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65-74 Wetherole Street

1,383Records
19City systems
13Open violations
37.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11374 · Neighborhood: Rego Park
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1,383 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 700 HPD complaints, 348 311 service requests, 148 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11374
Built1953
Floors6
Res. units72
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)WETHEROLE
BBL4031000026
BIN4072619, 4521393, 4816684

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 37.8. In ZIP 11374, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2008-02-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
4
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (40) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · PLUMBING (6) · WATER LEAK (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$543,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1953)
YesSix or more residential units (72)
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)WETHEROLE LLC
Head officerPETER LEVENSON
Managing agentKIBEL COMPANIES LLC
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,000,000 $2,700,000
2026$6,067,000 $2,730,150
2027$6,010,000 $2,704,500

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway67 Av — M R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 65 Rd — Q60 · 1,050 ft
Citi BikeAustin St & 66 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 139 Rego Park
Middle: J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage. 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

65-74 Wetherole 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

98 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 KIBEL COMPANIES LLC — 9 buildings, 1,509 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
604 2 Avenue MN355 A
354 West 34 Street MN252 A
351 East 84 Street MN180 A
85 John Street MN160 A
42-45 Main Street QN157 B
42-60 Main Street QN142 B
956 2 Avenue MN119 A
141-40 84 Drive QN72 A
65-74 Wetherole Street QN72 A

Ten-year activity

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2021
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116
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702305
20180613221
20190012214
20200018119
20210029332
2022614112
2023011132116
20240284187
20250153256
20260158160
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 112Housing & tenants 1,218Ownership & money 11Health & systems 18

Every one of the 1,383 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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