1,421 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 780 311 service requests, 153 HPD housing violations, 145 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 8.7. In ZIP 11377, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 58 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1984-02-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
12 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$3,680 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
240 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (78) · Noise (54) · Indoor Air Quality (20) · Dirty Condition (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Illegal Dumping (9).
$2,575,340 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1964) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (282) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | BIG SIX TOWERS INC |
| Head officer | DENISE KEEHANSMITH |
| Managing agent | METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,920,000 | $8,514,000 |
| 2026 | $19,287,000 | $8,679,150 |
| 2027 | $20,566,000 | $9,254,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $5,130,100 a year ($17.69 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,627,400 ($9.06 per sq ft), net operating income $2,502,700. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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.
| Subway | 61 St-Woodside — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 60 St — Q60 · 800 ft |
| Citi Bike | 61 St & Laurel Hill Blvd · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan 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.
59-50 61 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
240 311 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.
Managed by METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 178 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $32,610,329 on 2017-07-17 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-17 | Mortgage $7,514,671 — from BIG SIX TOWERS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $7,514,671 | |
| 2017-07-17 | Mortgage $32,610,329 — from BIG SIX TOWERS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $32,610,329 | |
| 2017-07-17 | Agreement $1,532,170 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR to BIG SIX TOWERS, INC. | $1,532,170 | |
| 2017-07-17 | Agreement $12,289,720 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR to BIG SIX TOWERS, INC. | $12,289,720 | |
| 2008-05-19 | Mortgage $12,289,720 — from BIG SIX TOWERS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $12,289,720 | |
| 2008-05-19 | Mortgage $1,532,170 — from BIG SIX TOWERS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,532,170 | |
| 2008-05-19 | Mortgage $35,020,002 — from BIG SIX TOWERS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $35,020,002 | |
| 1998-04-21 | Mortgage $12,915,630 — from BIG SIX TOWERS INC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $12,915,630 | |
| 1990-04-06 | Mortgage $3,500,000 — from BIG SIX TOWERS INC to NATIONAL CNSMR COOPBK | $3,500,000 | |
| 1988-03-28 | Mortgage $5,100,000 — from BIG SIX TOWERS INC to NATIONAL CONSUMER CP/BK | $5,100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 69 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 108 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 93 | 1 | 4 | 106 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 2023 | 2 | 9 | 129 | 0 | 4 | 144 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 112 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 108 | 0 | 5 | 120 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 8 | 92 |
Every one of the 1,421 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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