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73-34 68 Avenue

273Records
11City systems
27Open violations
326.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11379 · Neighborhood: Middle Village
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273 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 311 service requests, 44 HPD housing violations, 38 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11379
Built1910
Floors2.5
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)73-34 68TH AVENUE LLC
BBL4037840020
BIN4435035, 4435036, 4435037

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 326.4. In ZIP 11379, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations27 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-12.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (28) · PLUMBING (11) · SAFETY (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · Building/Use (2) · 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)FRANCESCO P SCARPA; JOSEPH SCARPA
Managing agentSS: 73-36 68 AVENUE CORP
Last registered2024-11-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$703,000 $316,350
2026$622,000 $279,900
2027$746,000 $335,700

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 73 Pl — Q54 · 900 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village
Middle: P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village. 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

73-34 68 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

63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $699,300 on 2025-04-07 (lender: 73-36 68th Avenue Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-30AL&R $699,300 — from 73-34 68TH AVENUE LLC to 73-36 68TH AVENUE, CORP. $699,300
2025-04-07Deed $999,000 — from 73-36 68TH AVENUE, CORP. to 73-34 68TH AVENUE LLC $999,000
2025-04-07Mortgage $699,300 — from 73-34 68TH AVENUE LLC to 73-36 68TH AVENUE CORP. $699,300
2025-04-02Sold for $999,000 $999,000 $199,800
2004-09-01Mortgage $335,000 — from SCARPA, FRANCESCO P; SCARPA, JOSEPH to COLMONE, ANTONINO $335,000
2004-09-01Mortgage $335,000 — from SCARPA, FRANCESCO P; SCARPA, JOSEPH to COLMONE, ANTONINO $335,000
2004-09-01Deed $475,000 — from COLMONE, ANTONINO to SCARPA, FRANCESCO P; SCARPA, JOSEPH $475,000
2004-09-01Deed $475,000 — from COLMONE, ANTONINO to SCARPA, FRANCESCO P; SCARPA, JOSEPH $475,000
1997-08-06Mortgage $141,700 — from ALTESI, SALVADOR to BIONDO, SAM $141,700
1994-09-16Mortgage $95,000 — from INGRALDI, CAROL A to COASTAL CAPITAL CORP $95,000
1994-08-01Mortgage $95,000 — from INGRALDI, CAROL A to COASTAL CAPITAL CORP $95,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017011112
20181506
20190202
20200101
20210505
202219010
20230303
20240606
2025014519
202631170120
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The full timeline

Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 224Ownership & money 29Health & systems 2

Every one of the 273 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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