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81-42 Baxter Avenue

114Records
12City systems
4Open violations
12.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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114 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1917
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)LYLLIAM & MELISSA ESQUIVELL FASHIONINC
BBL4015060009
BIN4037187

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 12.5. In ZIP 11373, 73% 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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-05-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1917)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$809,000 $364,050
2026$805,000 $362,250
2027$966,000 $434,700

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Guayaco'sLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

Subway82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Elmhurst Av — M R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hampton St / Baxter Av — Q29 · 300 ft
Citi BikeIthaca St & Baxter Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 89Q: The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers
Middle: I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School. 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

81-42 Baxter Avenue

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

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $307,000 on 2000-11-22 (lender: Chase Manhattan Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-11-22Mortgage $307,000 — from ESQUIVELL, WILSON; ESQUIVELL, LYLLIAM to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $307,000
2000-05-04Mortgage $370,000 — from ESQUIVELL, LYLLIAM; ESQUIVELL, WILSON to CIT SMALL BUSINESS LENDING CORP $370,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712014
201816018
201900011
202007018
202101012
202201102
202324028
202402125
202520125
202600022
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 19Health & systems 15

Every one of the 114 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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