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42-15 81 Street

3,131Records
20City systems
29Open violations
51.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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3,131 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,116 311 service requests, 631 HPD complaints, 579 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1941
Floors6
Res. units114
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)42-15 81ST STREET CONDOMINIUM
BBL4015277501
BIN4038193

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 51.7. 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 violations29 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2017-06-20.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

186 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 133). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
38
’24–25
133
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

278 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (104) · HEAT/HOT WATER (91) · Illegal Parking (16) · PLUMBING (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Elevator (5).

Filed construction activity

$801,805 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (114)
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)42-15 81ST STREET CONDO
Head officerDAVID Z UNTERBERG
Managing agentALAYNE REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$130,964 $58,933
2026$158,117 $71,153
2027$134,457 $60,506

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,721,764 a year ($20.78 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,241,690 ($9.48 per sq ft), net operating income $1,480,074. 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 fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Aroma De CafeLatin AmericanA—
Dunkin'Coffee/TeaA—
Gangjong Thunpa PhunshiOtherNot yet gradedMice evidence
Saran RomThaiA—
Sophie's Rangoon KitchenAsian/Asian FusionNot yet graded—
T-Swirl CrepeJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

6 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 6 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Odor), shared by 6 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayElmhurst Av — M R · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / 78 St — Q53-SBS · 1,000 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike82 St & Broadway · 250 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

42-15 81 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

278 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 91 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 ALAYNE REAL ESTATE — 6 buildings, 252 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-15 81 Street QN114 C
1675 East 21 Street BK48 C
2992 Nostrand Avenue BK48 C
1780 Sheepshead Bay Road BK23 A
32-86 Beach 41 Street QN19 A
4000300005 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-12Deed $500,000 — from WU, YU to UMEKI, YUJI; UMEKI, YUTA $500,000
2025-08-25Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $4,386
2025-08-25Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $4,386
2019-02-22Mortgage $190,000 — from MYINT, THAN to QUONTIC BANK $190,000
2019-01-14Deed $495,000 — from WANG, MICHELLE Y to WANG, CHIH-YANG $495,000
2018-12-28Sold for $495,000 $495,000 $4,342
2018-08-17RPTT&RET $285,000 — from SCICHILONE, RICCARDO; SCICHILONE, JOANNE to SZE, SEAMAN; WONG, AI L $285,000
2018-01-16Deed $330,000 — from CHO, KATHRYN; HAN, KATHRYN to MYINT, THAN $330,000
2017-12-28Sold for $330,000 $330,000 $2,895
2017-08-21Mortgage $420,000 — from CHEN, GUO DANG; ZOU, YAN YUN to TD BANK, N.A. $420,000
2015-08-07Mortgage $188,000 — from LI-VITALE, YAN to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $188,000
2015-08-07Deed $240,000 — from HE, FANG to LI-VITALE, YAN $240,000
2015-07-29Deed $70,000 — from MARK J. SEELIG, TRUSTEE to SEELIG, FRED; SEELIG, LEONARD $70,000
2013-10-31Deed $370,000 — from KIM, CHAN; KIM, KYUNG RAN to CHEN, GUO DANG; ZOU, YAN YUN $370,000
2013-05-01Deed $345,000 — from PAN, JINXIAN; NG, JOHNNY to SHA, MIN $345,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170142142076441
20181010105110136
201901411228136
20200520723217
202152313303164
202211131534334
202351011433135
202419765596
202517713258169
20264224804258
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The full timeline

Construction 95Enforcement 243Housing & tenants 2,159Ownership & money 587Health & systems 47

Every one of the 3,131 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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