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198-39 32 Avenue

288Records
15City systems
4Open violations
4.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11358 · Neighborhood: Auburndale
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288 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 98 311 service requests, 44 HPD complaints, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11358
Built1924
Floors4
Res. units42
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FLUSHING 32ND AVE CORP
BBL4060210029
BIN4133974

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.1. In ZIP 11358, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$70,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)FLUSHING 32ND AVE CORP
Head officerBARRY APFELBAUM
Managing agentINFO-STRUCTURE ENTERPRISES INC.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,941,000 $1,323,450
2026$3,179,000 $1,430,550
2027$3,130,000 $1,408,500

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 17/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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: 32 Av / 200 St — Q28 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 159
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

198-39 32 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

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 INFO-STRUCTURE ENTERPRISES INC. — 16 buildings, 294 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
198-39 32 Avenue QN42 A
144-12 34 Avenue QN35 A
34-27 74 Street QN26 A
41-56 Lamont Avenue QN21 A
41-55 Case Street QN20 B
109-16 85 Avenue QN18 A
43-29 41 Street QN16 A
43-19 41 Street QN16 A
37-58 81 Street QN16 A
37-54 81 Street QN16 A
37-50 81 Street QN16 A
109-08 85 Avenue QN12 A
272 West 77 Street MN12 A
129 West 75 Street MN10 A
34-20 75 Street QN10 A
103 West 86 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,690 on 2024-07-30 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-30Agreement $1,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to FLUSHING 32ND AVE. CORP. $1,000,000
2024-07-30Mortgage $11,690 — from FLUSHING 32ND AVE. CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $11,690
2017-08-15Agreement $1,150,000 — from FLUSHING 32ND AVE. CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK; SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,150,000
2017-08-15Mortgage $56,591 — from FLUSHING 32ND AVE. CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $56,591
2010-12-14Agreement $1,310,000 — from FLUSHING 32ND AVE. CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,310,000
2010-12-14Mortgage $64,761 — from FLUSHING 32ND AVE. CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $64,761
2004-06-02Agreement $1,400,000 — from FLUSHING 32ND AVENUE. CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,400,000
2004-06-02Mortgage $1,400,000 — from FLUSHING 32ND AVENUE. CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,400,000
2001-02-21Mortgage $1,500,000 — from FLUSHING 32ND AVE CORP to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,500,000
1986-11-18Mortgage $121,805 — from LOB, MARTIN; HERMAN, MARIA; TAUBER, JUDITH; LOB, SARI to CITY OF NEW YORK $121,805

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171072010
201820230126
201900380139
20202260212
202100130114
20220390113
202301300132
202420203126
2025016029
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 183Ownership & money 32Health & systems 12

Every one of the 288 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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