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56-23 Myrtle Avenue

230Records
10City systems
0Open violations
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Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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230 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 48 DOB permits, 40 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)MYRTLE CATALPA LLC
BBL4034640001
BIN4082806, 4835730

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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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Litter Basket Complaint (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Noise (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Water Maintenance (2) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,271,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,130,000 $1,408,500
2026$3,146,000 $1,415,700
2027$2,898,000 $1,304,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
UcrewCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Halsey St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Cornelia St — B38 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Seneca 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: 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

56-23 Myrtle Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 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: $48,934 on 2019-09-20 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-03M&CON $830,000 — from MYRTLE CATALPA LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $830,000
2024-10-03AL&R $830,000 — from MYRTLE CATALPA LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $830,000
2019-09-20Mortgage $48,935 — from MYRTLE CATALPA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $48,935
2019-09-20Agreement $900,000 — from MYRTLE CATALPA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $900,000
2019-09-20AL&R $900,000 — from MYRTLE CATALPA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $900,000
2013-09-26Agreement $983,969 — from MYRTLE CATALPA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $983,969
2009-09-25Mortgage $290,784 — from MYRTLE CATALPA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $290,784
2009-09-25Agreement $1,025,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to MYRTLE CATALPA LLC $1,025,000
2009-09-25AL&R $1,025,000 — from MYRTLE CATALPA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,025,000
2004-02-28Agreement $807,153 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO CFS to MYRTLE CATALPA LLC $807,153
1999-09-03Mortgage $178,799 — from MYRTLE CATALPA CA to CFS BANK $178,799
1997-11-05Mortgage $48,901 — from MYRTLE CATALPA LLC to COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $48,901
1988-10-14Mortgage $671,747 — from HARRISON, JANET LEVY; LEVY, LAURENCE R. to COLUMBIA FED SAVS BANK $671,747
1982-10-29Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK, INC. to METROMEDIA, INC. $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013026
2018002002
2019110163030
2020403007
20218030213
2022203049
20237040112
20240056718
2025301059
20260070310
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The full timeline

Construction 88Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 34Health & systems 32

Every one of the 230 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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