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1917 Harman Street

263Records
12City systems
84Open violations
1906.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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263 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 HPD housing violations, 57 311 service requests, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON B EHALF OF R
BBL4033870063
BIN4080781

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1906.3. In ZIP 11385, 73% 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

Open HPD violations84 total — 41 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1987-05-19.
Active vacate order3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 26).

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

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · GENERAL (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)FRANK COSSENTINO ANTONETTE COSSENTINO
Head officerFRANK COSSENTINO
Managing agentFRANK COSSENTINO
Last registered1998-02-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,355,000 $81,300
2026$1,624,000 $97,440
2027$1,705,000 $102,300

The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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

SubwaySeneca Av — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Stanhope St / Woodward Av — B38 · 550 ft
Citi BikeWoodward Ave & Harman St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 305, 81
Middle: I.S. 093 Ridgewood. 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

1917 Harman 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $148,800 on 2007-01-02 (lender: Citibank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-14Deed $1,465,008 — from TERRANOVA, ESQ. - REFEREE, ARTHUR N to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON B $1,465,008
2025-10-07Sold for $1,465,008 $1,465,008 $488,336
2007-01-02Deed $744,000 — from BLAS, EDWARD to BLAS, RICARDO $744,000
2007-01-02Mortgage $595,200 — from BLAS, RICARDO to MERS $595,200
2007-01-02Mortgage $148,800 — from BLAS, RICARDO to CITIBANK, N.A. $148,800
2004-12-29Agreement $385,000 — from BLAS, EDWARD to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $385,000
2004-12-29Mortgage $121,805 — from BLAS, EDWARD to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $121,805
2002-09-16Mortgage $50,000 — from BLAS, EDWARD to GB HOME EQUITY; GUARANTY HOME EQUITYCORP $50,000
2002-07-24Mortgage $270,000 — from BLAS, EDWARD to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $270,000
2000-12-18Mortgage $20,000 — from BLAS, EDWARD to CITIBANK, NA $20,000
1999-11-08Mortgage $242,200 — from BLAS, STEVEN; BLAS, EDWARD to CONTINENTAL CAPITALCORP $242,200
1997-11-14Mortgage $72,000 — from COSSENTINO, ANTONETTE; COSSENTINO, FRANK; COSSENTINO, JEAN to FIRST UNION MORTGAGECORP $72,000
1982-12-30Mortgage $60,000 — from COSSENTINO, PAUL; COSSENTINO, ANTONETTE; COSSENTINO, FRANK to PUBLIC EQUITIES CORP. $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712014
201802002
201901102
202001001
202102002
202209009
2023091010
202403025
20250522054
2026311400117
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The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 216Ownership & money 35Health & systems 5

Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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