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37-30 74 Street

780Records
17City systems
82Open violations
91.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11372 · Neighborhood: Jackson Heights
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780 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 212 311 service requests, 157 HPD complaints, 150 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11372
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units35
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)37-30 74TH APARTMENT OWNERS I
BBL4012840051
BIN4029805

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 91.2. In ZIP 11372, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations82 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 60 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2014-02-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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2
’25–26

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Illegal Parking (8) · PLUMBING (6) · Vendor Enforcement (5) · Water System (4) · Noise (3).

Filed construction activity

$215,454 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)37-30 74TH STREET LLC
Head officerJOHN USDAN
Managing agentMIDWOOD MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,810,000 $2,164,500
2026$5,333,000 $2,399,850
2027$5,435,000 $2,445,750

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 77/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

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

Subway74 St-Broadway — 7 E F M R · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 74 St / 37 Av — Q47 Q49 · 250 ft
Citi Bike74 St & 37 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 222 (K-2), 69 (K-5)
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

37-30 74 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

51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 MIDWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP — 8 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
48 7 Avenue MN159 B
284 South 5 Street BK82 A
37-30 74 Street QN35 B
800 Union Street BK28 A
152 7 Avenue MN11 B
100 8 Avenue MN4 D
154 7 Avenue MN3 C
1014120053 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $831,255 on 1988-01-28 (lender: Lincoln Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-01-28Mortgage $831,256 — from USDAN, ESME; USDAN, ADAM; USDAN, JOHN; GOLDBERG, JACK A. to LINCOLN SAVS BANK $831,256
1984-05-04Mortgage $221,853 — from USDAN, ADAM; USDAN, JOHN; USDAN, ESME; GOLDBERG, JACK A. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVS BANK $221,853
1982-10-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK, INC. to METROMEDIA, INC. $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702190223
2018214029
201921240330
2020033028
2021010140226
202205230331
202307601270
20240110002103
202521350442
2026107110230
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 129Housing & tenants 531Ownership & money 24Health & systems 46

Every one of the 780 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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