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53-44 63 Street

248Records
9City systems
95Open violations
1822Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11378 · Neighborhood: Maspeth
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248 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 HPD housing violations, 64 HPD complaints, 38 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11378
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA5
Owner (PLUTO)O'TOOLE, THOMAS
BBL4023720170
BIN4054659

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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 1822. In ZIP 11378, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations95 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 46 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2025-09-24.

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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Unleashed Dog (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Building/Use (3) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$1,028,000 $61,680
2026$966,000 $57,960
2027$1,107,000 $66,420

The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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

BusNearest boarding stop: 53 Dr / 62 St — Q67 · 450 ft
Citi Bike53 Ave & 62 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan
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

53-44 63 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

20 311 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: $155,000 on 1993-09-27 (lender: Columbia Equities Ltd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1993-09-27Mortgage $155,000 — from CULLINANE, MAURICE; CULLINANE, MARY to COLUMBIA EQUITIES LTD $155,000
1989-06-15Mortgage $60,000 — from TRAINA, JOAN to METMOR FINANCIAL INC $60,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
2024
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110
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017011
2018022
2019066
2020000
2021022
2022000
2023011
2024044
2025298100
20262108110
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The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 228Ownership & money 13

Every one of the 248 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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