182 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 HPD complaints, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Animal (1).
$80,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | MICHAEL DIFONZO |
| Managing agent | EMRA MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,242,000 | $74,520 |
| 2026 | $1,359,000 | $81,540 |
| 2027 | $1,350,000 | $81,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Seneca Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Cornelia St — B38 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison St & Seneca Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted 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.
57-11 Catalpa Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything 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.
Managed by EMRA MANAGEMENT CORP — 6 buildings, 19 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57-14 Catalpa Avenue | QN | 6 | A |
| 18-11 College Point Blvd | QN | 4 | B |
| 1751 Lexington Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 57-11 Catalpa Avenue | QN | 2 | A |
| 70-09 Myrtle Avenue | QN | 2 | A |
| 905 Seneca Avenue | QN | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2015-06-26 (lender: Guardhill Financial Corp.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-26 | Mortgage $400,000 — from DIFONZO, MICHAEL to GUARDHILL FINANCIAL CORP.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $400,000 | |
| 2005-11-22 | Mortgage $395,917 — from DI FONZO, MICHAEL to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. | $395,917 | |
| 2005-11-22 | Deed $494,897 — from HERNANDEZ, LOUIS to DI FONZO, MICHAEL | $494,897 | |
| 2005-11-22 | Mortgage $74,234 — from DI FONZO, MICHAEL to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. | $74,234 | |
| 2004-08-11 | Agreement $129,000 — from HERNANDEZ, LOUIS A; HERNANDEZ, FRANK to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $129,000 | |
| 2004-01-21 | Mortgage $5,452 — from HERNANDEZ, LOUIS; HERNANDEZ, FRANK to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $5,452 | |
| 1999-02-09 | Mortgage $130,000 — from HERNANDEZ, NOELIA; HERNANDEZ, LOUIS A; HERNANDEZ, FRANK to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP | $130,000 | |
| 1987-09-16 | Mortgage $135,000 — from CHONG, BEVERLY; CHONG, GILBERT to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $135,000 | |
| 1986-05-23 | Mortgage $108,000 — from MUNTEANU, GEORGETA; MUNTEANU, PETRE to DIME SAVINGS BNK NYFSB | $108,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every one of the 182 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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