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72-03 31 Avenue

84Records
12City systems
16Open violations
326Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11370 · Neighborhood: Jackson Heights
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84 recorded events, 1986–2025, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 HPD housing violations, 16 311 service requests, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11370
Built1950
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)KWONG, GEORGE YATMAN
BBL4011210043
BIN4024760

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 326. In ZIP 11370, 83% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

Open HPD violations16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · GENERAL (1) · APPLIANCE (1).

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 (1950)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)GEORGE Y KWONG; GRACE R XUE
Managing agentCROSSTOWN MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,451,000 $87,060
2026$1,461,000 $87,660
2027$1,475,000 $88,500

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

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

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

Subway65 St — M R · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 73 St / 31 Av — Q47 · 200 ft
Citi Bike72 St & 31 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 152 Gwendoline N. Alleyne School
Middle: I.S. 230. 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

72-03 31 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 CROSSTOWN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 66 buildings, 668 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B13 · C8 · D8 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-42 Elbertson Street QN72 B
36-41 Union Street QN41 A
1364 East 92 Street BK33 B
62-48 Mt Olivet Crescent QN27 A
141-16 84 Drive QN25 A
713 East 85 Street BK24 A
1562 West 6 Street BK24 A
590 Williams Avenue BK23 B
1515 West 1 Street BK20 C
8726 Avenue J BK18 B
1097 East 93 Street BK16 A
4641 Bedford Avenue BK16 B
3611 Shore Parkway BK16 A
4665 Bedford Avenue BK16 A
2403 East 13th St BK12 B
2632 East 21 Street BK12 A
135-46 Grand Central Parkway QN12 A
1203 East 92 Street BK12 A
340 West 46 Street MN11 A
291 3 Avenue BK9 A
3031 Brighton 3 Street BK9 B
2362 East 13th St BK9 A
892 East 7th St BK8 A
148-09 88 Avenue QN8 B
319 East 85 Street MN8 D
30-79 32 Street QN8 A
148-03 88 Avenue QN8 C
2959 Ocean Parkway BK8 A
2955 Ocean Parkway BK8 A
148-05 88 Avenue QN8 D
378 Court Street BK8 A
326 Melrose Street BK8 A
148-07 88 Avenue QN8 A
30-39 32 Street QN7 A
26-69 30 Street QN7 A
143 West 128 Street MN6 C
2526 East 29 Street BK6 A
343 63 Street BK6 A
1567 Lincoln Place BK6 C
197 Green Street BK6 A
250 Stanhope Street BK6 B
8414 13 Avenue BK5 A
8416 13 Avenue BK5 D
8422 13 Avenue BK5 F
8418 13 Avenue BK5 D
108-05 101 Avenue QN5 A
502 1 Street BK4 A
194 Green Street BK4 A
72-03 31 Avenue QN3 F
5314 Avenue O BK3 B
87-65 126 Street QN3 A
315 7 Avenue BK3 C
5312 Avenue O BK3 C
32-13 112 Street QN3 C
42 Willow Place BK3 A
322 East 86 Street MN3 F
107-10 101 Avenue QN3 C
37 Avenue T BK3 D
271 Cornelia Street BK2 B
4711 Avenue D BK2 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $772,000 on 2016-10-13 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-13Mortgage $772,000 — from KWONG, GEORGE YATMAN; XUE, GRACE RUIHONG to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $772,000
2016-10-13Deed $965,000 — from LIM, KEVIN; HASAN, SEDJATI S to XUE, GRACE RUIHONG; KWONG, GEORGE YATMAN $965,000
2016-09-30Sold for $965,000 $965,000 $321,667
2015-03-18Deed $990,000 — from SEOANE, JUSTO to LIM, KEVIN; HASAN, SEDJATI S $990,000
2013-04-24Mortgage $3,398 — from SEOANE, JUSTO to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $3,398
2013-04-24Agreement $281,727 — from SEOANE, JUSTO to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $281,727
2007-11-09Mortgage $400,000 — from SEOANE, JUSTO to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $400,000
1997-01-21Mortgage $200,000 — from SEOANE, JUSTO to GREENPOINT BANK $200,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
33
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017000
2018000
2019011
2020077
2021055
2022033
2023022
202433033
2025044
2026000
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 14

Every one of the 84 recorded events, 1986–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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