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1821 Palmetto Street

133Records
10City systems
24Open violations
15Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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133 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)PALMETTO TOWERS LLC
BBL4034550039
BIN4082559

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. 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 violations24 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1999-12-18.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5).

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 (1930)
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)PALMETTO TOWERS LLC
Head officerISRAEL BERKOWITZ
Managing agentPLATINUM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Ll
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$522,000 $234,900
2026$626,000 $281,700
2027$701,000 $315,450

The city's market estimate has risen 34% 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Seneca Av — B13 · 200 ft
Citi BikeOnderdonk Ave & Gates 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

1821 Palmetto 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

5 311 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 PLATINUM REALTY PROPERTIES LLC — 12 buildings, 86 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2 · C1 · D2 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
6830 Ridge Boulevard BK23 B
370 Avenue P BK9 D
1847 Pitkin Avenue BK8 A
7201 3 Avenue BK7 C
393 Woodbine Street BK6 A
7223 5 Avenue BK6 F
105 Brighton 11 Street BK6 F
550 82 Street BK6 A
3602 Neptune Avenue BK5 F
1821 Palmetto Street QN4 B
1101 Halsey Street BK3 D
159 Heyward Street BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $178,750 on 2022-07-15 (lender: Finwise Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-15Mortgage $178,750 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to FINWISE BANK $178,750
2022-03-22Agreement $1,500,000 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to MERS $1,500,000
2022-03-22Mortgage $278,477 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to MERS $278,477
2016-07-28Mortgage $4,000,000 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to PACIFIC WESTERN BANK $4,000,000
2016-07-28AL&R $4,000,000 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to PACIFIC WESTERN BANK $4,000,000
2015-10-02Mortgage $864,292 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to GOLD COAST BANK $864,292
2015-10-02AL&R $1,400,000 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to GOLD COAST BANK $1,400,000
2015-10-02Agreement $1,400,000 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to GOLD COAST BANK $1,400,000
2015-05-05AL&R $1,000,000 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC; A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to CONGREGATION BETH JOSEPH ARYEH; CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,000,000
2015-05-05Mortgage $1,000,000 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC; A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to CONGREGATION BETH JOSEPH ARYEH; CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,000,000
2014-11-19Mortgage $200,000 — from HALSEY EVERGREEN LLC; PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC $200,000
2014-10-14Mortgage $562,500 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC to CROSS RIVER SAVINGS BANK $562,500
2014-07-10Deed $750,000 — from ESTATE OF HENRY SEEGAR; SEEGAR, DWANE to PALMETTO TOWERS LLC $750,000
2006-10-26Mortgage $325,000 — from SEEGAR, HENRY to MERS $325,000
1992-01-08Mortgage $156,000 — from SEEGAR, HENRY to FIRST WEST MTGE BNKRS $156,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171100112
201802103
201901001
202000000
202107007
202212508
202314005
202401023
202503014
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 79Ownership & money 33Health & systems 10

Every one of the 133 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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