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51-15 Van Kleeck Street

1,958Records
20City systems
56Open violations
87.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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1,958 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 720 311 service requests, 716 HPD complaints, 303 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1960
Floors6
Res. units88
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES L.L.C
BBL4024740022
BIN4057229

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 87.4. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations56 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2020-05-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

110 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 38 · winter 2024–25: 36 · winter 2025–26: 32 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

38
’23–24
36
’24–25
32
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$1,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

227 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (50) · Noise (49) · PAINT/PLASTER (32) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (28) · Elevator (16) · PLUMBING (10).

Filed construction activity

$878,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (88)
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)51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerBRIAN MCCARTHY
Managing agentSAMSON MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,875,000 $3,093,750
2026$7,681,000 $3,456,450
2027$7,456,000 $3,355,200

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 32/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 51 Av — Q60 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSt James Ave & 51 Ave · 500 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

51-15 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

227 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 50 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 SAMSON MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 1,422 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
700 Victory Boulevard SI228 C
144-67 41 Avenue QN208 B
15 Park Avenue MN100 A
51-15 Van Kleeck Street QN88 B
610 Victory Boulevard SI72 A
299 St Marks Place SI70 C
94-01 64 Road QN66 A
156 Front Street MN63 B
101-01 Booth Street QN62 A
650 Victory Boulevard SI61 B
630 Victory Boulevard SI60 B
47-50 41 Street QN60 A
220 West 93 Street MN58 A
3555 Oxford Avenue BX57 A
45-54 41 Street QN49 A
499 Ft Washington Avenue MN47 B
203 West 94 Street MN24 A
317 West 89 Street MN24 B
120 Liberty Street MN21 A
54 Pine Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,370,251 on 2020-10-16 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-16Agreement $8,000,000 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $8,000,000
2020-10-16Mortgage $1,370,252 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $1,370,252
2014-01-21Agreement $7,500,000 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,500,000
2014-01-21AL&R $7,500,000 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,500,000
2014-01-21Mortgage $2,600,000 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,600,000
2009-01-26AL&R $4,900,000 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L. to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,900,000
2009-01-26Agreement $4,900,000 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L. to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,900,000
2009-01-26Mortgage $962,500 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES L.L.C to SOVEREIGN BANK $962,500
2004-04-09Mortgage $1,280,301 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,280,301
2004-04-09Agreement $1,280,301 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L. $1,280,301
1999-06-29Mortgage $948,746 — from VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $948,746
1995-02-03Mortgage $158,960 — from 51-15 VAN KLEECK STREET ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $158,960
1989-12-28Mortgage $1,252,729 — from 5115 VAN KLEECK ST ASSOC to REILLY MTGE GROUP INC $1,252,729

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201793490263
201802310033
201903200225
202001385145
202147620275
20221220207212
202303700174
20240117101173
202501222902243
202610950197
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 73Housing & tenants 1,774Ownership & money 55Health & systems 23

Every one of the 1,958 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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