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41-55 Case Street

354Records
17City systems
1Open violations
39.6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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354 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 311 service requests, 103 HPD complaints, 34 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1936
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CASE 55 REALTY, LLC
BBL4015640043
BIN4039101

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 39.6. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-09-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1936)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)CASE 55 REALTY , LLC
Head officerMICHAEL APFELBAUM
Managing agentINFO-STRUCTURE ENTERPRISES INC.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,872,000 $842,400
2026$1,726,000 $776,700
2027$1,669,000 $751,050

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 2012 (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

SubwayJunction Blvd — 7 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Junction Blvd / Roosevelt Av — Q72 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeCase St & 94 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 019 Marino Jeantet
Middle: I.S. 061 Leonardo Da Vinci. 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

41-55 Case 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

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 INFO-STRUCTURE ENTERPRISES INC. — 16 buildings, 294 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
198-39 32 Avenue QN42 A
144-12 34 Avenue QN35 A
34-27 74 Street QN26 A
41-56 Lamont Avenue QN21 A
41-55 Case Street QN20 B
109-16 85 Avenue QN18 A
43-29 41 Street QN16 A
43-19 41 Street QN16 A
37-58 81 Street QN16 A
37-54 81 Street QN16 A
37-50 81 Street QN16 A
109-08 85 Avenue QN12 A
272 West 77 Street MN12 A
129 West 75 Street MN10 A
34-20 75 Street QN10 A
103 West 86 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,775,000 on 2018-09-17 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-10-09CORRM $1,775,000 — from CASE 55 REATLY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,775,000
2018-09-17Deed $3,650,000 — from ARAGONA, ANNA to CASE 55 REALTY, LLC $3,650,000
2018-09-17Mortgage $1,775,000 — from CASE 55 REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,775,000
2018-09-07Sold for $3,650,000 $3,650,000 $182,500
1987-02-27Mortgage $400,000 — from ARAGONA, FRANK to GOMES, PETER $400,000
1984-10-05Mortgage $30,000 — from ARAGONA, FRANK to GRIEBEL, STEVEN P. $30,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170300030
20180185124
20190180119
20200690271
202108019
20222230126
202306017
20240530255
20250100111
2026090110
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 298Ownership & money 24Health & systems 21

Every one of the 354 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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