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189-16 37 Avenue

321Records
14City systems
4Open violations
29.6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11358 · Neighborhood: Auburndale
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321 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 115 311 service requests, 84 HPD complaints, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11358
Built1932
Floors2
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)189-16 37TH AVE, LLC
BBL4053100026
BIN4120042

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 29.6. In ZIP 11358, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
6
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Building/Use (2) · Noise (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1932)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)189-16 37TH AVENUE, LLC
Head officerWILLIAM G DEMOS
Managing agentPRISTINE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Last registered2026-06-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,059,000 $476,550
2026$1,231,000 $553,950
2027$1,169,000 $526,050

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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: Crocheron Av / Utopia Pkwy — Q28 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 032 State Street
Middle: I.S. 025 Adrien Block. 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

189-16 37 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

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 PRISTINE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC — 56 buildings, 1,149 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B17 · C6 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
56-10 94 Street QN112 C
157-11 Sanford Avenue QN86 B
90-31 Whitney Avenue QN60 B
29-24 21 Avenue QN60 A
34-15 31 Avenue QN59 C
6113 5 Avenue BK49 B
7 Cornelia Street MN47 A
32-15 34 Street QN40 A
30-70 34 Street QN36 D
40-07 73 Street QN31 A
30-78 34 Street QN30 A
39-06 Corporal Stone St QN30 A
30-84 34 Street QN30 A
35-14 28 Avenue QN28 A
24-24 29 Street QN27 B
30-40 32 Street QN25 B
28-10 36 Street QN24 B
48-08 108 Street QN22 D
28-31 34 Street QN21 B
28-25 34 Street QN20 A
233 Franklin Street BK20 A
32-38 30 Street QN20 A
30-40 45 Street QN20 B
189-15 37 Avenue QN18 B
41-05 95 Street QN16 A
189-10 37 Avenue QN16 A
83-05 34 Avenue QN16 B
189-16 37 Avenue QN16 B
57 Audubon Avenue MN14 B
1633 2 Avenue MN12 A
31-21 Ditmars Boulevard QN12 A
31 Street QN10 A
441 Henry Street BK9 A
439 Henry Street BK9 A
31-70 37 Street QN8 C
34-16 34 Street QN8 B
150-07 41st Avenue QN8 A
150-02 Roosevelt Avenue QN8 A
99-19 43 Avenue QN6 B
25-24 18 Street QN6 A
36-23 30 Street QN6 D
25-54 35 Street QN6 A
32-30 44 Street QN6 A
25-47 22 Street QN6 A
25-26 18 Street QN6 C
32-10 Astoria Boulevard S QN6 A
40-11 23 Avenue QN5 B
121 St Nicholas Avenue BK4 C
4401 13 Avenue BK3 D
42-36 193 Street QN2 B
32-05 41 Street QN2 C
42-37 192 Street QN2 B
42-40 193 Street QN2 A
42-35 192 Street QN2 A
28-20 Ditmars Boulevard QN1 A
42-42 193 Street QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $741,362 on 2021-07-23 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 3 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
2021-07-23Mortgage $741,362 — from 189-16 37TH AVE, LLC; 189-10 37TH AVE, LLC; 189-15 37TH AVE, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $741,362
2021-07-23Agreement $8,125,000 — from 189-15 37TH AVE, LLC; 189-16 37TH AVE, LLC; 189-10 37TH AVE, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $8,125,000
2015-03-17AL&R $2,250,000 — from 307 EAST 85 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,250,000
2015-03-17Deed $3,070,000 — from EMBEE REALTY CO., LLC to 307 EAST 85 REALTY LLC $3,070,000
2015-03-17Mortgage $2,250,000 — from 307 EAST 85 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,250,000
2012-03-13Mortgage $723,255 — from EMBEE REALTY CO., LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $723,255
2012-03-13Agreement $2,700,000 — from EMBEE REALTY CO., LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,700,000
2010-04-30RPTT&RET $2,020,023 — from MILLER, HARRIET to MILLER, ROBERT $2,020,023
2007-08-17Agreement $2,100,000 — from EMBEE REALTY CO., LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,100,000
2007-08-17Mortgage $240,364 — from EMBEE REALTY CO., LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $240,364
2002-10-02Mortgage $456,090 — from EMBEE REALTY CO LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $456,090
1999-06-15Mortgage $346,917 — from EMBEE REALTY CO LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP $346,917
1996-02-23Mortgage $130,406 — from MILLER, HARRIET to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $130,406
1992-03-10Mortgage $543,328 — from MILLER, HARRIET to QUEENS COUNTY SAVS BANK $543,328
1986-07-15Mortgage $540,334 — from EMBEE REALTY CO to QUEENS COUNTY SAVSBK $540,334

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
201800120214
2019215008
2020006006
202101605167
202201370038
202301470048
202402280030
2025002002
2026015006
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 246Ownership & money 53Health & systems 3

Every one of the 321 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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