1,896 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 733 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 471 311 service requests, 351 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 46.5. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 47 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1987-02-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · Illegal Parking (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PLUMBING (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
$67,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1964) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (77) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | EMPRESS ELENA CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | JAMES DEMETRIOU |
| Managing agent | FIRST MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $91,600 | $41,220 |
| 2026 | $95,820 | $43,119 |
| 2027 | $69,415 | $31,237 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,567,440 a year ($21.77 per sq ft), operating expenses $720,720 ($10.01 per sq ft), net operating income $846,720. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 2011 (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.
| Subway | Grand Av-Newtown — M R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 90 St / 53 Av — Q29 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | 55 Ave & 90 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 013 Clement C. Moore 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.
53-11 90 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by FIRST MANAGEMENT CORP — 92 buildings, 3,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A43 · B27 · C10 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 92 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Mortgage $258,000 — from GURUNG, TSETEN; GURUNG, JAMUNA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $258,000 | |
| 2025-07-25 | Deed $558,000 — from XU, ZHIHUA to GURUNG, JAMUNA; GURUNG, TSETEN | $558,000 | |
| 2025-07-21 | Sold for $558,000 | $558,000 | $7,247 |
| 2025-07-21 | Sold for $558,000 | $558,000 | $7,247 |
| 2024-03-11 | Deed $317,000 — from PARNIK EQUITIES, LLC to JUNG, DAVID S | $317,000 | |
| 2024-03-06 | Sold for $317,000 | $317,000 | $4,117 |
| 2024-01-30 | Deed $344,760 — from DEMETRIOU PARTNERS, LLC to ARAKELYAN, SILVA | $344,760 | |
| 2024-01-30 | Mortgage $272,000 — from ARAKELYAN, SILVA to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $272,000 | |
| 2024-01-24 | Deed $505,000 — from GOLDSTEIN, CAROL A; GOLDSTEIN, CAROL ANN to CHEN, MING FANG; LU, MINDEN; LU, WAN BAO | $505,000 | |
| 2024-01-18 | Sold for $344,760 | $344,760 | $4,477 |
| 2024-01-09 | Sold for $505,000 | $505,000 | $6,558 |
| 2023-10-04 | Mortgage $295,000 — from XIANG, HUI PING to MERS | $295,000 | |
| 2023-10-04 | Deed $590,000 — from PARNIK EQUITIES, LLC to XIANG, HUI PING | $590,000 | |
| 2023-09-18 | Sold for $590,000 | $590,000 | $7,662 |
| 2023-05-30 | Mortgage $250,000 — from GYATSO, LOBSANG; GYACHUNG, CHUNGLA to MERS | $250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 94 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 2 | 67 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 31 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 42 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 47 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 62 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 22 | 1 | 133 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 40 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Every one of the 1,896 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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