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214-32 43 Avenue

427Records
15City systems
12Open violations
67.9Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11361 · Neighborhood: Bayside
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427 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 311 service requests, 120 HPD complaints, 71 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11361
Built1939
Floors3
Res. units49
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)214-32 43RD AVENUE,
BBL4063010016
BIN4138367

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 67.9. In ZIP 11361, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations12 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 44 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

44
’23–24
20
’24–25
24
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (43) · Illegal Parking (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Water System (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

$150,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (49)
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)214-32 43RD AVE, LLC
Head officerJOHN D BELANICH
Managing agentBELL REALTY
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,600,000 $2,970,000
2026$6,140,000 $2,763,000
2027$5,772,000 $2,597,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 22/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (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

BusNearest boarding stop: Northern Blvd / Bell Blvd — Q12 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Bayside
Middle: M.S. 158 Marie Curie. 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

214-32 43 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

75 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 43 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 BELL REALTY — 19 buildings, 587 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B2 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
58-12 Queens Boulevard QN122 A
214-32 43 Avenue QN49 B
32-85 33 Street QN48 A
29-01 148 Street QN36 A
81-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN34 A
109-44 Lefferts Boulevard QN33 D
60-05 44 Avenue QN32 A
29-17 148 Street QN32 A
41-05 158 Street QN31 A
28-22 Astoria Boulevard QN25 A
30-66 38 Street QN23 A
30-78 38 Street QN20 A
101-21 Rockaway Boulevard QN20 C
101-16 86 Avenue QN18 C
31-17 28 Avenue QN15 A
25-60 College Point Blvd QN15 C
213-03 41 Avenue QN14 B
25-25 31st Avenue QN12 A
213-09 41 Avenue QN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,155,641 on 2016-07-25 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-07-25Mortgage $1,155,641 — from 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,155,641
2016-07-25Agreement $6,000,000 — from 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA; ASTORIA BANK $6,000,000
2012-03-01Agreement $5,250,000 — from 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC; 214-32 43RD AVENUE, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,250,000
2012-03-01Mortgage $108,614 — from 214-32 43RD AVENUE, LLC; 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $108,614
2008-10-23AL&R $5,365,000 — from 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $5,365,000
2008-10-23Agreement $5,365,000 — from 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $5,365,000
2008-10-23Mortgage $1,865,000 — from 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,865,000
2005-02-23Mortgage $1,622,565 — from 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,622,565
2005-02-23Agreement $3,500,000 — from 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $3,500,000
2005-02-23AL&R $3,500,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 214-32 43RD AVE., LLC $3,500,000
1997-11-05Mortgage $422,239 — from 214-32 43 AVE., LLC. to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK $422,239
1993-06-17Mortgage $239,109 — from J.C. ASSOCIATES to QUEENS COUNTY SAVGSBANK $239,109
1987-10-20Mortgage $878,310 — from J.C. ASSOCIATES to QUEENS COUNTY SAVS BANK $878,311
1984-10-11Mortgage $488,398 — from J.C. ASSOCIATES to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK $488,399

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20175011218
2018009110
20190025126
202002013
2021028111
202201315
20230143246
20240393197
20250055156
20260034135
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 333Ownership & money 51Health & systems 13

Every one of the 427 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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