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1816 Gates Avenue

108Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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108 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 rodent inspections.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built2016
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SAMSOL GATES LLC
BBL4034550013
BIN4082545, 4619271

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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 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.6. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (3) · Noise (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · WATER LEAK (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2016)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)SAMSOL GATES LLC
Head officerJOEL REICH
Managing agentSAMSOL GATES LLC
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$602,000 $270,900
2026$722,000 $324,900
2027$866,000 $389,700

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Seneca Av — B13 · 100 ft
Citi BikeOnderdonk Ave & Gates Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 305, 81
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

1816 Gates 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

6 311 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 SAMSOL GATES LLC — 2 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1816 Gates Avenue QN7 A
1814 Gates Avenue QN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,398,748 on 2025-07-25 (lender: Broadview Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-25Agreement $2,340,000 — from SAMSOL GATES LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $2,340,000
2025-07-25Mortgage $2,398,749 — from SAMSOL GATES LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $2,398,749
2025-07-25Agreement $4,797,498 — from SAMSOL GATES LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $4,797,498
2025-07-25AL&R $2,340,000 — from SAMSOL GATES LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $2,340,000
2018-05-25AL&R $5,600,000 — from SAMSOL GATES LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $5,600,000
2018-05-25Mortgage $5,600,000 — from SAMSOL GATES LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $5,600,000
2014-10-02Deed $750,000 — from SKY HIGH REALTY LLC to SAMSOL GATES LLC $750,000
2014-01-14Deed $120,000 — from WONG, JIAN FEN; WONG, STEVEN to LEONG, CORISSA $120,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178230114
2018013228
201902130116
2020003014
2021006006
2022012003
2023011002
2024013015
20250046111
2026003014
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 43Ownership & money 19Health & systems 12

Every one of the 108 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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