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45-59 45 Street

2,639Records
17City systems
20Open violations
2.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11377 · Neighborhood: Sunnyside
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2,639 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,323 HPD complaints, 1,027 311 service requests, 103 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11377
Built1928
Floors5
Res. units50
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)VRETTOS I REALTY LLC
BBL4001650001
BIN4001961

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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 80% 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 2.8. In ZIP 11377, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

Open HPD violations20 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-10-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (38) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Street Light Condition (3) · Lead (2) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$143,270 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (50)
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)VRETTOSI REALTY LLC
Head officerATHENA VRETTOS
Managing agentVRETTOS I REALTY LLC
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,689,000 $1,660,050
2026$3,688,000 $1,659,600
2027$3,890,000 $1,750,500

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New ChipichapeBakery Products/DessertsA—
Parador CalenoLatin AmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 2014 (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

Subway46 St-Bliss St — 7 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greenpoint Av / 46 St — B24 · 300 ft
Citi Bike44 St & Greenpoint Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Children's Lab School
Middle: I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside. 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

45-59 45 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 VRETTOS II REALTY LLC — 2 buildings, 117 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43-05 44 Street QN67 B
45-59 45 Street QN50 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $83,400 on 2022-01-31 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-31AL&R $1,400,000 — from VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2022-01-31Mortgage $83,400 — from VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $83,400
2022-01-31Agreement $1,400,000 — from VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2019-03-12AL&R $1,316,600 — from VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,316,600
2019-03-12Agreement $1,316,600 — from VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,316,600
2019-03-12Mortgage $1,270,494 — from VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,270,494
2019-03-12Agreement $2,540,987 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC; VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,540,987
2019-03-12Mortgage $46,106 — from VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $46,106
2014-05-01Agreement $2,904,121 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC; VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,904,121
2009-01-23AL&R $3,135,000 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC; VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,135,000
2009-01-23Agreement $3,135,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to VRETTOS I REALTY LLC; VRETTOS II REALTY LLC $3,135,000
2009-01-23Mortgage $901,288 — from VRETTOS II REALTY LLC; VRETTOS I REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $901,288
1999-07-27Mortgage $130,000 — from EDGHILL, SHIRLEY to MORNINGSTAR REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE FIN $130,000
1999-02-23Mortgage $896,768 — from VRETTOS REALTY CORP to OEMGA COMMERICAL MORTGAGE CORP $896,768
1998-10-06Mortgage $3,200,000 — from VRETTOS REALTY CORP to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK $3,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703700174
201800560157
201932567270
20203112902135
202102810285
202200595165
20230090110
202400280432
202501220225
202600160420
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 2,509Ownership & money 37Health & systems 21

Every one of the 2,639 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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