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203-15 42 Avenue

255Records
13City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11361 · Neighborhood: Auburndale
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255 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 311 service requests, 80 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11361
Built1948
Floors3
Res. units27
ClassC9
Owner (PLUTO)203 42 OWNER LLC
BBL4062060001
BIN4137137

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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 100% 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. In ZIP 11361, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Street Light Condition (2) · Dead Animal (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1948)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)203 42ND OWNERS CORP
Head officerDAVID MAGIER
Managing agentHARLINGTON REALTY CO LLC
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$2,292,000 $1,031,400
2026$2,327,000 $1,047,150
2027$2,314,000 $1,041,300

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Francis Lewis Blvd / 42 Av — Q76 · 1,050 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Bayside
Middle: I.S. 025 Adrien Block. 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

203-15 42 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

9 311 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 HARLINGTON REALTY CO LLC — 29 buildings, 406 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
226 East 70 Street MN52 A
157 East 81 Street MN28 A
202-02 42 Avenue QN27 A
205-02 42 Avenue QN27 A
203-15 42 Avenue QN27 A
204-02 43 Avenue QN27 A
203-02 43 Avenue QN27 A
226 East 25 Street MN24 A
220 East 95 Street MN24 B
426 West 49 Street MN20 A
358 West 45 Street MN20 B
414 West 49 Street MN20 B
404 East 63 Street MN16 A
126 East 27 Street MN10 B
122 East 27 Street MN8 A
37 West 54 Street MN8 B
124 East 27 Street MN8 A
876 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
103 5 Avenue MN6 A
1167 2 Avenue MN5 A
82-62 Austin Street QN2 A
82-68 Austin Street QN2 A
143 East 57 Street MN2 C
82-74 Austin Street QN2 A
82-70 Austin Street QN2 B
82-60 Austin Street QN2 A
82-64 Austin Street QN2 A
82-66 Austin Street QN1 A
82-72 Austin Street QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,528,319 on 2020-02-14 (lender: The First National Bank Of Long Island). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-14AL&R $2,600,000 — from 203 42ND OWNERS CORP. to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,600,000
2020-02-14Mortgage $1,528,319 — from 203 42ND OWNERS CORP. to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,528,319
2020-02-14Agreement $2,600,000 — from 203 42ND OWNERS CORP. to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,600,000
2014-12-16Mortgage $330,575 — from 203 42ND OWNERS CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $330,575
2014-12-16AL&R $1,200,000 — from 203 42ND OWNERS CORP to 203 42ND OWNERS CORP $1,200,000
2014-12-16Agreement $1,200,000 — from 203 42ND OWNERS CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,200,000
2011-01-18Agreement $938,476 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 203 42ND OWNERS CORP. $938,476
2004-10-01Agreement $1,118,846 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 203 42ND OWNERS CORP $1,118,846
2004-10-01AL&R $1,118,846 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 203 42ND OWNERS CORP $1,118,846
2001-02-15Mortgage $46,312 — from 203 43RD OWNERS CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $46,312
1996-02-07Mortgage $300,327 — from 203 43RD OWNERS CORP to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $300,327
1991-11-26Mortgage $224,493 — from 203 42ND OWNERS CORP to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $224,493
1988-08-16Mortgage $140,000 — from 203 42 OWNERS CORP to CHEMICAL BANK $140,000
1987-12-23Mortgage $3,700,000 — from 203 42ND OWNERS CORP; 203 43RD OWNERS CORP; 204 43RD OWNERS CORP; 202 42ND OWNERS CORP; 20 to CHEMICAL BANK $3,700,000
1987-04-24Mortgage $6,020,000 — from PREFERRED ENT/ADVMTINC. to SAMSON RESOURCES $6,020,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170110213
20180170219
20190210324
20200195226
20211200223
2022170311
202316029
202415028
202503126
202603115
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 142Ownership & money 81Health & systems 21

Every one of the 255 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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