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1 Ascan Avenue

438Records
17City systems
5Open violations
0.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11375 · Neighborhood: Forest Hills
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438 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 96 DOB violations, 80 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11375
Built1918
Floors5
Res. units51
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)ASCAN AVE OWNERS CORP
BBL4032760024
BIN4078367, 4593210, 4593212

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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 96% 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 0.1. In ZIP 11375, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1980-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Lead (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Water Maintenance (1) · Rodent (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1918)
YesSix or more residential units (51)
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)ASCAN AVE OWNERS CORP
Head officerROBERT AST
Managing agentARAS PROPERTIES
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,654,000 $2,544,300
2026$6,504,000 $2,926,800
2027$6,574,000 $2,958,300

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,347,984 a year ($20.24 per sq ft), operating expenses $620,046 ($9.31 per sq ft), net operating income $727,938. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 88/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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

Subway75 Av — E F · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Forest Hills-71 Av — E F M R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / Ascan Av — Q60 · 800 ft
Citi BikeQueens Blvd N & 72 Rd · 1,000 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

1 Ascan 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

14 311 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 ARAS PROPERTIES INC — 20 buildings, 1,765 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
83-20 141 Street QN256 B
3901 Nostrand Avenue BK243 B
143-25 84 Drive QN201 B
43-33 46 Street QN175 C
41-50 78 Street QN165 B
1075 Sheepshead Bay Road BK114 C
30-06 28 Street QN87 A
115-25 84 Avenue QN69 A
2299 East 13 Street BK66 A
105-55 62 Drive QN63 A
83-19 116 Street QN59 A
83-15 116 Street QN59 A
34-58 90 Street QN54 B
1 Ascan Avenue QN51 A
1771 1 Avenue MN40 A
237 East 79 Street MN17 B
1105 1 Avenue MN16 A
1111 1 Avenue MN14 A
336 East 61 Street MN14 B
218 East 79 Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,450,000 on 2017-11-13 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-03RPTT&RET $1,175,000 — from GAYNOR, DEBRA to PAEK, HELENA; LEUNG, CORWIN $1,175,000
2025-01-03RPTT&RET $900,000 — from WILCOX, EMILY D; AMEN, BRIAN J to NICOLAOU, NICOLAOS $900,000
2024-12-20Sold for $1,175,000 $1,175,000 $23,039
2024-12-17Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $17,647
2023-10-02RPTT&RET $239,000 — from PRAKASH, JOSEPH JAY; PRAKASH, JOSEPH to DISTEFANO, ALBERTO $239,000
2023-08-29Sold for $239,000 $239,000 $4,686
2023-08-28RPTT&RET $715,000 — from DAY, KOKO MANABE to KONG, CORWIN $715,000
2023-08-24RPTT&RET $150,000 — from SHAPIRO, NOAM; BEROLZHEIMER, RAE to HAGHIGHI, DANIEL $150,000
2023-08-22Sold for $715,000 $715,000 $14,020
2023-08-17Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $2,941
2023-03-03RPTT&RET $760,000 — from STORONIAK, MICHAEL; STORONIAK, VICTORIA to TOMPKINS, ALEXANDRA; KLOPFER, MATTHEW $760,000
2023-03-01Sold for $760,000 $760,000 $14,902
2022-08-18RPTT&RET $750,000 — from WEIN SCHUR, ROBERTA to KABAT, MICHELLE; KABAT, NICOLAS $750,000
2022-06-14Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $14,706
2022-03-10RPTT&RET $545,000 — from COCH, CAROL; COCH, NICHOLAS K to PUGH, TIMOTHY W $545,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011213
20180144413
20190146213
2020014229
20214440214
20221164315
20230298221
20240142310
20250052310
20260071311
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 125Housing & tenants 112Ownership & money 128Health & systems 31

Every one of the 438 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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