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96-08 57 Avenue

2,427Records
18City systems
18Open violations
25.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11368 · Neighborhood: Corona
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2,427 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,003 311 service requests, 772 HPD complaints, 326 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11368
Built1962
Floors16
Res. units232
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL4019180055
BIN4047316

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 25.2. 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 violations18 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2010-04-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
27
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

131 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · Noise (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · PLUMBING (11) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5).

Filed construction activity

$2,386,170 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (232)
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)Copenhagen 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$18,377,000 $8,269,650
2026$19,008,000 $8,553,600
2027$19,182,000 $8,631,900

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 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.

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 · 450 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

96-08 57 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

131 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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: $4,467,885 on 2016-11-29 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-11-29Agreement $8,935,770 — from ROME REALTY LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $8,935,770
2016-11-29Mortgage $4,467,885 — from COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $4,467,885
2016-11-29AL&R $7,000,000 — from COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $7,000,000
2016-11-29Agreement $7,000,000 — from COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $7,000,000
2016-11-29Mortgage $2,532,115 — from COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,532,115
2011-09-27Mortgage $5,614,614 — from COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; ROME REALTY LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $5,614,614
2011-09-27Agreement $10,000,000 — from ROME REALTY LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $10,000,000
2011-09-27AL&R $10,000,000 — from ROME REALTY LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $10,000,000
2004-11-12Agreement $5,291,534 — from ROME REALTY LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $5,291,534
1998-01-26Mortgage $1,220,077 — from COPENHAGEN LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; ROME REALTY LEASINGLIMITED PARTNERSHIP to M & T REAL ESTATE INC $1,220,077
1992-10-16Mortgage $2,538,998 — from LEFRAK, RICHARD S; LEFRAK, DENISE FKA; LEFRAK, SAMUEL J to LEFRAK, RICHARD S.TR; LEFRAK, SAMUEL J; ROME LEASING; BANDIER, DENISE LEFRAK; COPENHAGEN L $2,538,998

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
204
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017231751181
2018421315142
2019012030204
2020031730176
2021431100117
2022371780188
2023031632168
2024041641169
20251081082
2026301059117
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The full timeline

Construction 97Enforcement 97Housing & tenants 2,175Ownership & money 34Health & systems 24

Every one of the 2,427 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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