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55-19 Myrtle Avenue

103Records
11City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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103 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 311 service requests, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1929
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)CASTILLO VICTOR
BBL4034510012
BIN4082446

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Street Condition (5) · Illegal Fireworks (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,000 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 (1929)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)THE ESTATE OF VICTOR CASTILLO
Head officerALTAGRACIA CASTILLO
Managing agentTHE ESTATE OF VICTOR CASTILLO
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,182,000 $70,920
2026$1,416,000 $84,960
2027$1,601,000 $96,060

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Coyote BohemioMexicanGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayMyrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Madison St — Q55 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Cypress Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 239
Middle: Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77. 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

55-19 Myrtle 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

12 311 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 THE ESTATE OF VICTOR CASTILLO — 2 buildings, 5 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
57 South 5 Street BK3 C
55-19 Myrtle Avenue QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $180,000 on 1999-04-12 (lender: Ponce De Leon Federal Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-04-12Mortgage $180,000 — from CASTILLO, VICTOR to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $180,000
1994-09-09Mortgage $150,000 — from SONG, KOON JA; SONG, HYO KOOK to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN $150,000
1991-01-17Mortgage $100,000 — from SONG, HYO KOOK; SONG, KOON JA to KOREA EXCHANGE BK $100,000
1986-12-12Mortgage $160,000 — from SONG, HYO KOOK; SONG, KOON JA to FALLAY, SHIRLEY $160,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
33
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
2018032133
20190415
20202226
20210011
20221214
20230123
20240235
20250527
20260628
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 55Ownership & money 15Health & systems 18

Every one of the 103 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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