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65-70 Austin Street

693Records
21City systems
50Open violations
54.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11374 · Neighborhood: Rego Park
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693 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 269 311 service requests, 108 HPD complaints, 78 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11374
Built2016
Floors7
Res. units45
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT LLC
BBL4031040101
BIN4617972

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 54.7. In ZIP 11374, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations50 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
13
’25–26

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

$88,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

117 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (40) · Illegal Parking (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Blocked Driveway (7) · Abandoned Vehicle (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2016)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT
Head officerERIC EINSTEIN
Managing agentCHOICE NEW YORK MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,168,000 $1,875,600
2026$4,175,000 $1,878,750
2027$4,500,000 $2,025,000

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

Subway67 Av — M R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 65 Rd — Q60 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeAustin St & 66 Ave · 250 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

65-70 Austin 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

117 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2021 Broadway MN269 A
1215 Fulton Street BK240 A
10 Nevins Street BK184 A
22-18 Jackson Ave QN182 A
700 Pacific Street BK168 A
111 Montgomery Street BK163 A
540 Waverly Avenue BK135 A
370 Ocean Parkway BK133 A
56 Fulton Street MN120 B
7101 Colonial Road BK119 B
363 4 Avenue BK104 A
2280 Broadway MN98 A
785 Metropolitan Avenue BK80 A
13 Hamilton Terrace MN78 B
69 East 125 Street MN75 A
335 Irving Avenue BK70 A
575 4th Avenue BK70 A
1580 East 18 Street BK70 A
245 West 25 Street MN67 A
45 Pineapple Street BK67 A
302 2 Avenue BK67 A
393 Weirfield Street BK66 A
88 Linden Boulevard BK66 A
645 East 26 Street BK66 A
264 Webster Avenue BK63 A
561 Pacific Street BK62 A
254 Seaman Avenue MN60 B
192 Degraw Street BK60 A
162 North 12 Street BK57 A
370 Columbus Avenue MN54 A
205 West 95 Street MN54 A
11-51 47 Avenue QN53 A
2461 Broadway MN52 A
100 Cooper Street MN48 C
409 East 84 Street MN48 A
416 East 119 Street MN48 C
124 Atlantic Avenue BK47 A
306 2 Street BK46 A
526 West 111 Street MN45 A
2326 Broadway MN45 A
308 North 7th Street BK45 A
65-70 Austin Street QN45 B
37-29 33rd Street QN43 A
80 West Street BK43 A
655 West 160 Street MN42 B
2 Pierrepont Street BK41 A
2505 Broadway MN40 A
69 Pierrepont Street BK40 A
19 St Nicholas Avenue MN39 D
840 Fulton Street BK39 A
179 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
622 West 114 Street MN39 A
378 Weirfield Street BK39 A
3015 Brighton 6 Street BK38 A
96 Rockwell Place BK37 A
174 North 11 Street BK37 A
445 12 Street BK36 A
378 Baltic Street BK36 A
350 Cathedral Parkway MN35 A
501 Hicks Street BK34 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2020-01-09 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-09Agreement $16,000,000 — from WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $16,000,000
2020-01-09AL&R $16,000,000 — from WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $16,000,000
2020-01-09Mortgage $3,000,000 — from WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $3,000,000
2016-12-23Mortgage $1,110,000 — from WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT LLC; WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,110,000
2016-12-23Mortgage $11,890,000 — from WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT LLC; WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $11,890,000
2007-11-23Deed $500,000 — from AMANA IMPORTS INC.; AMANA TOOL CORP. to WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT, LLC $500,000
2007-11-01Deed $1,900,000 — from AMANA TOOL CORP. to WOODMERE DEVELOPMENT, LLC $1,900,000
1985-06-25Mortgage $285,000 — from AMANA IMPORTS INC to BARCLAYS BANK/NY N A $285,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714071022
20186250013
201931100721
202003611929
20210012505130
202202650673
202325670882
202413685018140
202507500562
202605300035
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 466Ownership & money 27Health & systems 58

Every one of the 693 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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