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37-70 79 Street

366Records
16City systems
26Open violations
702Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11372 · Neighborhood: Jackson Heights
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366 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 172 311 service requests, 84 HPD housing violations, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11372
Built1929
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)IP, SUVANA
BBL4012890038
BIN4029939

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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 702. In ZIP 11372, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations26 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-04-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 5).

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

$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (27) · Noise (20) · Missed Collection (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Real Time Enforcement (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$225,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)PHINIJ WONGNIRUND; SUVANA IP
Managing agentMARISA IP
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,143,200 $964,440
2026$1,796,000 $808,200
2027$2,012,000 $905,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kitchen 79ThaiGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
74 St-Broadway — 7 E F M R · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Roosevelt Av / 78 St — Q32 Q33 · 200 ft
Citi Bike79 St & Roosevelt Ave · 150 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

37-70 79 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

87 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $58,000 on 1984-01-04 (lender: Chen, David S.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-01-04Mortgage $58,000 — from WONGNIRUND, PHINIJ; WONG, KIM ENG; IP, SUVANA to CHEN, DAVID S. $58,000
1982-02-08Mortgage $18,000 — from CHEN, DAVID S. to GORDON, NEVILLE; GORDON, SANDRA $18,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017056314
201800314
201900213
20200011112
202100516
20220114116
20230033134
202438901102
20257244255
20265432243
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 285Ownership & money 11Health & systems 16

Every one of the 366 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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