TOWN LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY to ASTORIA BANK $724,813
2016-12-28Agreement $4,000,000 — from TOWN LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY to ASTORIA BANK $4,000,000
2012-01-12Agreement $3,600,000 — from TOWN LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $3,600,000
2005-11-15Mortgage $368,876 — from C/O THE LEFRAK ORGANIZATION; TOWN LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $368,876
2005-11-15Agreement $3,700,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to C/O THE LEFRAK ORGANIZATION; TOWN LEASING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY $3,700,000
2001-11-23Mortgage $1,927,091 — from TOWN LEASING LIMITEDLIABILITY CO to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $1,927,091
1994-08-10Mortgage $534,848 — from TOWN LEASING CORP to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $534,848
1986-12-05Mortgage $547,034 — from TOWN LEASING CORP to DOLLAR DRY DOCK SAVSBK $547,034

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175610802121
20188211804132
20192319603204
202053780288
202121010413120
202203390244
20230316901173
20243330502313
20250216502169
20260012302125
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The full timeline

Construction 65Enforcement 134Housing & tenants 2,369Ownership & money 32Health & systems 34

Every one of the 2,634 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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