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96-02 57 Avenue

3,920Records
22City systems
75Open violations
103.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11368 · Neighborhood: Corona
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3,920 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,245 311 service requests, 1,058 HPD complaints, 989 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11368
Built1962
Floors16
Res. units222
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)LONDON LEASING COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSH IP
BBL4019180050
BIN4047314, 4827255, 4835599, 4842401

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 103.1. In ZIP 11368, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations75 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2013-01-15.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

196 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 91 · winter 2024–25: 74 · winter 2025–26: 25 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

91
’23–24
74
’24–25
25
’25–26
2
’26–27

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

330 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (84) · Noise (57) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · Vendor Enforcement (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · PLUMBING (15).

Filed construction activity

$3,349,351 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (34 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (222)
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)London Leasing Limited Partnership
Head officerDavid Bernhardt
Managing agentEstates Real Estate Services
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$19,792,000 $8,906,400
2026$20,197,000 $9,088,650
2027$20,528,000 $9,237,600

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 85/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Junction Cake BoxBakery Products/DessertsBMice evidence
Q'RicoLatin AmericanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (1 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 57 Av / Junction Blvd — Q14 · 100 ft
Citi Bike97 St & 57 Ave · 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.

Report a problem to 311

96-02 57 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

330 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 84 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 ESTATES NY REAL ESTATE SERVICES — 20 buildings, 4,618 units. Grades across the portfolio: B16 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
97-05 Horace Harding Expwy QN243 C
97-07 Horace Harding Expwy QN238 D
98-30 57 Avenue QN237 B
98-23 Horace Harding Expressway QN233 B
97-15 Horace Harding Expressway QN233 B
97-22 57 Avenue QN233 B
98-17 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN232 B
97-11 Horace Harding Expwy QN232 B
96-08 57 Avenue QN232 B
97-28 57 Avenue QN232 B
98-32 57 Avenue QN232 B
98-25 Horace Harding Expwy QN231 B
98-40 57 Avenue QN231 B
97-20 57 Avenue QN231 B
97-30 57 Avenue QN231 B
98-15 Horace Harding Expwy QN227 B
96-10 57 Avenue QN225 B
98-38 57th Avenue QN224 B
96-02 57 Avenue QN222 D
96-04 57 Avenue QN219 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,149,727 on 2015-02-24 (lender: People's United Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-03AL&R $5,415,000 — from LONDON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $5,415,000
2025-03-03Agreement $5,415,000 — from LONDON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $5,415,000
2015-02-24Agreement $7,000,000 — from LONDON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $7,000,000
2015-02-24Mortgage $1,149,727 — from LONDON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,149,727
2011-04-07Agreement $6,500,000 — from LONDON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CAPITAL ONE,N.A. $6,500,000
2011-04-07Mortgage $2,618,549 — from LONDON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CAPITAL ONE,N.A. $2,618,549
2011-04-07AL&R $6,500,000 — from LONDON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CAPITAL ONE,N.A. $6,500,000
2001-06-01Mortgage $1,489,810 — from LONDON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to HSBC BANK USA $1,489,810
1994-08-05Mortgage $349,487 — from LONDON LEASING COMPANY; LEFRAK, RICHARD S (TRUSTEE); LEFRAK, JACQUELINE (TRUSTEE); LEFRAK, to REPUBLIC BANK FOR SAVINGS $349,487
1988-01-11Mortgage $1,417,729 — from LEFRAK, FRANCINE F/B/O; LEFRAK, JACQUELINE S/FBO; LEFRAK, SAMUEL J(IND&TR); LEFRAK, ETHEL to GOLDOME $1,417,729

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
450
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711418301199
201812721504238
20196610304119
20201678603112
2021161129004321
202211227105289
202321928606313
20240643608450
20250427238287
202602274014290
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The full timeline

Construction 243Enforcement 186Housing & tenants 3,386Ownership & money 36Health & systems 69

Every one of the 3,920 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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