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97-05 Horace Harding Expwy

3,540Records
19City systems
51Open violations
69.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11368 · Neighborhood: Corona
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3,540 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,302 311 service requests, 1,223 HPD complaints, 540 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11368
Built1963
Floors16
Res. units243
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)ARGENTINE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL4019180108
BIN4047335

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 69.3. 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 violations51 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

355 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 82 · winter 2024–25: 157 · winter 2025–26: 112). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

82
’23–24
157
’24–25
112
’25–26

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

$6,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

547 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (167) · Noise (111) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (70) · DOOR/WINDOW (45) · PLUMBING (37) · PAINT/PLASTER (22).

Filed construction activity

$1,834,100 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 (243)
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)Argentine 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$17,944,000 $8,074,800
2026$18,210,000 $8,194,500
2027$18,225,000 $8,201,250

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (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.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Horace Harding Expwy / 97 St — Q88 · 400 ft
Citi Bike60 Ave & Junction Blvd · 700 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

97-05 Horace Harding Expwy

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

547 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 167 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 2021-06-16 (lender: TD Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-16AL&R $5,500,000 — from ARGENTINE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK NA $5,500,000
2021-06-16Mortgage $163,471 — from ARGENTINE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK NA $163,471
2021-06-16Agreement $5,500,000 — from ARGENTINE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK NA $5,500,000
2016-02-24Mortgage $3,481,522 — from ARGENTINE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,481,522
2016-02-24Agreement $6,000,000 — from ARGENTINE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NORTHFIELD BANK $6,000,000
2016-02-24AL&R $3,481,522 — from ARGENTINE LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,481,522
2002-11-06Mortgage $2,379,221 — from ARGENTINE LEASING LTD PARTNERSHIP to HSBC BANK USA $2,379,221
2002-11-06Mortgage $870,779 — from ARGENTINE LEASING LTD PARTNERSHIP to HSBC BANK USA $870,779
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
1987-02-13Mortgage $2,373,602 — from APARTMENT WHOLESLRSINC to HOME SAVINGS BANK $2,373,602

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
576
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178211802130
201818810494
201903730278
202043470357
20213417252186
20223217902186
20234725805274
202412855006576
20253737708395
20263023307243
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The full timeline

Construction 143Enforcement 164Housing & tenants 3,141Ownership & money 42Health & systems 50

Every one of the 3,540 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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