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68-20 Burns Street

434Records
16City systems
2Open violations
8.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11375 · Neighborhood: Forest Hills
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434 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 117 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 113 311 service requests, 42 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11375
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)BURNS ST OWNERS CORP
BBL4032050008
BIN4076630

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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 65% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.1. In ZIP 11375, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Illegal Parking (15) · Water System (4) · Lead (2) · Non (2) · Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$361,673 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)Burns Street Owners
Head officerEVE RABINOVITS
Managing agentFirstService Residential
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,709,000 $1,219,050
2026$2,880,000 $1,296,000
2027$3,073,000 $1,382,850

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $537,464 a year ($22.02 per sq ft), operating expenses $197,705 ($8.10 per sq ft), net operating income $339,759. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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

SubwayForest Hills-71 Av — E F M R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Burns St / 68 Av — Q23 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBooth St & 68 Dr · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
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

68-20 Burns 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

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL — 556 buildings, 66,420 units. Grades across the portfolio: A464 · B61 · C14 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 Fordham Hill Oval BX1116 B
80 La Salle Street MN982 A
1 Tudor City Place MN799 A
85 Jay Street BK727 A
81-26 150 Street QN675 A
420 Kent Avenue BK605 A
1 Wall Street MN566 A
685 First Avenue MN556 A
150-10 71 Avenue QN536 B
185 Clinton Avenue BK520 B
401 1 Avenue MN510 B
160 West End Avenue MN508 A
26-10 Union Street QN504 A
425 East 63 Street MN495 A
11 Wharf Way BK487 A
99-32 66 Road QN483 B
11 Hoyt Street BK480 A
5600 Netherland Avenue BX462 A
13 Rector Street MN452 A
185 West End Avenue MN432 A
1524 3 Avenue MN430 A
345 Clinton Avenue BK424 B
360 Furman Street BK424 A
555 Kappock Street BX412 A
110-17 Queens Boulevard QN405 A
165 West End Avenue MN403 A
60 East 8 Street MN390 A
2039 Broadway MN387 A
26-21 Union Street QN384 A
3131 Brighton 13 Street BK383 A
16 Dupont Street BK381 A
141 Amsterdam Avenue MN378 A
125-10 Queens Boulevard QN377 A
384 Bridge Street BK371 A
772 Broadway MN360 A
402 Park Avenue South MN350 A
35-11 85 Street QN348 A
75 Wall Street MN346 A
267 Bond Street BK344 A
381 2 Avenue MN339 A
555 West 23 Street MN336 A
2 Tudor City Place MN334 A
1168 1 Avenue MN328 A
92-27 160 Street QN315 A
500 West 43 Street MN311 A
70th Street QN295 A
415 East 64 Street MN290 A
137-47 45 Avenue QN289 A
225 Rector Place MN285 A
20 West Street MN283 A
61 West 62 Street MN276 A
330 West 56 Street MN275 B
5 West 65 Street MN274 A
1992 Broadway MN271 A
195 3 Avenue MN270 A
11-12 30 Drive QN266 A
382 2 Avenue MN262 A
1659 2 Avenue MN258 A
800 Grand Concourse BX254 B
9201 Shore Road BK254 B

showing 60 of 556 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2024-08-08 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-29RPTT&RET $255,000 — from BURNS STREET OWNERS CORP. to DUTRA, BERNADETTE $255,000
2026-07-23RPTT&RET $470,000 — from ZERVIN, AS ADMINISTRATOR, JUSTIN; THE ESTATE OF CHRISTINE BUSINI to HANDEL, JONATHAN; GALLAGHER, IRIS $470,000
2026-07-14Sold for $470,000 $470,000 $19,583
2026-07-14Sold for $255,000 $255,000 $10,625
2026-04-07RPTT&RET $187,000 — from BURNS STREET OWNERS CORP. to NEMAN, ZACHARY $187,000
2026-03-25Sold for $187,000 $187,000 $7,792
2025-08-12RPTT&RET $595,000 — from PATEL, RITESH J; MCINTOSH, SERENA M to CORTER, WILLIAM; RUSK, EVE $595,000
2025-06-18Sold for $595,000 $595,000 $24,792
2024-11-12RPTT&RET $405,000 — from SILVERBERG, DANIEL to BAIL, IDAN $405,000
2024-11-12RPTT&RET $405,000 — from SILVERBERG, DANIEL to BAIL, IDAN $405,000
2024-10-01Sold for $405,000 $405,000 $16,875
2024-08-08Mortgage $2,000,000 — from BURNS STREET OWNERS CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2024-08-08Agreement $8,000,000 — from BURNS STREET OWNERS CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,000,000
2023-03-29RPTT&RET $460,000 — from GALLAGHER, PHILIP J; MEDINA-GALLAGHER, ELISHA to KEYES, STEPHEN A; WELDY, PERRI LEE $460,000
2023-03-27Sold for $460,000 $460,000 $19,167

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171190112
2018311218
2019223209
202030510018
2021312309
20224356119
20232152010
202412447054
20253292117
20260066113
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 168Ownership & money 135Health & systems 7

Every one of the 434 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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