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43-57 Union Street

386Records
17City systems
3Open violations
0.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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386 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 93 311 service requests, 66 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1954
Floors6
Res. units60
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)FRANCONIA VILL CORP
BBL4051930001
BIN4117235

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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 93% 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 0.5. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1985-06-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Curb Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$158,130 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1954)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
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)FRANCONIA VILLAGE COOPERATIVE INC
Head officerROSLYN SCHWERSENZ
Managing agentMURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,941,000 $2,223,450
2026$5,510,000 $2,479,500
2027$5,552,000 $2,498,400

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,309,274 a year ($17.45 per sq ft), operating expenses $570,978 ($7.61 per sq ft), net operating income $738,295. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kissena Blvd / 45 Av — Q17 Q25 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson
Middle: I.S. 237. 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

43-57 Union 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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 MURRAY HILL MANAGEMENT — 39 buildings, 2,726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B13 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
68-09 138 Street QN312 B
147-35 38 Avenue QN216 C
144-54 Sanford Avenue QN180 A
44-65 Kissena Boulevard QN168 A
31-50 140 Street QN136 A
38-15 149 Street QN108 A
136-05 Sanford Avenue QN103 B
42-11 Kissena Boulevard QN96 A
144-76 Sanford Avenue QN94 B
143-30 Roosevelt Avenue QN91 A
143-40 Roosevelt Avenue QN91 A
138-40 Jewel Avenue QN90 A
143-55 41 Avenue QN78 B
75-20 113 Street QN74 A
143-40 41 Avenue QN74 B
88-35 162 Street QN69 B
43-57 Union Street QN60 A
43-55 Kissena Boulevard QN56 B
143-36 Barclay Avenue QN55 B
118-65 Metropolitan Avenue QN55 C
144-44 Sanford Avenue QN54 B
132-03 Sanford Avenue QN50 A
138-11 Roosevelt Avenue QN48 A
83-14 Lefferts Boulevard QN37 C
83-34 Lefferts Boulevard QN37 C
143-53 Barclay Avenue QN36 A
133-27 Sanford Avenue QN35 A
144-48 Roosevelt Avenue QN26 A
140-32 Cherry Avenue QN24 A
43-22 Union Street QN24 A
43-73 Union Street QN23 A
140-31 Cherry Avenue QN21 B
135-37 37 Avenue QN20 A
139-30 34 Avenue QN18 A
144-63 37 Avenue QN16 A
42-47 Union Street QN14 A
135-07 40 Road QN14 B
42-05 Parsons Boulevard QN14 B
149-23 Sanford Avenue QN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $508,017 on 2022-02-10 (lender: Valley National Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-29RPTT&RET $370,000 — from STEINER, EXECUTOR, BRIGITTE; ESTATE OF MARYALICE MCNAMARA to HUI, YUESHUO; LI, JIAMENG $370,000
2025-05-14Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $6,167
2024-01-30RPTT&RET $355,000 — from GOLDBERG, GLEN to LIN, ZENGXIAN $355,000
2024-01-23RPTT&RET $345,000 — from CHAN, WAI SHEUNG; LEE, HON KEUNG to LEI, ROBERT H $345,000
2024-01-22Sold for $355,000 $355,000 $5,917
2024-01-18Sold for $345,000 $345,000 $5,750
2023-09-28RPTT&RET $210,000 — from FRANCONIA VILLAGE COOPERATIVE, INC. to CHEN, XI JIAN; LIN, YING $210,000
2023-09-21Sold for $210,000 $210,000 $3,500
2023-09-08RPTT&RET $380,000 — from XU, BIYUN; CHEN, JUN to CHEN, KUANG YEN $380,000
2023-08-24Sold for $380,000 $380,000 $6,333
2023-05-08RPTT&RET $100,000 — from ESTATE OF RITA K. LORD; TURANO, AS EXECUTOR, SUSAN to FRANCONIA VILLAGE COOPERATIVE INC. MURRA $100,000
2023-05-03Sold for $100,000 $100,000 $1,667
2023-02-27RPTT&RET $365,000 — from NG, TERESA N to VASANTHAPURAM, SRINIVAS; VASANTHAPURAM, SWARNALATHA $365,000
2023-02-27RPTT&RET $310,000 — from CHEUNG, MANDY LING YU; CHEUNG, MANDY L to BIBLE, SCOTT J; CHENG, OI MEI $310,000
2023-02-16Sold for $365,000 $365,000 $6,083

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701124219
2018011439
2019001427
2020013206
202103116424
20220149216
202302512221
20240234312
202542106224
20263022310
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 183Ownership & money 122Health & systems 23

Every one of the 386 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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