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83-40 Austin Street

905Records
18City systems
3Open violations
1.9Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11415 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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905 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 252 311 service requests, 233 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 95 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11415
Built1956
Floors7
Res. units148
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)83-40 AUSTIN ST TEXAS OWNERS CORP
BBL4033380030
BIN4079739

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 1.9. In ZIP 11415, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-07-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
6
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Illegal Parking (5) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Elevator (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$671,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1956)
YesSix or more residential units (148)
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)THE TEXAS OWNERS CORP.
Head officerLEO BELCHIKOV
Managing agentGARTHCHESTER REALTY
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,408,000 $5,583,600
2026$12,846,000 $5,780,700
2027$13,849,000 $6,232,050

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,795,549 a year ($19.05 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,127,025 ($7.68 per sq ft), net operating income $1,668,525. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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
BusNearest boarding stop: Lefferts Blvd / Austin St — Q10 Q80 QM18 · 500 ft
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

83-40 Austin 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

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 GARTHCHESTER REALTY — 35 buildings, 4,341 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
102-10 66 Road QN498 A
217-02 75 Avenue QN296 A
73-36 Springfield Blvd QN276 A
66-36 Yellowstone Blvd QN244 A
3777 Independence Avenue BX195 B
73-69 217 Street QN194 A
5500 Fieldston Road BX188 B
750 Kappock Street BX160 A
4555 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX159 A
83-40 Austin Street QN148 A
4525 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX145 A
2550 Independence Avenue BX142 B
5-49 Borden Avenue QN132 A
219-02 74 Avenue QN126 A
2727 Palisade Avenue BX124 A
102-17 64 Road QN120 A
5355 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX105 A
3636 Greystone Avenue BX92 A
3755 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX92 A
3725 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX86 A
3001 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX85 A
102-40 67 Drive QN80 A
37-14 34th Street QN77 A
5775 Mosholu Avenue BX68 B
2734 Independence Avenue BX67 A
41-26 27 Street QN66 A
640 West 231 Street BX61 A
66-10 Yellowstone Blvd QN60 A
4601 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX52 A
44-15 Purves Street QN48 A
10-46 Jackson Avenue QN48 A
76-26 113 Street QN47 A
141 Sullivan Street MN20 A
143 Sullivan Street MN20 A
145 Sullivan Street MN20 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,539,044 on 2018-12-14 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-18RPTT&RET $210,000 — from JACOB PETERFREUND IRREVOCABLE TRUST; HERSKOWITZ, AS TRUSTEE, RENEE to DIAZ, KATHY $210,000
2026-09-03Sold for $210,000 $210,000 $1,419
2026-06-23RPTT&RET $375,180 — from TEXAS LEASING COMPANY to MARIN VELASQUEZ, LINA MARCELA $375,180
2026-06-16Sold for $375,180 $375,180 $2,535
2026-05-21RPTT&RET $220,000 — from LEVIN, SUSAN G to ZAPATEIRO, MARCELA INES $220,000
2026-05-14Sold for $220,000 $220,000 $1,486
2026-02-09RPTT&RET $397,000 — from ARONOV, IGOR; ARONOV, SONIA to BADALOV, ROBERT; MIKHAYLOVA, ARNELLA $397,000
2026-01-30Sold for $397,000 $397,000 $2,682
2025-11-21RPTT&RET $255,000 — from MORALES, XYLINA R to KHANNA, LALIT $255,000
2025-11-13Sold for $255,000 $255,000 $1,723
2025-02-05RPTT&RET $245,000 — from HAZEL, JANE to BOBADILLA, MARTIN LAZOS; BOBADILLA, GABRIELA $245,000
2025-01-28Sold for $245,000 $245,000 $1,655
2024-08-14RPTT&RET $345,000 — from LISA YVONNE HAMILTON, TRUSTEE; SALLIE FAMILY TRUST, DATED AUGUST 21, 20 to UY, ETHEL $345,000
2024-07-31Sold for $345,000 $345,000 $2,331
2024-07-12RPTT&RET $360,000 — from GIAMPICCOLO, JOHN P; GROSSO, ALEXANDRIA to WHITE, EILEEN `; REID, THOMAS $360,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017033726066
2018032618451
201911136122
2020243722469
2021041621142
2022012516143
2023011411228
2024723314157
202522214130
202612158329
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 443Ownership & money 310Health & systems 22

Every one of the 905 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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