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5-18 50 Avenue

223Records
10City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

223 recorded events, 2010–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 311 service requests, 13 DOB permits, 9 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11101
Built1953
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassE9
Owner (PLUTO)VARLESE, TRUSTEE, FRANK R
BBL4000330032
BIN4000169

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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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Curb Condition (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$240,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$399,000 $179,550
2026$410,000 $184,500
2027$442,000 $198,900

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Black Seed BagelsBagels/PretzelsNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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

SubwayVernon Blvd-Jackson Av — 7 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
21 St — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Borden Av / 5 St — Q101 Q103 · 450 ft
Citi Bike5 St & 51 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 78Q
Middle: I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes. 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

5-18 50 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 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.

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
107
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700617
2018041030107
201900909
20200011011
20210011011
20220011011
202303407
202430306
2025519116
202600505
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 182Ownership & money 1Health & systems 2

Every one of the 223 recorded events, 2010–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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