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83-37 St James Avenue

618Records
19City systems
12Open violations
1.9Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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618 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 164 311 service requests, 76 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1957
Floors6
Res. units122
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)CROYDEN APTS INC
BBL4015450033
BIN4038701

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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 63% 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 1.9. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1993-03-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$28,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (3) · Street Light Condition (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$347,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1957)
YesSix or more residential units (122)
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)Croyden Apartments Inc
Head officerShirley You
Managing agentVENTURE NY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC.
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,185,000 $4,133,250
2026$9,223,000 $4,150,350
2027$9,353,000 $4,208,850

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · 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 $2,377,468 a year ($20.52 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,188,734 ($10.26 per sq ft), net operating income $1,188,734. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 95/100 (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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Corona Av — Q58 · 500 ft
Citi BikeSouth Railroad Ave & Broadway · 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

83-37 St James 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 VENTURE NY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 123 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A101 · B19 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
130 St Edwards Street BK292 A
4430 Purves Street QN272 A
105-07 66 Road QN200 A
83-37 St James Avenue QN122 A
63-84 Saunders Street QN121 A
37-27 86 Street QN120 A
860 Grand Concourse BX111 A
87-70 173 Street QN89 B
148-09 Northern Boulevard QN87 B
98-50 67 Avenue QN86 A
2081 Cruger Avenue BX85 A
23-22 30 Road QN85 A
34-43 60 Street QN82 A
35-21 79 Street QN82 A
3065 Sedgwick Avenue BX73 A
2186 Cruger Avenue BX73 B
2835 Webb Avenue BX73 A
115-25 Metropolitan Avenue QN72 A
65 West 95 Street MN71 A
385 East 18 Street BK71 A
86-04 Grand Avenue QN69 A
87-02 57 Avenue QN66 A
65-41 Booth Street QN66 B
44-10 Ketcham Street QN65 A
853 Macy Place BX63 A
141-33 78 Avenue QN60 A
70 Lenox Road BK60 A
31-14 Crescent Street QN59 A
47-20 42 Street QN59 A
83-84 116 Street QN58 A
3000 Valentine Avenue BX57 B
92 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 A
86-10 109 Street QN54 A
2460 Adam C Powell Blvd MN52 B
133 Water Street BK52 A
3015097501 BK52 A
50-21 39 Place QN51 B
50-22 40 Street QN51 A
1200 Woodycrest Avenue BX49 B
1673 Ocean Avenue BK49 A
87-01 Midland Parkway QN48 A
35-05 72 Street QN48 A
47-55 39 Place QN47 A
21-21 31st Street QN46 A
77-30 Main Street QN45 A
26-26 Jackson Avenue QN43 A
91-16 Shore Front Parkway QN43 A
302 Convent Avenue MN42 A
1925 Ocean Avenue BK41 A
2796 Sedgwick Avenue BX40 A
8705 Bedell Lane BK39 B
345 West 70 Street MN36 A
678 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 A
676 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 B
87-14 Homelawn Street QN34 A
90 North 5 Street BK34 A
88-20 Parsons Boulevard QN33 A
17 Chittenden Avenue MN33 A
1311 Pacific Street BK32 A
228 Bushwick Avenue BK30 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2025-07-21 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-17RPTT&RET $300,000 — from ESTATE OF JOSE R ALONSO A/K/A JOSE RAMON; ESTATE OF CURTIS WHEELER; JOSE HERNANDEZ, AS ADM to RIOS, GLORIA A $300,000
2026-06-09Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $2,459
2025-12-29RPTT&RET $300,000 — from PIYAPHINUNSUK, VARISSARA to BOYSEN, RYAN L $300,000
2025-12-22Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $2,459
2025-09-24RPTT&RET $321,000 — from KAMDAR, NIRANJANA; KAMDAR, VISHVESH to SY, HEUSTEIN; CHUA, CHARLES VICTOR $321,000
2025-09-19Sold for $321,000 $321,000 $2,631
2025-08-21RPTT&RET $350,000 — from JACKSON, DANIEL; JACKSON, MARTINA to PRICE, JEREMY M; LIAN, JIA MIN $350,000
2025-08-11RPTT&RET $300,000 — from LOEWI, PETER D. to LUO, LIN GAN; LUO, DANIEL; FU, JIE PING $300,000
2025-08-11Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $2,869
2025-08-07Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $2,459
2025-07-21RPTT&RET $250,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, ERIBERTO to LHAMO, KUNGA $250,000
2025-07-21AL&R $500,000 — from CROYDEN APTS. INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2025-07-21Mortgage $500,000 — from CROYDEN APTS. INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2025-07-21AL&R $3,000,000 — from CROYDEN APTS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $3,000,000
2025-07-21Mortgage $3,000,000 — from CROYDEN APTS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700416148
20180176014
20190338216
20203054113
20211288019
202223334143
20232594121
202473510025
202516632247
20260184013
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 295Ownership & money 218Health & systems 12

Every one of the 618 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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