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59-85 Fresh Pond Road

112Records
7City systems
12Open violations
424.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11378 · Neighborhood: Maspeth
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112 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 311 service requests, 31 HPD housing violations, 23 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11378
Built1935
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)CHEN, YU
BBL4027560006
BIN4061583, 4474481

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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 424.7. 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 violations12 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · ELECTRIC (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Lead (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 (1935)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)Yu Chen
Last registered2026-03-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$691,000 $41,460
2026$791,000 $47,460
2027$809,000 $48,540

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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

SubwayMiddle Village-Metropolitan Av — M · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fresh Pond Rd / 60 Av — Q58 · 250 ft
Citi Bike60 Ave & Fresh Pond Rd · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem
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

59-85 Fresh Pond Road

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $499,000 on 2018-11-05 (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
2018-11-05Mortgage $499,000 — from PAN, CHEN; CHEN, YU to MERS $499,000
2018-11-05Deed $765,000 — from GRALEC, TERESA; GRALEC, JAN to CHEN, YU; PAN, CHEN $765,000
2018-10-26Sold for $765,000 $765,000 $382,500
2011-08-30Mortgage $8,996 — from GRALEC, TERESA; GRALEC, JAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $8,996
2011-08-30Agreement $246,000 — from GRALEC, TERESA; GRALEC, JAN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $246,000
2007-06-15Mortgage $20,000 — from GRALEC, JAN; GRALEC, TERESA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $20,000
2003-08-06Mortgage $31,139 — from GRALEC, JAN; GRALEC, TERESA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $31,139
2001-06-22Mortgage $247,500 — from GRALEC, JAN; GRALEC, TERESA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $247,500

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017000
2018358
2019101
2020101
2021101
202210010
2023202
202442042
2025101
202630232
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 91Ownership & money 21

Every one of the 112 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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