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140-16 34 Avenue

1,531Records
19City systems
4Open violations
20.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11354 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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1,531 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 734 311 service requests, 433 HPD complaints, 148 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11354
Built1985
Floors12
Res. units151
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)THE BENNINGTON, LLC
BBL4049940017
BIN4112947

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 20.4. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

66 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 45). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
13
’24–25
45
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

149 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (42) · HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · Blocked Driveway (10) · WATER LEAK (9) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1985)
YesSix or more residential units (151)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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 BENNINGTON LLC
Head officerJOSEPH G CIAMPA
Managing agentCIAMPA MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$21,186,000 $9,533,700
2026$23,450,000 $10,552,500
2027$25,736,000 $11,581,200

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Union St / 35 Av — Q16 Q20 Q44-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 021 Edward Hart
Middle: J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker. 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

140-16 34 Avenue

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

149 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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 CIAMPA MANAGEMENT CORP — 21 buildings, 1,697 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
16-70 Bell Boulevard QN152 B
16-66 Bell Boulevard QN152 B
140-16 34 Avenue QN151 B
41-34 Crescent Street QN143 A
139-81 35 Avenue QN103 C
41-24 24 Street QN88 A
41-18 Crescent Street QN86 A
41-29 24 Street QN79 A
83-33 118 Street QN79 B
144-20 38 Avenue QN71 B
137-02 Northern Boulevard QN71 A
44-30 Douglaston Parkway QN67 B
63-36 98 Place QN66 B
136-45 37 Avenue QN61 A
14-56 31 Drive QN60 A
19-10 Parsons Boulevard QN60 B
136-14 Northern Boulevard QN60 A
90-05 161 Street QN43 A
89-44 162 Street QN43 A
37-15 Parsons Boulevard QN37 A
32-08 Union Street QN25 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,000,000 on 2025-12-15 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-15Mortgage $15,000,000 — from THE BENNINGTON, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $15,000,000
2025-12-15Agreement $22,000,000 — from THE BENNINGTON, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $22,000,000
2020-03-19AL&R $11,000,000 — from THE BENNINGTON, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $11,000,000
2020-03-19Agreement $11,000,000 — from THE BENNINGTON, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $11,000,000
2018-04-19ASPM $15,000,000 — from CIAMPA NORTH LLC to THE BENNINGTON, LLC; CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $15,000,000
2018-01-10AL&R $5,000,000 — from THE BENNINGTON, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2018-01-10Mortgage $5,000,000 — from THE BENNINGTON, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2013-05-01Deed $24,370,000 — from CIAMPA NORTH LLC; CIAMPA NORTH CO. to THE BENNINGTON, LLC $24,370,000
2013-04-05AL&R $15,000,000 — from CIAMPA NORTH LLC to CAPITAL ONE NA $15,000,000
2013-04-05Agreement $15,000,000 — from CIAMPA NORTH LLC to CAPITAL ONE NA $15,000,000
2013-04-05Mortgage $2,809,020 — from CIAMPA NORTH LLC to CAPITAL ONE NA $2,809,020
2011-05-20Agreement $12,562,569 — from CIAMPA NORTH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $12,562,569
2006-09-26AL&R $13,350,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to CIAMPA NORTH LLC $13,350,000
2006-09-26Agreement $13,350,000 — from CIAMPA NORTH LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $13,350,000
2006-09-26Mortgage $1,952,002 — from CIAMPA NORTH LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,952,002

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
611
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703240027
201802463354
201901240429
202003302439
202101630468
202201790585
20230360008611
202472730991
2025019663106
20260093011104
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 1,357Ownership & money 30Health & systems 62

Every one of the 1,531 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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