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57-33 Catalpa Avenue

224Records
17City systems
0Open violations
36.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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224 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 rodent inspections.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1913
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)5733 CATALPA LLC
BBL4034650027
BIN4082831

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.3. 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.

$655 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (2) · Rodent (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1913)
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)5733 CATALPA LLC
Head officerNICHOLAS VASILOPOULOS
Managing agent5733 CATALPA LLC
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$830,000 $373,500
2026$996,000 $448,200
2027$1,070,000 $481,500

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CholitaCoffee/TeaA—

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

SubwayForest Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Onderdonk Av / Catalpa Av — B38 · 50 ft
Citi BikeCatalpa Ave & Woodward 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. 088 Seneca
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

57-33 Catalpa 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2024-07-17 (lender: Small Michelle Property Ltd.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-17Deed $2,200,000 — from SMALL MICHELLE PROPERTY LTD. to 5733 CATALPA LLC $2,200,000
2024-07-17AL&R $1,300,000 — from 5733 CATALPA LLC to SMALL MICHELLE PROPERTY LTD. $1,300,000
2024-07-17Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 5733 CATALPA LLC to SMALL MICHELLE PROPERTY LTD. $1,300,000
2024-07-02Sold for $2,200,000 $2,200,000 $550,000
2010-08-31Deed $750,000 — from JANKOVIC, STOJADIN; CUPRIC, GORICA; JANKOVIC, GORDANA to SMALL MICHELLE PROPERTY LTD. $750,000
2000-02-17Mortgage $228,750 — from JANKOVIC, GORDANA; CUPRIC, GORICA; JANKOVIC, STOJADIN to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC $228,750
1987-07-02Mortgage $61,876 — from STEFAN, JOANA; STEFAN, TODOR; STEFAN, SUSAN to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN $61,876
1985-09-10Mortgage $90,000 — from STEFAN, SUSAN; STEFAN, TODOR; STEFAN, JOANA to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN $90,000
1982-01-18Mortgage $40,000 — from BURKE, ELAINE; BURKE, MARTIN; MALONEY, TIMOTHY J.; MALONEY, JACQUELINE to MASPETH FED/SVGS/L/ASSOC $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005038
201801100920
2019007029
2020001124
20210180110
2022005016
20230380314
20240484723
20250560516
2026203049
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 106Ownership & money 28Health & systems 45

Every one of the 224 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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