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70-09 Myrtle Avenue

65Records
7City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Glendale
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65 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 boiler inspections.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)DIFONZO, AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL
BBL4036860055
BIN4089753

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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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1899)
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)ANTOINETTE DIFONZO 2012 FAMILY TRUST
Head officerMICHAEL DIFONZO
Managing agentEMRA MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,247,000 $74,820
2026$1,426,000 $85,560
2027$1,286,000 $77,160

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayMiddle Village-Metropolitan Av — M · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / 71 Pl — Q55 QM24 QM25 QM34 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCooper Ave & 65 Pl · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 091 Richard Arkwright
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

70-09 Myrtle 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

3 311 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 EMRA MANAGEMENT CORP — 6 buildings, 19 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
57-14 Catalpa Avenue QN6 A
18-11 College Point Blvd QN4 B
1751 Lexington Avenue MN3 A
57-11 Catalpa Avenue QN2 A
70-09 Myrtle Avenue QN2 A
905 Seneca Avenue QN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $498,000 on 2002-06-12 (lender: Hypothecators Mortgage Co). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-01-08Deed $95,381 — from DIFONZO, ANTOINETTE to ANTOINETTE DIFONZO 2012 FAMILY TRUST; DIFONZO, AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL; KALAMARAS, AS TRUSTEE, $95,381
2005-08-22M&CON $300,000 — from DIFONZO, ANTOINETTE; DIFONZO, MICHAEL to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $300,000
2005-08-22AL&R $300,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to DIFONZO, ANTOINETTE; DIFONZO, MICHAEL $300,000
2002-06-12Mortgage $498,000 — from DI FONZO, MICHAEL; DI FONZO, RALPH; DI FONZO, ANTIONETTE to HYPOTHECATORS MORTGAGE CO $498,000
1998-02-04Mortgage $185,500 — from DI FONZO, MICHAEL; FONZO, RALPH; DI FONZO, ANTOINETTE to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $185,500
1987-07-06Mortgage $85,148 — from NASHAK, GAIL; NASHAK, ROBERT to RIDGEWOOD SAVS BANK $85,148

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172013
20180011
20192013
20202316
20212013
20224015
20232013
20242013
20251012
20261001
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The full timeline

Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 32Ownership & money 20Health & systems 9

Every one of the 65 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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