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59-05 Myrtle Avenue

142Records
14City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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142 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL4035080051
BIN4084146

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (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 (1931)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerHAIM ZARIF
Managing agentMORRIS ZARIF
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$930,000 $55,800
2026$1,088,000 $65,280
2027$1,111,000 $66,660

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mr. ChenChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayForest Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Halsey St — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Forest Av / Myrtle Av — Q39 · 100 ft
Citi Bike71 Ave & Myrtle Ave · 250 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

59-05 Myrtle 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

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $336,822 on 2015-04-03 (lender: National Bank Of New York City). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-30SPRD $3,570,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; S & Z GRAHAM PARTNERS LLC; 59-24 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to BNB BANK $3,570,000
2020-01-30AL&R $3,570,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 59-24 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC; S & Z GRAHAM PARTNERS LLC to BNB BANK $3,570,000
2015-04-03AL&R $750,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $750,000
2015-04-03Mortgage $336,822 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $336,822
2015-04-03Agreement $750,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $750,000
2008-11-10Mortgage $450,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $450,000
2007-07-30Deed $950,000 — from FU, CINDY; FU, DAVID to 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC $950,000
2005-09-01Mortgage $475,000 — from FU, DAVID; FU, CINDY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $475,000
2005-09-01AL&R $475,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to FU, CINDY; FU, DAVID $475,000

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201817019
20190130114
202001416
202105016
202204015
20230160319
202403025
202506028
202600011
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 92Ownership & money 24Health & systems 14

Every one of the 142 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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