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51-25 Van Kleeck Street

1,614Records
20City systems
9Open violations
35.6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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1,614 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 703 311 service requests, 469 HPD complaints, 147 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1960
Floors6
Res. units76
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)51-25 VAN KLEECK LLC
BBL4024740021
BIN4057228

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 35.6. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-04-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

109 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Illegal Parking (21) · PLUMBING (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Blocked Driveway (6).

Filed construction activity

$1,216,880 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 (1960)
YesSix or more residential units (76)
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)51-25 VAN KLEECK. LLC
Head officerJAIRAJ SOBHRAJ
Managing agentBelair Park 5 LLC
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,215,000 $2,796,750
2026$6,252,000 $2,813,400
2027$5,982,000 $2,691,900

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 22/100, posted at the entrance by law (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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

SubwayGrand Av-Newtown — M R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Av / Goldsmith St — Q58 Q59 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSt James Ave & 51 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 102 Bayview
Middle: I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School. 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

51-25 Van Kleeck Street

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

109 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 BELAIR PARK 5 LLC — 11 buildings, 711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B2 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88-25 148 Street QN111 C
148-48 88 Avenue QN100 D
150-01 88 Avenue QN96 C
88-05 171 Street QN81 A
51-25 Van Kleeck Street QN76 A
88-09 148 Street QN70 A
191-11 Woodhull Avenue QN41 B
162-20 89 Avenue QN40 A
91-59 191 Street QN36 B
164-03 89 Avenue QN36 A
88-15 179 Street QN24 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,256,735 on 2022-03-09 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-25AL&R $14,500,000 — from 51-25 VAN KLEECK LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $14,500,000
2022-03-09Agreement $14,500,000 — from 51-25 VAN KLEECK LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $14,500,000
2022-03-09Mortgage $3,256,735 — from 51-25 VAN KLEECK LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,256,735
2016-10-14AL&R $12,500,000 — from 51-25 VAN KLEECK LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, $12,500,000
2016-09-21Mortgage $8,721,319 — from 51-25 VAN KLEECK LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, $8,721,319
2016-09-21Agreement $12,500,000 — from 51-25 VAN KLEECK LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, $12,500,000
2016-09-13Deed $21,100,000 — from GRAND ELM ASSOCIATES, L.P. to 51-25 VAN KLEECK LLC $21,100,000
2016-08-30Sold for $21,100,000 $21,100,000 $277,632
2011-03-23Agreement $4,200,000 — from GRAND ELM ASSOCIATES L.P. to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,200,000
2011-03-23Mortgage $45,424 — from GRAND ELM ASSOCIATES L.P. to SOVEREIGN BANK $45,424
2006-10-04Mortgage $1,738,134 — from VAN KEEECK ASSOCIATES to CITIBANK, NA $1,738,134
2006-10-04Agreement $4,500,000 — from VAN KEEECK ASSOCIATES to CITIBANK, NA $4,500,000
2002-08-26Mortgage $1,621,934 — from VAN KLEECK ASSOCIATES LP to CITIBANK, NA $1,621,934
1997-08-29Mortgage $103,370 — from VAN KLEECK ASSOCIATES to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANKFSB $103,370
1992-06-18Mortgage $162,961 — from VAN KLEECK ASOC to BAYSISDE FED SAVS BK $162,961

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731106401106
201875800698
2019149370262
202023460152
202113310035
202202275135
202304310136
202402640268
202502770180
202600780280
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The full timeline

Construction 66Enforcement 128Housing & tenants 1,340Ownership & money 58Health & systems 22

Every one of the 1,614 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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