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89-50 56 Avenue

1,397Records
21City systems
4Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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1,397 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 572 311 service requests, 352 HPD complaints, 107 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1963
Floors6
Res. units165
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)ELMWOOD ARMS LLC
BBL4018450010
BIN4045575

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 22.5. 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 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 — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-07-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

146 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 102). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
18
’24–25
102
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

179 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (72) · Noise (61) · Illegal Parking (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Elevator (5) · Rodent (5).

Filed construction activity

$261,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (165)
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)ELMWOOD ARMS,LLC
Head officerEDWARD KALIKOW
Managing agentKALED MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,792,000 $4,406,400
2026$9,891,000 $4,450,950
2027$10,030,000 $4,513,500

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (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).

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

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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

SubwayWoodhaven Blvd — M R · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 90 St / 56 Av — Q29 · 200 ft
Citi BikeQueens Blvd & 56 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 102 Bayview
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

89-50 56 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

179 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 72 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 KALED MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 48 buildings, 5,920 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43-23 Colden Street QN321 B
43-70 Kissena Boulevard QN320 B
141-10 82 Drive QN291 C
43-44 Kissena Boulevard QN285 A
43-32 Kissena Boulevard QN285 B
42-49 Colden Street QN284 C
99-06 58 Avenue QN225 B
85-15 Main Street QN223 A
118-17 Union Turnpike QN206 A
58-03 Calloway Street QN189 A
135-10 Grand Central Pkwy QN181 B
89-50 56 Avenue QN165 B
142-10 Roosevelt Avenue QN144 B
63-60 102 Street QN139 B
69-39 Yellowstone Blvd QN135 B
106-15 Queens Boulevard QN127 A
69-40 Yellowstone Blvd QN127 A
86-45 St James Avenue QN125 B
140-35 Franklin Avenue QN113 B
67-50 Thornton Place QN112 A
67-67 Burns Street QN112 C
110-16 72 Avenue QN108 B
71-11 Yellowstone Blvd QN107 A
40-15 81 Street QN106 A
30-11 Parsons Boulevard QN105 B
144-90 41 Avenue QN101 C
63-61 99 Street QN98 A
20 Continental Avenue QN95 A
111-14 76 Avenue QN95 A
142-41 41 Avenue QN90 A
143-08 Roosevelt Avenue QN79 A
211 East 35 Street MN76 A
61-88 Dry Harbor Road QN76 A
84-31 Van Wyck Expwy SR E QN73 A
295 Washington Avenue BK72 A
601 East 18 Street BK72 C
2423 Church Avenue BK68 B
107-19 70 Avenue QN67 B
41-72 Judge Street QN66 B
110-11 72 Avenue QN57 A
69-40 108 Street QN53 B
99-15 66 Avenue QN53 A
68-10 108 Street QN50 A
120-10 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN28 A
2781 Broadway MN10 B
23 Park Place MN6 A
58 3 Avenue MN0 —
64 3 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2021-01-08 (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
2021-01-08Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ELMWOOD ARMS, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2021-01-08Agreement $7,000,000 — from ELMWOOD ARMS, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,000,000
2017-07-07AL&R $6,000,000 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P.; HEWLETT ASSOCIATES to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2017-07-07M&CON $6,000,000 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES; HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2013-06-17RPTT&RET $10,989,000 — from EUGENE SHALIK EXEC THE ESTATE OF PEARL B; JAMES DEVITA EXEC THE ESTATE OF PEARL B. to LAURIE K. PLATT 2013 HEWLETT TRUST; EDWARD KALIKOW, AS TRUSTEE; EDWARD KALIKOW 2013 HE $10,989,000
2011-03-18Mortgage $75,777 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $75,777
2011-03-18Agreement $2,700,000 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $2,700,000
2011-03-18AL&R $2,700,000 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $2,700,000
2002-01-18Mortgage $261,000 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES LP to NORTH FORK BANK $261,000
1991-11-14Mortgage $499,373 — from HEWLETT ASSOC to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK $499,373
1985-05-10Mortgage $344,314 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES to JOHN HANCOCK VAR LFEINS $344,314

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017115455470
20186163801272
20190137301096
20202510512115
202105486463
2022215001164
2023016690388
2024157801195
20253199015118
20260112100122
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The full timeline

Construction 67Enforcement 167Housing & tenants 1,046Ownership & money 34Health & systems 83

Every one of the 1,397 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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