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1720 Palmetto Street

1,273Records
17City systems
4Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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1,273 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 645 HPD complaints, 286 311 service requests, 133 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)17-20 PALMETTO EQUITIES LLC
BBL4034560019
BIN4082574

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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 62% 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 10. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2015-01-07.

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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Vendor Enforcement (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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)17-20 PALMETTO EQUITIES LLC
Head officerNAFTALI HAGER
Managing agentHAGER MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$588,000 $264,600
2026$706,000 $317,700
2027$827,000 $372,150

The city's market estimate has risen 41% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

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
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Palmetto St — B38 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCypress Ave & Palmetto St · 300 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

1720 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

17 311 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 HAGER MANAGEMENT INC — 44 buildings, 1,571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B15 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
740 Empire Boulevard BK96 B
91-32 195 Street QN96 A
947 Montgomery Street BK94 A
5619 15 Avenue BK72 A
300 Linden Boulevard BK72 B
272 Crown Street BK70 A
89-04 148 Street QN66 A
740 Clarkson Avenue BK57 A
2620 Glenwood Road BK54 A
1497 Carroll Street BK53 B
616 East 21 Street BK53 A
100 Broadway BK47 A
49 Clarkson Avenue BK47 A
1720 Nostrand Avenue BK45 A
68 St Pauls Place BK42 B
322 Rodney Street BK42 A
642 Crown Street BK40 A
170 New York Avenue BK36 A
77 Division Avenue BK35 A
213 Union Avenue BK34 A
81 Crooke Avenue BK32 A
281 Crown Street BK31 B
291 Crown Street BK30 A
228 South 3 Street BK30 A
126 Graham Avenue BK27 A
180 Erasmus Street BK27 B
1255 Park Place BK24 A
596 Bushwick Avenue BK21 B
1129 43 Street BK20 B
206 South 3 Street BK20 B
1135 43 Street BK20 B
1495 Nostrand Avenue BK18 B
448 East 22 Street BK13 A
451 East 22 Street BK13 C
440 East 22 Street BK13 B
459 East 22 Street BK13 C
434 East 22 Street BK13 B
454 East 22 Street BK13 B
95 Seigel Street BK10 A
437 East 22 Street BK9 C
429 16 Street BK8 B
420 Bleecker Street BK6 C
1720 Palmetto Street QN6 A
1415 53 Street BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $595,118 on 2016-09-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-03Agreement $1,025,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 17-20 PALMETTO EQUITIES LLC $1,025,000
2016-09-22Agreement $1,400,000 — from 17-20 PALMETTO EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2016-09-22Mortgage $595,118 — from 17-20 PALMETTO EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $595,118
2015-12-14Deed $1,850,000 — from 1720 PALMETTO LLC to 17-20 PALMETTO EQUITIES LLC $1,850,000
2014-07-21AL&R $825,000 — from 1720 PALMETTO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $825,000
2014-07-21Mortgage $825,000 — from 1720 PALMETTO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $825,000
2014-07-21Deed $1,200,000 — from KLAYN, BENJAMIN; KLAYN, LENKE to 1720 PALMETTO LLC $1,200,000
2007-04-02Deed $714,000 — from 1720 PALMETTO STREET, LLC to KLAYN, LENKE; KLAYN , BENJAMIN $714,000
2006-10-19Deed $525,000 — from ARIAS, FELCINDO to 1720 PALMETTO STREET, LLC $525,000
2005-01-07Mortgage $105,000 — from ARIAS, FELICINDO to THE NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $105,000
2002-06-10Mortgage $300,000 — from ARIAS, FELCIANO to INTERSTATE RESOUCE CORP $300,000
2002-06-10Mortgage $100,500 — from ARIAS, FELICINDO to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP $100,500
1988-08-17Mortgage $120,250 — from CHU, DONG MEI to HOME FED SAVS BANK $120,250
1985-04-03Mortgage $60,000 — from CHU, DONG MEI to GOLDEN PACIFIC NATLBK $60,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700510253
2018499002105
201900440448
202001410143
202100330437
20220090514
202301180423
2024003126
202501120215
2026004037
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 1,124Ownership & money 26Health & systems 35

Every one of the 1,273 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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