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97-15 Horace Harding Expressway

4,188Records
22City systems
32Open violations
37.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11368 · Neighborhood: Corona
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4,188 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,522 311 service requests, 1,484 HPD complaints, 645 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11368
Built1963
Floors16
Res. units233
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)COLUMBIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL4019180105
BIN4047333

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 37.2. 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 violations32 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 49). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
24
’24–25
49
’25–26

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

$11,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

233 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (60) · HEAT/HOT WATER (41) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (34) · DOOR/WINDOW (20) · PLUMBING (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (14).

Filed construction activity

$4,156,734 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 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (233)
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)Columbia 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$18,612,000 $8,375,400
2026$19,027,000 $8,562,150
2027$18,987,000 $8,544,150

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
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 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Horace Harding Expwy / 97 St — Q88 · 350 ft
Citi Bike57 Ave & 98 Pl · 900 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

97-15 Horace Harding Expressway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

233 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 41 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: $163,471 on 2021-06-17 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-17Mortgage $163,471 — from COLUMBIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. $163,471
2021-06-17AL&R $5,500,000 — from COLUMBIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2021-06-17Agreement $5,500,000 — from COLUMBIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2015-12-08Agreement $6,000,000 — from COLUMBIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NORTHFIELD BANK $6,000,000
2015-12-08AL&R $3,869,719 — from COLUMBIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,869,719
2015-12-08Mortgage $3,869,719 — from COLUMBIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,869,719
2002-04-26Mortgage $396,593 — from COLUMBIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to HSBC BANK $396,593
2002-04-26Mortgage $2,353,407 — from COLUMBIA LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to HSBC BANK $2,353,407
1992-04-22Mortgage $1,029,327 — from PERU LEASING CO(DBA); LEFRAK, SAMUEL J(TRSTE); LEFRAK, ETHEL(TRSTEE); LEFRAK, FRANCINE AYN to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK $1,029,327
1992-04-22Mortgage $5,222,749 — from HOME SAVINGS BANK to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK $5,222,749
1987-02-13Mortgage $2,610,963 — from APARTMENT WHOLESLRSINC to HOME SAVINGS BANK $2,610,963

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
1,082
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714310602125
201811514804168
20190733803348
20204415601165
202110101,054531,082
20220332003326
202342014606176
202441219105212
202501212010223
20260019705202
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The full timeline

Construction 129Enforcement 198Housing & tenants 3,755Ownership & money 44Health & systems 62

Every one of the 4,188 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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