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1080 Cypress Avenue

97Records
13City systems
2Open violations
20Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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97 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 311 service requests, 18 DOB permits, 11 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)MOON, CHAN JOO
BBL4035550057
BIN4085790

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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

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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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-03-25.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Food Establishment (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$317,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)CHANJOO MOON; YOUNGSOON MOON
Managing agentCHANJOO MOON
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$910,000 $409,500
2026$992,000 $446,400
2027$1,190,000 $535,500

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
KafeAmericanGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Letter Grading) · 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

SubwayHalsey St — L · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Forest Av — M · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Summerfield St / Cypress Av — B20 · 150 ft
Citi BikeSummerfield St & Cypress Ave · 100 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

1080 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

12 311 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: $120,000 on 1997-06-26 (lender: Korea Commercial Bank Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-06-26Mortgage $120,000 — from MOON, JUN YEE; MOON, YOUNG SOON to KOREA COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEW YORK $120,000
1988-03-01Mortgage $184,000 — from MOON, YOUNG SOON; MOON, JUN YEE to ASTORIA FED S&L ASOC $184,000
1988-02-23Mortgage $27,000 — from MOON, JUN YEE; MOON, YOUNG SOON to BERNAD PAIGE PRFT/SHARNG $27,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731015
201850005
201902002
202033006
202113004
202202204
202306006
20240110011
202502013
202603025
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 42Ownership & money 11Health & systems 7

Every one of the 97 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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