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25-56 98 Street

213Records
12City systems
49Open violations
538Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11369 · Neighborhood: East Elmhurst
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213 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 HPD complaints, 60 HPD housing violations, 54 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11369
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)JANETH GONZALES
BBL4013710043
BIN4032703, 4543524

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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 538. In ZIP 11369, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations49 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2010-05-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$97,522 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
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)JANETH GONZALEZ
Last registered2018-11-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,170,000 $70,200
2026$1,402,000 $84,120
2027$1,346,000 $80,760

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayJunction Blvd — 7 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Astoria Blvd / 98 St — Q19 Q49 · 200 ft
Citi Bike99 St & Astoria Blvd · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School
Middle: I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer. 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

25-56 98 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

7 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $134,500 on 2005-05-27 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-05-27Mortgage $134,500 — from GONZALES , JANETH to MERS $134,500
2005-05-27Mortgage $527,000 — from GONZALES , JANETH to MERS $527,000
2005-05-27Deed $735,500 — from TAMPA CORP to GONZALES , JANETH $735,500
2004-12-06Deed $340,000 — from AS EXECUTRIX, SHERRI ANN JAMES; JAMES, MCKINLEY JR to TAMPA CORP $340,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
39
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017041822
20180011
2019033336
2020031215
20213025
20220033
20230022
2024003939
20250055
20260022
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 185Ownership & money 9Health & systems 2

Every one of the 213 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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