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98-40 57 Avenue

3,701Records
20City systems
56Open violations
32.9Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11368 · Neighborhood: Corona
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3,701 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,460 HPD complaints, 1,427 311 service requests, 404 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11368
Built1962
Floors16
Res. units231
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)WELLINGTON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL4019180075
BIN4047323

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 32.9. In ZIP 11368, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations56 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

287 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 28 · winter 2024–25: 112 · winter 2025–26: 140). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

28
’23–24
112
’24–25
140
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

271 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (136) · Noise (40) · PLUMBING (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · GENERAL (8).

Filed construction activity

$2,180,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (231)
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)Wellington Leasing Limited Partnership
Head officerDavid Bernhardt
Managing agentEstates NY Real Estate Services
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$17,555,000 $7,899,750
2026$17,738,000 $7,982,100
2027$18,070,000 $8,131,500

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

Subway63 Dr-Rego Park — M R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 57 Av / 98 St — Q14 · 300 ft
Citi Bike57 Ave & 98 Pl · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elm Tree Elementary School
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

98-40 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

271 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 136 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: $1,648,824 on 2017-01-30 (lender: Metroplitan Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-01-30AL&R $7,000,000 — from WELLINGTON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $7,000,000
2017-01-30Mortgage $1,648,824 — from WELLINGTON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,648,824
2017-01-30Mortgage $5,351,176 — from WELLINGTON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $5,351,176
2017-01-30Agreement $7,000,000 — from WELLINGTON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to METROPLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $7,000,000
2017-01-30Agreement $13,377,939 — from WELLINGTON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; EXPRESSWAY SHOPPING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; MELBOURNE to METROPLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $13,377,939
2011-09-27Agreement $15,000,000 — from MELBOURNE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; EXPRESSWAY SHOPPING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WELLINGTON to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $15,000,000
2011-09-27Mortgage $9,298,995 — from MELBOURNE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; EXPRESSWAY SHOPPING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WELLINGTON to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $9,298,995
2011-09-27AL&R $15,000,000 — from EXPRESSWAY SHOPPING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; MELBOURNE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WELLINGTON to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $15,000,000
2004-11-12Agreement $6,879,004 — from WELLINGTON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; EXPESSWAY SHOPPING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; MELBOURNE to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $6,879,004
1998-01-23Mortgage $1,108,077 — from WELLINGTON LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; MELBOURNE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; EXPRESSWAY to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC $1,108,077
1992-10-19Mortgage $2,969,050 — from EXPRESSWAY SHOP/CO DBA; LEFRAK, ETHEL; BANDIER, DENISE L FKA; LEFRAK, FRANCINE AYN; LEFRAK to EAST NY SAVINGS BANK $2,969,050

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201724446372500
20186315309171
20190315402159
202002790384
20210714804159
2022119903104
202341013204150
20240317604183
20250323702242
20260117402177
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 170Housing & tenants 3,359Ownership & money 33Health & systems 47

Every one of the 3,701 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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