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59-40 Myrtle Avenue

146Records
13City systems
0Open violations
49.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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146 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 22 rodent inspections, 15 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)MKO LLC
BBL4035870027
BIN4086686

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 49.7. 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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (2) · Electrical (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · GENERAL (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Investigations and Discipline (IAD) (1).

Filed construction activity

$173,175 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (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)MYRTLE AVE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerLEE ODELL
Managing agentMyrtle Ave Associates LLC
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$950,400 $427,680
2026$1,118,000 $503,100
2027$1,252,000 $563,400

The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
International Coffee ShopLatin AmericanA—
ThayaFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

SubwayForest Av — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Summerfield St / Myrtle Av — B20 · 350 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. 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

59-40 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

10 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-25Deed $1,550,000 — from BONA, SALVATORE; BONA, ANGELINA to 59-40 MYRTLE AVE. LLC; MKO LLC $1,550,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201740015
201800415
201920316
202000257
202100909
202200404
20230311115
2024407112
2025811111
2026106310
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 72Ownership & money 6Health & systems 26

Every one of the 146 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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