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57-14 Catalpa Avenue

184Records
14City systems
38Open violations
5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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184 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 HPD complaints, 38 HPD housing violations, 37 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1914
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)DIFONZO, AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL
BBL4034660005
BIN4082850

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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 75% 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 5. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
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 violations38 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1986-10-07.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (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 (1914)
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)ANTOINETTE DIFONZO 2012 FAMILY TRUST
Head officerMICHAEL DIFONZO
Managing agentEMRA MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$776,000 $349,200
2026$871,000 $391,950
2027$1,009,000 $454,050

The city's market estimate has risen 30% 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Seneca Av — Q55 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCentre St & Seneca Ave · 550 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

57-14 Catalpa Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EMRA MANAGEMENT CORP — 6 buildings, 19 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
57-14 Catalpa Avenue QN6 A
18-11 College Point Blvd QN4 B
1751 Lexington Avenue MN3 A
57-11 Catalpa Avenue QN2 A
70-09 Myrtle Avenue QN2 A
905 Seneca Avenue QN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 1989-05-23 (lender: Bayside Fed Savingsbank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-15SPRD $2,900,000 — from MICHAEL DIFONZO, AS CO-TRUSTEE; GREGORY KALAMARAS, AS CO-TRUSTEE; ANTOINETTE DIFONZO 2012 to M&T BANK $2,900,000
1989-05-23Mortgage $499,000 — from DI FONZO, ANTOINETTE; DI FONZO, RALPH to BAYSIDE FED SAVINGSBANK $499,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017300025
2018001012
2019002013
2020001113
2021005016
2022001012
2023002114
2024001067
20250170311
2026000011
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 130Ownership & money 14Health & systems 23

Every one of the 184 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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