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59-02 Catalpa Avenue

94Records
12City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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94 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 9 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 boiler inspections.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1909
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)OLKAN FAMILY LLC
BBL4035060001
BIN4084043

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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 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

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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-03-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Posting (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Water System (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 (1909)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$721,200 $324,540
2026$865,000 $389,250
2027$1,038,000 $467,100

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BabaAmericanA—
Burek PizzaEastern EuropeanAMice evidence
Carrie's Corner CafeCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 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: No Permit or License), shared by 3 restaurants · 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.

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Forest Av / 69 Av — Q39 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCatalpa Ave & Woodward Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

59-02 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

20 311 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: $180,000 on 2010-11-09 (lender: David A. Fenstermaker, Trustee and Dmf Trust Uta Dated February 7, 2008). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-11-09Mortgage $180,000 — from OLCAN, DRAGICA to DAVID A. FENSTERMAKER, TRUSTEE; MINU FENSTERMAKER, TRUSTEE; DMF TRUST UTA DATED FEBRUARY 7 $180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174228
20186017
20193014
20202013
20214116
20227029
20237029
20242024
2025100212
20266028
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 10Health & systems 16

Every one of the 94 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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