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1018 Cypress Avenue

297Records
15City systems
6Open violations
55.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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297 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 HPD complaints, 61 HPD housing violations, 55 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)1018 CYPRESS LLC
BBL4035520063
BIN4085659

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 55.3. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-03-23.

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · ELECTRIC (4) · APPLIANCE (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$509,360 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
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)1018 CYPRESS LLC
Head officerJacob Zicherman
Managing agentLafayette Management
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$881,000 $396,450
2026$990,000 $445,500
2027$1,146,000 $515,700

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

SubwayHalsey St — L · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Seneca Av — M · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Summerfield St / Cypress Av — B20 · 550 ft
Citi BikeCypress Ave & George St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 068 Cambridge
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

1018 Cypress 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC — 12 buildings, 91 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C2 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
338 East 13 Street MN20 A
426 61 Street BK16 F
150 Martense Street BK12 B
549 51 Street BK8 F
565 49 Street BK8 D
1018 Cypress Avenue QN6 B
4422 3 Avenue BK6 B
719 Seneca Avenue QN5 C
250 Schaefer Street BK3 D
1102 Putnam Avenue BK3 D
71-06 Fresh Pond Road QN2 A
652 Grandview Avenue QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,030,000 on 2018-01-08 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-05Agreement $3,060,669 — from ZICHERMAN, JACOB; 1018 CYPRESS LLC to KEARNY BANK $3,060,669
2018-03-22AL&R $3,150,000 — from 1018 CYPRESS LLC to KEARNY BANK $3,150,000
2018-02-21Agreement $3,150,000 — from 1018 CYPRESS LLC to KEARNY BANK $3,150,000
2018-01-08Mortgage $1,030,000 — from 1018 CYPRESS LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,030,000
2017-01-26AL&R $2,120,000 — from 1018 CYPRESS LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC, SERIES BC2 $2,120,000
2017-01-26Mortgage $2,120,000 — from 1018 CYPRESS LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC, SERIES BC2 $2,120,000
2017-01-26Deed $1,900,000 — from CYPRESS SQUARE CORP. to 1018 CYPRESS LLC $1,900,000
2017-01-12Sold for $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $316,667
2010-10-06Deed $93,000 — from LINDINGER, KAROLINA to CYPRESS SQUARE CORP. $93,000
2010-02-04Deed $270,000 — from RAINES, JONATHAN E to LINDINGER, KAROLINA $270,000
1986-03-19Mortgage $45,000 — from KEATHLEY, CARTHEL OMAR to SEIFERT, JOHANNES $45,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201764435159
201801367026
2019001001
2020001001
2021002002
2022014005
20230462012
202400140115
202501150016
202600140014
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 203Ownership & money 37Health & systems 4

Every one of the 297 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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