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18-11 College Point Blvd

290Records
14City systems
2Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11356 · Neighborhood: College Point
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290 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 HPD complaints, 45 311 service requests, 41 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11356
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)DIFONZO, AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL
BBL4041280015
BIN4098833

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11356, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1999-04-26.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (1) · Cannabis Retailer (1).

Filed construction activity

$720,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (4)
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$1,073,000 $482,850
2026$1,288,000 $579,600
2027$1,546,000 $695,700

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

BusNearest boarding stop: College Point Blvd / 18 Av — Q26 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 029 Queens
Middle: J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker. 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

18-11 College Point Blvd

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 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: $2,000,000 on 2020-01-13 (lender: M&t Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-15SPRD $2,900,000 — from MICHAEL DIFONZO, AS CO-TRUSTEE; GREGORY KALAMARAS, AS CO-TRUSTEE; ANTOINETTE DIFONZO 2012 to M&T BANK $2,900,000
2020-01-13Mortgage $2,000,000 — from KALAMARAS, AS TRUSTEE, GREGORY; DIFONZO, AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL; ANTOINETTE DIFONZO 2012 FAMI to M&T BANK $2,000,000
1999-04-22Mortgage $275,000 — from DIFONZO, RALPH; DIFONZO, ANTOINETTE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $275,000
1990-02-02Mortgage $325,000 — from DI FONZO, ANTOINETTE; DI FONZO, RALPH to RACHLIN, ROSLYN $325,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20171212015
201842107
201904509
202000819
202102709
202200404
2023082111
202404206
202504307
202600404
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 196Ownership & money 12Health & systems 2

Every one of the 290 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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