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98-04 Metropolitan Avenue

146Records
11City systems
1Open violations
53.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11375 · Neighborhood: Forest Hills
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146 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 27 DOB violations, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11375
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)ZVI SHAKHMOROFF, TRUSTEE
BBL4038930001
BIN4095119

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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 53.3. In ZIP 11375, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$15,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Outdoor Dining (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Street Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$159,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1930)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$757,000 $340,650
2026$908,000 $408,600
2027$726,000 $326,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Il PoetaItalianA—

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayForest Hills-71 Av — E F M R · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 23-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 69 Av — Q54 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
Middle: J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage. 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

98-04 Metropolitan 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

14 311 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: $200,000 on 1996-05-07 (lender: Abramovici, Maria and Abramovici, Moses). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-05-07Mortgage $200,000 — from SHAKMOROFF, BEZALEL; SHAKMOROFF, ZELFA to ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; COHL, RAFILA; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MARIA $200,000
1994-08-19Mortgage $11,208 — from COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE; ABRAMOVICI, MARIA; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; COHL, LUDOVIC to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $11,208
1991-04-19Mortgage $42,407 — from COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMORICI, MOSES; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRANOVICI, MARIA; ABRAMOUICI, MARIE AKA to MASPETH FED S&L ASN $42,407
1983-12-01Mortgage $35,000 — from COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE; COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES to EPSTEIN, SAMUEL $35,000
1983-12-01Mortgage $100,000 — from COHL, RAFILA; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201731206
201811305
201902608
202000202
202140509
202200505
202305106
202431217
20254510019
202600213
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 55Ownership & money 16Health & systems 2

Every one of the 146 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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