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551 Woodward Avenue

153Records
13City systems
0Open violations
8.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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153 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 boiler inspections.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1915
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)FRANCESCO CATALANO
BBL4033900011
BIN4080855

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8.8. 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

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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Rodent (1).

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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)CARMELA CATALANO; FRANCESCO CATALANO
Managing agentFRANCESCO CATALANO
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$978,000 $440,100
2026$977,000 $439,650
2027$1,172,000 $527,400

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BeijingChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwaySeneca Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Bleecker St — B38 · 1,000 ft
Citi BikeMenahan St & Onderdonk Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

551 Woodward 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

22 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $147,000 on 1998-12-08 (lender: Greenpoint 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
1998-12-08Mortgage $147,000 — from CATALANO, FRANCESCO; CATALANO, CARMELA to GREENPOINT BANK $147,000
1990-06-08Mortgage $66,095 — from CLAMPITT, LAURA; SARROCCO, THOMAS; CLAMPITT, KEVIN; SARROCCO, LAURA to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $66,095
1988-05-17Mortgage $20,000 — from SARROCCO, THOMAS W.; CLAMPITT, LAURA; SARROCCO, LAURA; CLAMPITT, KEVIN J. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $20,000
1986-09-19Mortgage $110,000 — from CLAMPITT, KEVIN; SARROCCO, THOMAS; SARROCCO, LAURA; CLAMPITT, LAURA to RIDGEWOOD SAVS BK $110,000
1985-08-20Mortgage $30,000 — from SARROCCO, LAURA; SARROCCO, THOMAS; CLAMPITT, KEVIN; CLAMPITT, LAURA to GRANIERI, ELSIE $30,000
1982-04-16Mortgage $25,000 — from GRANIERI, CARLO to GRANIERI, LAURA $25,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
20180819
20191337
20200415
2021010313
2022016117
2023116320
2024011213
2025010414
20263306
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 88Ownership & money 18Health & systems 22

Every one of the 153 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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