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42-42 Ithaca Street

1,244Records
20City systems
199Open violations
212.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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1,244 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 377 311 service requests, 338 HPD housing violations, 301 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ITHACA APARTMENTS CO
BBL4015580026
BIN4038966

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 212.1. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations199 total — 52 class C (immediately hazardous), 106 class B, 41 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-29.
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

79 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 65). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
12
’24–25
65
’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

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (37) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (37) · PAINT/PLASTER (21) · Elevator (14) · Noise (12) · PLUMBING (9).

Filed construction activity

$237,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)Ithaca Apartments Co LLC
Head officerMarie Pindus
Managing agentZION MGMT
Last registered2025-12-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,835,000 $2,625,750
2026$6,035,000 $2,715,750
2027$5,624,000 $2,530,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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 2019 (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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
90 St-Elmhurst Av — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hampton St / Whitney Ave — Q29 · 350 ft
Citi BikeWhitney Ave & Ketcham Pl · 450 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

42-42 Ithaca 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

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 37 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 ZION MGMT — 14 buildings, 948 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C6 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5407 Kings Highway BK225 C
2501 Tratman Avenue BX213 F
78-34 164 Street QN119 C
180 East 17 Street BK90 B
541 West 49 Street MN66 C
42-42 Ithaca Street QN54 C
428 East 46 Street BK50 C
202 East 91 Street BK39 D
266 East 21 Street BK24 C
211-01 Hillside Avenue QN21 B
209-03 Hillside Avenue QN19 A
550 West 183 Street MN14 D
2750 Kingsbridge Terrace BX10 D
254 6 Avenue BK4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $303,648 on 2020-07-07 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-07Mortgage $303,649 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO. LLC to FLUSHING BANK $303,649
2020-07-07AL&R $4,900,000 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO. LLC to FLUSHING BANK $4,900,000
2020-07-07Agreement $4,900,000 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO. LLC to FLUSHING BANK $4,900,000
2015-07-07Mortgage $1,040,351 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO. LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,040,351
2015-07-07Agreement $5,145,000 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO. LLC to ASTORIA BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,145,000
2012-07-05Mortgage $350,000 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO. LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $350,000
2012-07-05Agreement $4,350,000 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO. LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $4,350,000
2008-01-02Mortgage $1,318,750 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO. LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,318,750
2008-01-02Agreement $4,000,000 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO. LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,000,000
2003-07-16M&CON $2,681,250 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS CO.LLC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN $2,681,250
1998-03-16Mortgage $1,950,000 — from ITHACA APARTMENTS COLLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,950,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702110215
2018012230136
2019131010302128
202024624274
202131310702125
20220610301110
202304240230
2024011840297
20250111501117
20265233401342
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 104Housing & tenants 1,049Ownership & money 24Health & systems 31

Every one of the 1,244 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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