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215-40 40 Avenue

109Records
9City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11361 · Neighborhood: Bayside
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109 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 23 DOB job filings, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11361
Built1930
Floors2.75
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)215 40-42 40 LLC
BBL4063030008
BIN4443857, 4448247

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 11361, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,099,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)215 40-42 40 LLC
Head officerGEORGE M PASTOR
Managing agentSalinas LLC
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,804,000 $108,240
2026$1,907,000 $114,420
2027$1,720,000 $103,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

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: Bell Blvd / 42 Av — Q13 Q31 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Crocheron
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

215-40 40 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

3 311 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 SALINAS LLC — 4 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
87-18 87 Street QN6 A
36-27 215 Street QN4 A
215-40 40 Avenue QN2 B
87-09 Jamaica Avenue QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $45,000 on 1997-03-20 (lender: Cityscape Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-11Deed $1,750,000 — from EAST 198TH LLC to 215 40-42 40 LLC $1,750,000
2021-11-30Sold for $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $875,000
2021-08-18Deed $1,200,000 — from LIFE ESTATE OF JOAN MCGUIRK; PATRICIA ANN MULLEN MCGUIRK, TRUSTEE; JOAN MCGUIRK FAMILY TRU to EAST 198TH LLC $1,200,000
2021-08-04Sold for $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $600,000
1997-03-20Mortgage $45,000 — from MCGUIRK, JAMES M; MCGUIRK, JOAN to CITYSCAPE CORP $45,000
1987-11-18Mortgage $15,000 — from MCGUIRK, JAMES; MCGUIRK, JOAN to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK $15,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
2018007108
201901110012
2020000000
2021006309
202214021724
202314010116
20247040011
2025601007
2026400004
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 40Ownership & money 14Health & systems 8

Every one of the 109 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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