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116-16 Metropolitan Avenue

189Records
13City systems
0Open violations
32Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11418 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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189 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11418
Built1975
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)TFZ LLC
BBL4033210007
BIN4079252

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 32. In ZIP 11418, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

4 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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · Street Sign (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1975)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)TFZ LLC
Head officerTian F Zhang
Managing agentTian F Zhang
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,475,000 $88,500
2026$1,616,000 $96,960
2027$1,780,000 $106,800

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Golden FountainChineseA—
Golden Fountain Chinese KitchenChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayKew Gardens-Union Tpke — E F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
121 St — J Z · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Park Ln South — Q54 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 51 (K-1), 56 (2-5)
Middle: M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes. 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

116-16 Metropolitan Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $184,402 on 2025-02-19 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-19Agreement $920,000 — from TFZ LLC to EAST WEST BANK $920,000
2025-02-19Mortgage $184,402 — from TFZ LLC to EAST WEST BANK $184,402
2025-02-19AL&R $920,000 — from TFZ LLC to EAST WEST BANK $920,000
2018-10-31Agreement $845,000 — from TFZ LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $845,000
2018-10-31Mortgage $708,762 — from TFZ LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $708,762
2018-10-31AL&R $845,000 — from TFZ LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $845,000
2015-10-27AL&R $399,000 — from TFZ LLC; TFZ, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $399,000
2015-10-27Agreement $399,000 — from TFZ, LLC; TFZ LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $399,000
2005-07-26AL&R $499,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to TFZ LLC $499,000
2005-07-26Mortgage $499,000 — from TFZ LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $499,000
2005-07-26DEEDO $900,000 — from MASSARO, JR., PETER to TFZ LLC $900,000
2005-03-22Mortgage $555,000 — from MASSARO, JR., PETER to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $555,000
2005-03-22Deed $750,000 — from HENNIGAN, SUSAN to MASSARO, JR., PETER $750,000
2004-10-26Mortgage $175,000 — from HENNIGAN, SUSAN to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION $175,000
2004-09-17Mortgage $150,000 — from HENNIGAN, SUSAN HENNIGAN AKA SUSANA to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION USA $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007018
2018013408
2019014005
202025390046
2021270009
2022007018
2023000011
2024002002
202501166124
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 108Ownership & money 40Health & systems 6

Every one of the 189 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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