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40-51 Denman Street

1,611Records
19City systems
4Open violations
46Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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1,611 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 803 311 service requests, 305 HPD complaints, 231 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1951
Floors6
Res. units102
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ELMBACK OWNERS
BBL4015520001
BIN4038805

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 46. 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 violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 48). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’24–25
48
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

233 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (120) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Illegal Parking (18) · Consumer Complaint (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Elevator (6).

Filed construction activity

$62,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1951)
YesSix or more residential units (102)
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$5,447,000 $2,451,150
2026$5,494,000 $2,472,300
2027$5,732,000 $2,579,400

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (1 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

Subway90 St-Elmhurst Av — 7 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hampton St / Whitney Ave — Q29 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeElmhurst Ave & Roosevelt Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 019 Marino Jeantet
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

40-51 Denman 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

233 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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
2010-09-13Mortgage $7,370,962 — from ELMBACK OWNERS LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $7,370,962
2010-09-13Agreement $18,820,000 — from ELMBACK OWNERS LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $18,820,000
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 $5,000,000 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPCORP to RIVER BANK AMERICA $5,000,000
1993-03-03Mortgage $860,352 — from CENTRAL QUEENS PROPCORP to RIVER BANK AMERICA $860,352

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702700173
20180210341110
201904570465
202002530156
202102630166
202221211201127
202311413002147
20240520801214
2025918901100
202621770282
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 1,359Ownership & money 113Health & systems 28

Every one of the 1,611 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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