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61-05 Catalpa Avenue

291Records
14City systems
0Open violations
40.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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291 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 46 HPD complaints, 42 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)61-05 CATALPA LLC
BBL4036250004
BIN4087998

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 40.3. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
10
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Air Quality (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)6105 CATALPA LLC
Head officerFRANK L KURRE
Managing agentSTREETWISE INVESTORS LLC
Last registered2026-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$811,000 $364,950
2026$973,000 $437,850
2027$1,141,000 $513,450

The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayFresh Pond Rd — M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fresh Pond Rd / Catalpa Av — B13 B20 QM24 QM25 +1 more · 150 ft
Citi BikeFresh Pond Rd & 69 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 088 Seneca
Middle: P.S./I.S. 119 The Glendale. 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

61-05 Catalpa 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

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 of them about heat or hot water.

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 STREETWISE INVESTORS LLC — 14 buildings, 126 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1725 Woodbine Street QN24 B
32-64 41 Street QN20 A
1731 Cornelia Street QN12 A
33-08 29 Street QN8 B
61-05 Catalpa Avenue QN8 B
416 Woodward Avenue QN6 B
64-41 Catalpa Avenue QN6 A
1928 Grove Street QN6 B
72-37 67 Street QN6 C
23-11 28 Avenue QN6 A
23-25 28 Avenue QN6 A
1726 Madison Street QN6 A
615 Woodward Avenue QN6 A
64-37 Catalpa Avenue QN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $695,000 on 2021-10-13 (lender: TD Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-13Mortgage $695,000 — from 6105 CATALPA LLC to TD BANK NA $695,000
2021-10-13AL&R $695,000 — from 6105 CATALPA LLC to TD BANK NA $695,000
2021-05-13Deed $1,600,000 — from DIGREGORIO, VINCENZO to 61-05 CATALPA LLC $1,600,000
2021-05-04Sold for $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $200,000
2011-10-27Deed $969,000 — from BARONE, CONCETTA A; BARONE, GIUSESPPE A to DI GREGORIO, CARMELA; DI GREGORIO, VINCENZO; DI GREGORIO, GIUSEPPE $969,000
2006-02-15Mortgage $300,000 — from BARRONE, GIUSEPPE A; BARRONE, CONCETTA A to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $300,000
2006-02-15AL&R $300,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC to BARRONE, CONCETTA A; BARRONE, GIUSEPPE A $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711390050
201810290140
20190390140
20200261128
2021155112
202208019
202317019
20240160117
20251140116
202605016
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 228Ownership & money 21Health & systems 9

Every one of the 291 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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