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951 Cypress Avenue

129Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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129 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 311 service requests, 15 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)MY RIDGEWOOD REALTY LLC
BBL4035620006
BIN4437833, 4437834

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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

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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (3) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$291,836 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1)
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$1,668,000 $750,600
2026$1,639,000 $737,550
2027$1,641,000 $738,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Juanito's PizzaPizzaB—

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Seneca Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Seneca Av — Q55 · 550 ft
Citi BikeCypress Ave & George St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 239
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

951 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

5 311 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: $1,350,000 on 2017-09-05 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-09-05Mortgage $1,350,000 — from MY RIDGEWOOD REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,350,000
2013-06-10AL&R $1,680,000 — from MY RIDGEWOOD REALTY LLC to ASIA BANK, N.A. $1,680,000
2013-06-10Agreement $1,680,000 — from MY RIDGEWOOD REALTY LLC to ASIA BANK, N.A. $1,680,000
2013-06-10Mortgage $665,102 — from MY RIDGEWOOD REALTY LLC to ASIA BANK, N.A. $665,102
2008-08-19Deed $1,850,000 — from COSTARELLI, VELMA to MY RIDGEWOOD REALTY LLC $1,850,000
2008-08-19Mortgage $1,300,000 — from MY RIDGEWOOD REALTY LLC to ASIA BANK, N.A. $1,300,000
2008-08-19AL&R $1,300,000 — from MY RIDGEWOOD REALTY LLC to ASIA BANK, N.A. $1,300,000
2005-01-10Mortgage $585,000 — from COSTARELLI, VELMA to PADRON ENTERPRISES INC $585,000
2004-03-08Mortgage $425,000 — from COSTARELLI, VELMA to BRIDGE FUNDING INC. $425,000
1999-01-19Mortgage $50,000 — from COSTARELLI, VELMA; COSTARELLI, ERNEST to COSTARELLI FUNERAL LIVERY INC; RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $50,000
1996-06-25Mortgage $137,469 — from COSTARELLI, ERNEST; COSTARELLI, VELMA to CONTINENTAL BANK $137,469
1991-08-16Mortgage $105,625 — from COSTARELLI, ERNEST; COSTARELLI, VELMA to STATE BANK LONG ISLAND $105,625

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001113
2018024006
2019002002
2020612009
202113000013
2022014005
2023053008
2024000033
2025003036
2026012047
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 26Ownership & money 34Health & systems 20

Every one of the 129 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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