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78-17 Metropolitan Avenue

44Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11379 · Neighborhood: Middle Village
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44 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 10 boiler inspections, 9 DOB permits, 7 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11379
Built1915
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)COLOMBO, ANTONINO
BBL4030680025
BIN4071822, 4521378

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11379, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1915)
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)ANTONINO COLOMBO
Managing agentTipTop Realty Mgmt Corp
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,174,000 $70,440
2026$1,215,000 $72,900
2027$1,244,000 $74,640

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 79 St — Q54 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village
Middle: P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village. 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

78-17 Metropolitan Avenue

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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TIPTOP REALTY MGMT CORP — 22 buildings, 207 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B6 · C3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1281 Hoe Avenue BX45 B
755 East 9 Street BK23 B
85 Clay Street BK14 A
42-12 108 Street QN13 C
245 East 115 Street MN13 B
1674 Park Avenue MN13 C
66-42 79 Place QN12 A
1130 Manhattan Avenue BK8 A
1252 Manor Avenue BX6 B
102-45 Jamaica Avenue QN6 F
70-01 65 Place QN6 A
33 Withers Street BK6 A
197 Nassau Avenue BK6 A
134 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
70-15 65 Place QN6 D
204 Kent Street BK6 A
70-41 66 Street QN6 C
20-18 Himrod Street QN5 A
150-09 South Conduit Avenue QN2 B
60-57 Cooper Avenue QN2 D
78-17 Metropolitan Avenue QN2 A
75-49 Metropolitan Avenue QN1 A

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018002013
2019042017
2020200215
2021011013
2022000011
2023000011
2024001012
2025000011
2026000011
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 7Ownership & money 4Health & systems 10

Every one of the 44 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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