Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

1070 Cypress Avenue

205Records
14City systems
4Open violations
101.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
Open in the map

205 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 311 service requests, 23 rodent inspections.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)LEIBY, DORON
BBL4035540059
BIN4085757

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 101.3. 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 violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-02-21.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Noise (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Street Condition (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$77,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)CYPRESS 1070 LLC
Head officerDAVID MOORE
Managing agentFIRST METRO REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$802,000 $360,900
2026$795,000 $357,750
2027$954,000 $429,300

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El SaboritoMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Forest Av — M · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Summerfield St / Cypress Av — B20 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSummerfield St & Cypress Ave · 50 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

1070 Cypress 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

9 311 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 FIRST METRO REALTY LLC — 5 buildings, 26 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
62 West 106 Street MN10 B
239 West 12 Street MN8 A
1070 Cypress Avenue QN3 D
1312 Decatur Street BK3 A
713 Knickerbocker Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $925,000 on 2019-05-17 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-17Mortgage $925,000 — from LEIBY, DORON; MOORE, KARINE to NORTHFIELD BANK $925,000
2019-05-17AL&R $925,000 — from MOORE, KARINE; LEIBY, DORON to NORTHFIELD BANK $925,000
2018-12-20Deed $1,615,000 — from CYPRESS SUNSHINE REALTY LLC to MOORE, KARINE; LEIBY, DORON $1,615,000
2018-12-12Sold for $1,615,000 $1,615,000 $538,333
2017-03-03AL&R $1,300,000 — from CYPRESS SUNSHINE REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,300,000
2017-03-03Mortgage $550,000 — from CYPRESS SUNSHINE REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $550,000
2017-03-03Agreement $1,300,000 — from CYPRESS SUNSHINE REALTY LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,300,000
2016-03-08Deed $940,000 — from PAUCAR, LUIS C to CYPRESS SUNSHINE REALTY LLC $940,000
2016-03-08Mortgage $100,000 — from CYPRESS SUNSHINE REALTY LLC to 1070 CYPRESS FUNDING L.P. $100,000
2016-03-08AL&R $100,000 — from CYPRESS SUNSHINE REALTY LLC to 1070 CYPRESS FUNDING L.P. $100,000
2016-03-08Mortgage $650,000 — from CYPRESS SUNSHINE REALTY LLC to 1070 CYPRESS FUNDING L.P. $650,000
2016-03-08AL&R $650,000 — from CYPRESS SUNSHINE REALTY LLC to 1070 CYPRESS FUNDING L.P. $650,000
2016-02-18Sold for $940,000 $940,000 $313,333
2005-11-16Deed $625,000 — from ATWAL, HARINDER K; SHUKLA, KIRTI H to PAUCAR, LUIS C $625,000
2005-11-16Mortgage $468,750 — from PAUCAR, LUIS C to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $468,750

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
24
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170117211
20180243918
20196345624
2020001012
2021001001
2022206008
2023142007
202400150015
2025001012
2026006006
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 61Health & systems 24

Every one of the 205 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11385 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map