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87-40 Elmhurst Avenue

2,222Records
18City systems
24Open violations
74.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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2,222 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 835 HPD complaints, 703 311 service requests, 387 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units58
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)BRG ELMHURST LLC
BBL4015560001
BIN4038902

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 74.5. 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 violations24 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

174 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (34) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (16) · Noise (13) · PLUMBING (13) · FLOORING/STAIRS (13).

Filed construction activity

$199,511 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (58)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)BRG ELMHURST LLC
Head officerANDY FALKIN
Managing agentBRG MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,264,000 $2,368,800
2026$5,691,000 $2,560,950
2027$5,824,000 $2,620,800

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 42/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway90 St-Elmhurst Av — 7 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Elmhurst Av — M R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hampton St / Whitney Ave — Q29 · 300 ft
Citi BikeElmhurst Ave & Forley St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 89Q: The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers
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

87-40 Elmhurst 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

174 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 BRG MANAGEMENT LLC — 86 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B43 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2717 East 28 Street BK240 A
33-24 77 Street QN216 C
40-40 79 Street QN192 B
80-15 Grenfell Street QN128 B
34-34 77 Street QN120 B
45-08 40 Street QN113 B
56-11 56 Avenue QN112 C
84-09 Talbot Street QN106 B
84-17 125 Street QN103 C
75-40 Austin Street QN96 A
92-11 35 Avenue QN96 A
88-01 35 Avenue QN96 A
37-52 89 Street QN96 B
74-15 35 Avenue QN96 B
88-02 35 Avenue QN96 A
2022 Benedict Avenue BX92 B
93-35 Lamont Avenue QN90 A
950 East 14 Street BK88 B
515 West 168 Street MN84 B
91-31 Lamont Avenue QN83 B
83-09 Talbot Street QN83 A
37-20 81 Street QN83 A
123-27 Merrick Boulevard QN80 B
32-15 93 Street QN78 B
250 Ocean Parkway BK77 A
1947 Ocean Avenue BK77 B
40-94 Denman Street QN77 B
83-00 Lefferts Boulevard QN76 A
96-10 37 Avenue QN76 B
150-15 79 Avenue QN75 A
86-03 102 Street QN73 A
30 Ocean Parkway BK70 A
35-34 84 Street QN70 A
31-20 54 Street QN69 A
3715 Kings Highway BK66 A
48-53 44 Street QN66 B
41-96 Gleane Street QN66 B
3025 Godwin Terrace BX65 B
10-11 Nameoke Street QN64 B
2940 Ocean Avenue BK63 A
2950 Ocean Avenue BK63 A
4568 Manhattan College Py BX61 B
32-30 93 Street QN60 C
62-82 Saunders Street QN60 B
679 Ocean Parkway BK59 B
87-40 Elmhurst Avenue QN58 B
87-42 Elmhurst Avenue QN58 B
405 East 82 Street MN55 A
157 East 18 Street MN53 A
665 Ocean Parkway BK53 A
1730 East 18 Street BK48 A
2686 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
32-05 81 Street QN46 A
342 East 49 Street MN44 A
43-23 Ithaca Street QN39 B
1715 Kings Highway BK36 A
119-40 Metropolitan Avenue QN33 A
249 East 118 Street MN28 A
43-43 91 Place QN28 B
35-20 97 Street QN21 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,929,595 on 2012-03-08 (lender: Capital One, National Association and North Fork Bank), covering 19 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
2021-09-23AL&R $6,711,135 — from BRG ELMHURST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,711,135
2021-09-23Agreement $6,711,135 — from BRG ELMHURST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,711,135
2019-05-28Agreement $6,751,111 — from BRG ELMHURST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,751,111
2014-05-07Mortgage $4,593,940 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,593,940
2014-05-07Agreement $7,050,000 — from BRG ELMHURST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,050,000
2014-05-07Mortgage $2,456,060 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,456,060
2014-04-04Agreement $70,427,103 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $70,427,103
2014-04-03Deed $9,097,325 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to BRG ELMHURST LLC $9,097,325
2013-08-10Mortgage $4,947,260 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,947,260
2013-08-10Agreement $119,500,000 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $119,500,000
2012-03-08Agreement $110,400,000 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK; CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $110,400,000
2012-03-08Mortgage $10,579,680 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK; CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,579,680
2012-03-08Mortgage $3,929,595 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK; CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,929,595
2012-03-08Mortgage $9,068,297 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; NORTH FORK BANK $9,068,297
2012-03-08Mortgage $7,556,914 — from GRAND REVIEW, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK; CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,556,914

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201743470256
201842570164
20194614011152
202000350035
202100352138
202201190121
202303750179
202403810286
20250619602204
20260212600128
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 102Housing & tenants 1,989Ownership & money 83Health & systems 25

Every one of the 2,222 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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