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140-37 Ash Avenue

2,331Records
17City systems
35Open violations
73.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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2,331 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 846 311 service requests, 686 HPD complaints, 467 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1950
Floors6
Res. units126
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ASH TERRACE, LLC
BBL4051820044
BIN4117058

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 73.4. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations35 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-02-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

162 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 66 · winter 2025–26: 86). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
86
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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (75) · Noise (42) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Illegal Parking (10) · PLUMBING (6) · GENERAL (5).

Filed construction activity

$38,440 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (126)
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)ASH TERRACE LLC
Head officerMICHAEL A PISTILLI
Managing agentPISTILLI MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,601,000 $2,520,450
2026$5,823,000 $2,620,350
2027$5,919,000 $2,663,550

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 22/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 2014 (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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kissena Blvd / Ash Av — Q17 Q25 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne
Middle: I.S. 237. 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

140-37 Ash 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

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 75 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 PISTILLI MANAGEMENT LLC — 24 buildings, 1,553 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B12 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
47-50 59 Street QN233 B
19-19 24 Avenue QN186 B
140-37 Ash Avenue QN126 C
180 Franklin Street BK117 C
26-80 30 Street QN96 B
170 West Kingsbridge Rd BX91 B
655 Pelham Parkway North BX86 C
925 Prospect Place BK82 B
38-15 Bowne Street QN62 B
30-56 30 Street QN60 A
41-06 Case Street QN60 B
1770 East 172 Street BX46 B
255 East 18 Street BK42 C
22-06 38 Street QN39 B
22-05 37 Street QN38 B
2226 Loring Place North BX32 D
31-70 34 Street QN28 A
2442 Morris Avenue BX28 A
2333 Loring Place North BX24 C
2322 Loring Place North BX21 B
25-20 42 Street QN20 B
268 West 12 Street MN18 C
2865 Webster Avenue BX10 C
30-90 38 Street QN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,177,507 on 2017-09-27 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-29Agreement $10,522,664 — from ASH TERRACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTERES $10,522,664
2024-03-29Agreement $157,707,704 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTERES to ASH TERRACE LLC; 268 WEST 12TH OWNERS CORP.; 32-90 36TH STREET LLC; SKY VIEW TOWERS HOLDIN $157,707,704
2017-09-27Agreement $11,800,000 — from ASH TERRACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,800,000
2017-09-27Mortgage $3,177,508 — from ASH TERRACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,177,508
2017-09-27AL&R $11,800,000 — from ASH TERRACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,800,000
2013-04-30Agreement $136,225,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to PISTILLI 38 ST. LLC; PISTILLI LANDMARK PLAZA LLC; PISTILLI ASSOCIATES-II LLC; ASH TERRACE $136,225,000
2013-03-18Agreement $9,550,000 — from ASH TERRACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,550,000
2013-03-18Mortgage $2,617,200 — from ASH TERRACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,617,200
2013-03-18AL&R $9,550,000 — from ASH TERRACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,550,000
2010-09-24Agreement $7,200,478 — from ASH TERRACE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,200,478
2007-07-10Agreement $7,290,000 — from ASH TERRACE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,290,000
2007-07-10Mortgage $2,726,365 — from ASH TERRACE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,726,365
2006-07-01Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ASH TERRACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,000,000
2004-07-02Mortgage $722,600 — from ASH TERRACE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $722,600
2004-07-02Agreement $4,875,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ASH TERRACE, LLC $4,875,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701515430172
2018018750093
201906430150
202004550160
202103470151
202202760078
20230318700190
20247610720122
20250220801211
20260013201133
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 240Housing & tenants 2,040Ownership & money 33Health & systems 8

Every one of the 2,331 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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