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89-43 96 Street

458Records
17City systems
8Open violations
168Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11421 · Neighborhood: Woodhaven
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458 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 HPD housing violations, 131 311 service requests, 75 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11421
Built1942
Floors3
Res. units28
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)WOODHAVEN COURT 96 LLC
BBL4089760029
BIN4185875

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 168. In ZIP 11421, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations8 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$6,200 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (16) · Illegal Parking (12) · WATER LEAK (10) · PLUMBING (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (4).

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 (1942)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)Woodhaven Court 96, LLC
Head officerSCOTT SILVERMAN
Managing agentBRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,788,000 $804,600
2026$1,775,000 $798,750
2027$1,866,000 $839,700

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayWoodhaven Blvd — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Woodhaven Blvd / 91 Av — Q52-SBS Q53-SBS · 750 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 254 - The Rosa Parks School
Middle: J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell. 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

89-43 96 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

77 311 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55-15 99 Street QN138 B
90-19 88 Avenue QN127 C
140-02 Franklin Avenue QN120 A
307 West 57 Street MN103 A
1780 West 3 Street BK99 A
43-17 48 Street QN95 B
313 Edgecombe Avenue MN93 B
46-16 47 Street QN86 A
43-05 47 Street QN82 B
118 Post Avenue MN80 B
42-09 47 Avenue QN79 B
43-09 40 Street QN77 B
30 Seaman Avenue MN74 A
82-15 Britton Avenue QN72 B
415 East 17 Street BK72 B
43-34 49 Street QN72 B
43-22 45 Street QN70 A
2015 Dorchester Road BK70 C
60-15 Calloway Street QN67 A
55 Payson Avenue MN66 A
7402 Bay Parkway BK65 B
20 Seaman Avenue MN65 A
20 Laurel Hill Terrace MN64 A
135-16 82 Avenue QN64 B
88-50 179 Street QN63 B
87-24 115 Street QN60 B
521 Isham Street MN60 B
47-07 41 Street QN59 B
50 East 21 Street BK59 B
45-42 41 Street QN59 B
84-05 108 Street QN59 B
135 Clarkson Avenue BK58 B
47-21 41 Street QN58 A
204 Sherman Avenue MN57 A
91 St Nicholas Avenue BK57 B
141 East 19 Street BK56 C
86-02 Park Lane South QN54 B
45 Thayer Street MN53 B
2212 Ditmas Avenue BK52 C
456 Grand Street BK52 A
414 West 44 Street MN52 A
175-39 Highland Avenue QN52 A
133 Seaman Avenue MN49 B
2160 Caton Avenue BK48 A
613 East 16 Street BK48 B
84-23 85 Road QN48 B
612 West 178 Street MN48 A
446 Ocean Avenue BK47 C
85-25 120 Street QN47 B
198-40 32 Avenue QN46 B
555 West 170 Street MN45 D
1605 Putnam Avenue QN45 B
45-35 46 Street QN45 A
85-31 120 Street QN45 A
122-04 Metropolitan Avenue QN44 A
514 West 213 Street MN44 A
609 West 174 Street MN43 A
89-15 102 Street QN43 B
602 West 190 Street MN42 B
51 Stratford Road BK42 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $147,385 on 2023-01-26 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-26Mortgage $147,386 — from WOODHAVEN COURT 96 LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $147,386
2023-01-26AL&R $2,900,000 — from WOODHAVEN COURT 96 LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,900,000
2023-01-26Agreement $2,900,000 — from WOODHAVEN COURT 96 LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,900,000
2017-08-31Deed $5,200,000 — from RUHNKE, GERALD to WOODHAVEN COURT 96 LLC $5,200,000
2017-08-31Mortgage $2,222,720 — from WOODHAVEN COURT 96 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,222,720
2017-08-31Agreement $3,000,000 — from WOODHAVEN COURT 96 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2017-08-31AL&R $3,000,000 — from WOODHAVEN COURT 96 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2017-08-23Sold for $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $185,714
2011-09-27Mortgage $107,582 — from RUHNKE, GERALD to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $107,582
2011-09-27Agreement $875,000 — from RUHNKE, GERALD to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $875,000
2004-09-22DEEDO $2,475,000 — from 8943 96TH ST LLC to RUHNKE, GERALD $2,475,000
2004-09-22Agreement $900,000 — from FLJANKOVIC, PREDRAG; FLJANKOVIC, SINISA; FLJANKOVIC, DRAGINJA; 8943 96TH ST LLC; FLJANKOVI to FANNIE MAE; RUHNKE, GERALD $900,000
2001-05-15Mortgage $626,788 — from FLJANKOVIC, DUSICA; FLJANKOVIC, PREDRAG; FLJANKOVIC, DRAGINJA; FLJANKOVIC, SINISA to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $626,788
1996-02-01Mortgage $450,000 — from FLJANKOVIC, SINISA; FLJANKOVIC, DUSICA; FLJANKOVIC, DRAGINJA; FLJANKOVIC, PREDRAG to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP. $450,000
1996-02-01Mortgage $450,000 — from FLJANKOVIC, DUSICA; FLJANKOVIC, PREDRAG; FLJANKOVIC, DRAGINJA; FLJANKOVIC, SINISA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $450,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700707
201800000
201904015
20200110112
20211210123
20222410144
2023285116
2024219601199
20251420245
20266330140
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 376Ownership & money 45Health & systems 12

Every one of the 458 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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