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56-11 56 Avenue

2,303Records
19City systems
22Open violations
57.6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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2,303 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 819 311 service requests, 741 HPD complaints, 249 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1964
Floors6
Res. units112
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)MARTINIQUE PLAZA L.P.
BBL4019020039
BIN4047078

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 57.6. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations22 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

211 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 56 · winter 2025–26: 142). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
56
’24–25
142
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

295 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (103) · Noise (78) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (32) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · Elevator (8).

Filed construction activity

$15,018,371 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1964)
YesSix or more residential units (112)
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)MARTINIQUE PLAZA LP
Head officerMichael Kohn
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$9,191,000 $4,135,950
2026$9,457,000 $4,255,650
2027$9,731,000 $4,378,950

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

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

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

SubwayWoodhaven Blvd — M R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 57 Av / Junction Blvd — Q14 Q88 QM10 QM11 +1 more · 350 ft
Citi Bike94 St & 57 Ave · 150 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.

Report a problem to 311

56-11 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

295 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 103 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: $11,250,000 on 2024-11-01 (lender: Cbre Capital Markets, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-11-01Deed $15,000,000 — from 56-11 94TH STREET CO., LLC to MARTINIQUE PLAZA L.P. $15,000,000
2024-11-01Mortgage $11,250,000 — from MARTINIQUE PLAZA L.P. to CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. $11,250,000
2024-10-23Sold for $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $133,929
2020-06-25Agreement $40,000,000 — from EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO. LLC; 120 EAST 34TH STREET CO. LLC; 56-11 to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $40,000,000
2013-06-25Mortgage $40,000,000 — from 40-40 79TH STREET CO. LLC; 133-17 SANFORD AVENUE CO., LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 1 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH $40,000,000
2013-06-25Agreement $233,000,000 — from RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO. LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 13 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH $233,000,000
2013-06-25Agreement $40,000,000 — from SANFORD TERRACE ASSOCIATES CO., LLC; 330 EAST 85TH STREET CO. LLC; 145 EAST 27TH STREET CO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $40,000,000
2006-07-03Agreement $30,100,000 — from HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC; 132-25 to CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR; CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH $30,100,000
2006-07-03Agreement $233,000,000 — from 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES, L; 120 EAST 34TH STREET to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH $233,000,000
2006-07-03AL&R $233,000,000 — from HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH to 40-40 79TH STREET CO., LLC; RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO., LLC; 132 $233,000,000
2002-09-19Mortgage $28,000,000 — from LAURENCE TOWERS CO LLC; 315 EAST 21 STREET CO LLC; PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES; 148 EAST 30TH STR to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH $28,000,000
2001-10-15Mortgage $9,903,514 — from 133-17 SANFORD AVE CO LLC; PARK VIEW ASSOC; PLAZA REALTY CO LLC; 148 E 30 ST CO LLC; 330 E to CREDIT LYONNIAS NEWYORK $9,903,514
2001-10-15Mortgage $13,046,507 — from 41-40 DENMAN ST CO LLC; 148 E 30 ST CO LLC; 145 E 27 ST CO LLC; 315 E 21 ST CO LLC; 461 CE to CREDIT LYONNAIS NY BRANCH $13,046,507
1994-02-28Mortgage $2,219,400 — from EL DORADO APARTMENTSCO; STONERIDGE APARTMENTS; PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS INC; GINSBERG, PEARL to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $2,219,400
1994-02-28Mortgage $887,760 — from PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS INC; STONEBRIDGE APARTMENTS; GINSBERG, PEARL; 315 EAST 21ST CO; 530 to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $887,760

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201728255300106
2018779202108
201988162012190
202003921298
20210213202136
2022019407102
202307540263
202403555164
20250118814194
202601356010367
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The full timeline

Construction 71Enforcement 269Housing & tenants 1,842Ownership & money 71Health & systems 50

Every one of the 2,303 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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