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81-40 Lefferts Boulevard

372Records
14City systems
15Open violations
23.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11415 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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372 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 311 service requests, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11415
Built1924
Floors4
Res. units34
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LEFFERTS LLC
BBL4033320013
BIN4079568

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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 50% 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 23.1. In ZIP 11415, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
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 violations15 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2011-10-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (3) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Noise (2) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

$464,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (34)
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)LEFFERTS, LLC
Head officerJOHN D BELANICH
Managing agentBELL REALTY
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,278,000 $2,375,100
2026$5,262,000 $2,367,900
2027$5,057,000 $2,275,650

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayKew Gardens-Union Tpke — E F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
121 St — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lefferts Blvd / 83 Av — Q80 · 100 ft
Citi Bike78 Ave & Queens Blvd S · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 099 Kew Gardens
Middle: J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage. 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

81-40 Lefferts Boulevard

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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 BELL REALTY — 19 buildings, 587 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B2 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
58-12 Queens Boulevard QN122 A
214-32 43 Avenue QN49 B
32-85 33 Street QN48 A
29-01 148 Street QN36 A
81-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN34 A
109-44 Lefferts Boulevard QN33 D
60-05 44 Avenue QN32 A
29-17 148 Street QN32 A
41-05 158 Street QN31 A
28-22 Astoria Boulevard QN25 A
30-66 38 Street QN23 A
30-78 38 Street QN20 A
101-21 Rockaway Boulevard QN20 C
101-16 86 Avenue QN18 C
31-17 28 Avenue QN15 A
25-60 College Point Blvd QN15 C
213-03 41 Avenue QN14 B
25-25 31st Avenue QN12 A
213-09 41 Avenue QN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,700,000 on 2026-05-28 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-28Agreement $7,060,000 — from LEFFERTS 24, LLC; LEFFERTS, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $7,060,000
2026-05-28Mortgage $5,700,000 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,700,000
2026-05-28Agreement $5,700,000 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,700,000
2026-05-28AL&R $5,700,000 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,700,000
2018-01-03Mortgage $2,076,756 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,076,756
2018-01-03Agreement $9,100,000 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,100,000
2014-06-02Agreement $7,600,000 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,600,000
2014-06-02Mortgage $1,466,964 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,466,964
2010-09-24Mortgage $1,789,911 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,789,911
2010-09-24Agreement $6,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to LEFFERTS, LLC $6,500,000
2010-09-24AL&R $6,500,000 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,500,000
2004-06-08Mortgage $1,190,911 — from LEFFERTS LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,190,911
2004-06-08Agreement $5,300,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to LEFFERTS LLC. $5,300,000
2001-04-17Mortgage $2,047,695 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,047,695
1995-12-13Mortgage $538,571 — from LEFFERTS, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $538,571

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711110114
20180035210
20190090110
202010210123
202161110119
202222120218
2023003014
20244981123
202516270135
20260037212
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The full timeline

Construction 63Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 52Health & systems 15

Every one of the 372 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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