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42-22 Ketcham Street

2,994Records
19City systems
214Open violations
74.9Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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2,994 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 971 311 service requests, 604 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 539 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units127
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)TOVA REALTY CORP
BBL4015080011
BIN4037276

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 74.9. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations214 total — 53 class C (immediately hazardous), 114 class B, 47 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

80 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 69 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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8
’24–25
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1
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

393 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (119) · Noise (88) · HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · PAINT/PLASTER (25) · Panhandling (13) · Indoor Air Quality (11).

Filed construction activity

$2,973,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (127)
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)TOVA REALTY CORP
Head officerGREGORY SPOCK
Managing agentFirstService Residential
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,352,000 $2,858,400
2026$6,362,000 $2,862,900
2027$6,951,000 $3,127,950

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,667,929 a year ($16.70 per sq ft), operating expenses $811,992 ($8.13 per sq ft), net operating income $855,937. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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

SubwayElmhurst Av — M R · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hampton St / Baxter Av — Q29 · 850 ft
Citi BikeIthaca St & Baxter Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone
Middle: I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley 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

42-22 Ketcham 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

393 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 39 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 FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL — 556 buildings, 66,420 units. Grades across the portfolio: A464 · B61 · C14 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 Fordham Hill Oval BX1116 B
80 La Salle Street MN982 A
1 Tudor City Place MN799 A
85 Jay Street BK727 A
81-26 150 Street QN675 A
420 Kent Avenue BK605 A
1 Wall Street MN566 A
685 First Avenue MN556 A
150-10 71 Avenue QN536 B
185 Clinton Avenue BK520 B
401 1 Avenue MN510 B
160 West End Avenue MN508 A
26-10 Union Street QN504 A
425 East 63 Street MN495 A
11 Wharf Way BK487 A
99-32 66 Road QN483 B
11 Hoyt Street BK480 A
5600 Netherland Avenue BX462 A
13 Rector Street MN452 A
185 West End Avenue MN432 A
1524 3 Avenue MN430 A
345 Clinton Avenue BK424 B
360 Furman Street BK424 A
555 Kappock Street BX412 A
110-17 Queens Boulevard QN405 A
165 West End Avenue MN403 A
60 East 8 Street MN390 A
2039 Broadway MN387 A
26-21 Union Street QN384 A
3131 Brighton 13 Street BK383 A
16 Dupont Street BK381 A
141 Amsterdam Avenue MN378 A
125-10 Queens Boulevard QN377 A
384 Bridge Street BK371 A
772 Broadway MN360 A
402 Park Avenue South MN350 A
35-11 85 Street QN348 A
75 Wall Street MN346 A
267 Bond Street BK344 A
381 2 Avenue MN339 A
555 West 23 Street MN336 A
2 Tudor City Place MN334 A
1168 1 Avenue MN328 A
92-27 160 Street QN315 A
500 West 43 Street MN311 A
70th Street QN295 A
415 East 64 Street MN290 A
137-47 45 Avenue QN289 A
225 Rector Place MN285 A
20 West Street MN283 A
61 West 62 Street MN276 A
330 West 56 Street MN275 B
5 West 65 Street MN274 A
1992 Broadway MN271 A
195 3 Avenue MN270 A
11-12 30 Drive QN266 A
382 2 Avenue MN262 A
1659 2 Avenue MN258 A
800 Grand Concourse BX254 B
9201 Shore Road BK254 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2022-01-06 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-24RPTT&RET $247,500 — from VICTOR, MARGARET to VISCIOTTI, DOMINICK; VISCIOTTI, ANTHONY $247,500
2025-10-10Sold for $247,500 $247,500 $1,949
2025-08-13RPTT&RET $395,000 — from LEE, MI RYUNG; LEE, AUSTIN J to IDROVO, JEAN B; GRANDE, JESSICA $395,000
2025-08-05Sold for $395,000 $395,000 $3,110
2023-10-12RPTT&RET $250,902 — from KETCHAM ASSOCIATES LLC to ZAW, MIN; CHEN PHYUPHYUKHINE, TIFFANY $250,902
2023-08-29RPTT&RET $340,367 — from KETCHAM ASSOCIATES LLC to NGAWANG, THUPTEN $340,367
2023-03-28RPTT&RET $229,000 — from KANG, JUSTINA I; KANG, IN SOOK to PYAK, IRINA $229,000
2023-03-14Sold for $229,000 $229,000 $1,803
2023-03-02RPTT&RET $660,000 — from MCEWAN, MARISHA; DEA, ALEXANDER to CURMI HALL, DAESHAWN; CURMI HALL, CHRISTOPHER $660,000
2023-02-21Sold for $660,000 $660,000 $5,197
2023-02-06RPTT&RET $495,000 — from LALIC, HARIS; LALIC, HAJRO to POPE, ZAKIYA $495,000
2023-01-31Sold for $495,000 $495,000 $3,898
2022-09-27RPTT&RET $290,000 — from ARNOLD, KRISTI to CHAN, CONRAD; CHAN, CINDY $290,000
2022-09-16Sold for $290,000 $290,000 $2,283
2022-08-17RPTT&RET $280,000 — from LALIC, HAJRO to YOON, YONEJUNG $280,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705392147
20186426641101
2019117100331152
20201284181106
202152172292210
202221104572166
202334528269
20244833522351
20250212761136
20260836904381
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The full timeline

Construction 223Enforcement 112Housing & tenants 1,933Ownership & money 701Health & systems 25

Every one of the 2,994 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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