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42-70 156 Street

1,343Records
16City systems
2Open violations
50.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: East Flushing
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1,343 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 498 311 service requests, 387 HPD complaints, 192 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units39
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)COLUMBUS 104,
BBL4053860020
BIN4121548

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 50.2. 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2003-01-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

123 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 66 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 39 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

66
’23–24
16
’24–25
39
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

99 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (61) · Noise (10) · Street Condition (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Blocked Driveway (2).

Filed construction activity

$557,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (39)
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)COLUMBUS 104 LLC
Head officerFRANK PECORA
Managing agentTEAMS MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,348,000 $1,956,600
2026$3,648,000 $1,641,600
2027$3,941,000 $1,773,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 16/100, 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 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 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Sanford Av / Murray St — Q13 Q65 · 900 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 022 Thomas Jefferson
Middle: J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard. 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

42-70 156 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

99 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 61 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 TEAMS MANAGEMENT LLC — 12 buildings, 215 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-70 156 Street QN39 B
166 East 118 Street MN33 B
170 East 118 Street MN33 B
235 West 18 Street MN20 A
307 West 39 Street MN16 B
1374 1 Avenue MN14 A
1365 1 Avenue MN12 B
349 West 46 Street MN12 A
225 East 83 Street MN12 B
171 East 74 Street MN9 A
1626 2 Avenue MN8 B
41 West 46 Street MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,925,436 on 2019-08-20 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-08-20Mortgage $1,925,437 — from COLUMBUS 104 LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,925,437
2019-08-20Agreement $5,500,000 — from COLUMBUS 104 LLC to FLUSHING BANK $5,500,000
2019-08-20AL&R $5,500,000 — from COLUMBUS 104 LLC to FLUSHING BANK $5,500,000
2014-01-28Mortgage $1,685,803 — from COLUMBUS 104 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,685,803
2014-01-28Agreement $4,000,000 — from COLUMBUS 104 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2014-01-28AL&R $4,000,000 — from COLUMBUS 104 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2004-07-05Mortgage $1,793,047 — from COLUMBUS 104 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,793,047
2004-07-05Agreement $2,850,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to COLUMBUS 104 LLC $2,850,000
2000-04-04Mortgage $626,376 — from C0LUMBUS 104 LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $626,376
1995-03-20Mortgage $536,650 — from PECORA, MARGARET; PECORA, FRANK to NORTH FORK BANK $536,650
1985-12-31Mortgage $96,400 — from PECORA, FRANK; PECORA, MARGARET to PARK, INHEE; PARK, JOHN $96,400
1984-08-17Mortgage $122,000 — from PARK, INHEE; PARK, JOHN S. to SINGH, JAGNANDAN $122,000
1983-03-21Mortgage $67,000 — from SINGH, JAGANANDAN to 42-70 156 ST RLTY CORP $67,000
1982-08-11Mortgage $12,184 — from 42-70 156TH ST/RLTY/CORP to TRI COUNTY FUND/ASSN/LTD $12,184
1982-05-20Mortgage $35,500 — from 42-70 156 ST REALTYCP to TRI COUNTY FNDG/ASSO/LTD $35,500

Ten-year activity

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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017118590280
201874660279
201962455260
202086360151
202143120120
202201720275
202304810287
202445650276
202540160424
202631540058
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The full timeline

Construction 98Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 1,099Ownership & money 41Health & systems 18

Every one of the 1,343 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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