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71-17 Austin Street

104Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11375 · Neighborhood: Forest Hills
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104 recorded events, 1967–2025, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 15 HPD complaints, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11375
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC
BBL4032560028
BIN4077997

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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 11375, 92% 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (9).

Filed construction activity

$201,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1930)
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)TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC
Head officerDAVID HAKAKIAN
Managing agentTAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,862,000 $111,720
2026$2,171,000 $130,260
2027$2,265,000 $135,900

The city's market estimate has risen 22% 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

SubwayForest Hills-71 Av — E F M R · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 71 Av — Q60 · 400 ft
Citi BikeQueens Blvd N & 71 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 101 School in the Gardens
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

71-17 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

9 311 service requests 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 TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC — 2 buildings, 4 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
71-17 Austin Street QN2 A
71-15 Austin Street QN2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,855 on 1999-10-27 (lender: Queens Country Savings Bank), covering 2 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
1999-10-27Mortgage $125,856 — from TAVOUS/NY INC to QUEENS COUNTRY SAVINGS BANK $125,856
1994-09-13Mortgage $580,000 — from TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC to GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BANK $580,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
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2022
2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201722105
201800336
201900011
202000101
202100101
202200707
202300404
202400707
202500202
202600000
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 51Ownership & money 11Health & systems 10

Every one of the 104 recorded events, 1967–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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