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118-18 Metropolitan Avenue

714Records
19City systems
27Open violations
22.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11415 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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714 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 311 service requests, 178 HPD complaints, 70 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11415
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units85
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL4033220001
BIN4079388

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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 51% 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 22.3. In ZIP 11415, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations27 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-12.

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.

$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · Blocked Driveway (9) · Illegal Parking (9) · Indoor Air Quality (4) · Water System (3) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$281,835 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (85)
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)MINTAN REALTY LLC
Head officerLEA MASWARY
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES
Last registered2025-11-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,485,000 $2,468,250
2026$5,817,000 $2,617,650
2027$5,637,000 $2,536,650

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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

Subway121 St — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke — E F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Lefferts Blvd — Q54 · 600 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

118-18 Metropolitan 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

73 311 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
221 Seaman Avenue MN228 B
1125 Washington Avenue BK132 C
61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard QN101 C
118-18 Metropolitan Avenue QN85 A
400 East Mosholu Parkway BX78 C
3210 Avenue H BK78 B
2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 B
2852 8 Avenue MN69 C
254 Quentin Road BK48 A
116-27 169 Street QN40 B
11-25 46 Road QN39 A
118 Garfield Place BK39 A
263 West 152 Street MN35 D
20 East 179 Street BX30 B
932 St Marks Avenue BK30 A
2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN30 C
235 West 145 Street MN29 C
2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 B
116-26 169 Street QN24 A
2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 D
157 Vernon Avenue BK21 B
1163 43 Street BK20 A
1157 43 Street BK20 B
2538 Adam C Powell Blvd MN19 B
116-31 170 Street QN16 B
77-05 41 Avenue QN16 A
2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN15 C
2542 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 C
202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 C
201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 B
2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
1095 Jerome Avenue BX9 A
114-30 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
114-34 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
225 West 78 Street MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2021-01-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-04Agreement $6,000,000 — from MINTAN REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2021-01-04Mortgage $500,000 — from MINTAN REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $500,000
2016-12-22Mortgage $5,500,000 — from MINTAN REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2016-12-22Agreement $5,500,000 — from MINTAN REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2016-12-22Mortgage $2,410,010 — from MINTAN REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,410,010
2010-04-30Mortgage $477,195 — from MINTAN REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $477,195
2010-04-30Agreement $3,500,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB to MINTAN REALTY, LLC $3,500,000
2010-04-30AL&R $3,500,000 — from MINTAN REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $3,500,000
2004-11-08AL&R $3,300,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK; FORMALY KNOWN AS INDEPENDENCE SAVINGS BA to MINTAN REALTY LLC $3,300,000
2004-11-08Agreement $3,300,000 — from MINTAN REALTY LLC to FORMALY KNOWN AS INDEPENDENCE SAVINGS BA; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,300,000
2004-11-08Mortgage $1,634,357 — from MINTAN REALTY LLC to FKA INDEPENDENCE SAVINGS BANK; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,634,357
1997-07-23Mortgage $379,191 — from MASWARY, LEAH; KRUGLIN, YAFFA; KRUGLIN, ISER (BY/ATTY); LIEBLICH, ESTHER; LIEBMAN, YAFFA; to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $379,191
1993-02-10Mortgage $174,844 — from KRUGLIN, YAFFA(AKA); KRUGLIN, ISER; KRUGLIN, JAFFA(AKA); WAGMAN, JUDITH; LIEBLICH, ESTHER; to INDEPENDENCE SVNGS BANK $174,844
1987-04-17Mortgage $314,007 — from WAGMAN, JUDITH(BY/ATTY); KRUGLIN, ESTHER F/K/A; LIEBLICH, ESTHER(BY/ATTY; KRUGLIN, ISER(AT to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $314,007
1985-12-24Mortgage $720,508 — from MASWARY, LEAH; LIEBMAN, JAFFA; KRUGLIN, ISER; LIEBLICH, ESTHER; WAGMAN, JUDITH to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBNK $720,508

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706120119
201821130117
201948170332
202006170225
202104192126
20220380415
202300130518
202400200222
202507630171
202602300133
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 108Housing & tenants 506Ownership & money 62Health & systems 24

Every one of the 714 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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