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18-29 Bell Boulevard

131Records
8City systems
15Open violations
431.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11360 · Neighborhood: Bay Terrace-Clearview
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131 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 36 HPD complaints, 17 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11360
Built1970
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)TACHER, ELIAS
BBL4059500017
BIN4132665

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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 431.3. In ZIP 11360, 94% 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 violations15 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-05.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
16
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · PLUMBING (2) · Snow or Ice (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · GENERAL (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$230,488 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1970)
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$1,414,000 $84,840
2026$1,694,000 $101,640
2027$1,793,000 $107,580

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

BusNearest boarding stop: Bell Blvd / 23 Av — Q13 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 169 Bay Terrace
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

18-29 Bell Boulevard

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

16 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $507,975 on 2004-10-15 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-10-15Mortgage $507,975 — from TACHER, ELIAS; TACHER, PEARL to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $507,975

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
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2018044347
20190202
20200101
20213205
20220101
20230303
20240000
20250000
2026447051
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The full timeline

Construction 7Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 11

Every one of the 131 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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