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144-55 Melbourne Avenue

649Records
18City systems
22Open violations
3.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11367 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens Hills
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649 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 195 311 service requests, 137 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 53 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11367
Built1954
Floors6
Res. units106
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)MAINSTAY COOPERATIVE SEC ONE I
BBL4065270050
BIN4450395, 4450396

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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 51% 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 3.5. In ZIP 11367, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations22 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2008-01-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (57) · New Tree Request (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Lead (2) · Curb Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$960,460 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1954)
YesSix or more residential units (106)
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)Mainstay Cooperative Section 1 Inc.
Head officerMICHELLE ABUBO
Managing agentHIGHRISE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,318,000 $4,643,100
2026$11,141,000 $5,013,450
2027$11,311,000 $5,089,950

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,402,170 a year ($20.85 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,068,015 ($9.27 per sq ft), net operating income $1,334,155. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 88/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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: Main St / Melbourne Av — Q20 Q44-SBS · 700 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 219 Paul Klapper
Middle: I.S. 250 The Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School. 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

144-55 Melbourne 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

76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 HIGHRISE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 3,703 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B11 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
33-49 91 Street QN360 A
94-31 60 Avenue QN264 B
94-11 59 Avenue QN185 B
66-01 Burns Street QN168 C
144-41 Sanford Avenue QN156 B
819 East 161 Street BX144 B
2801 East 26 Street BK135 A
94-31 59 Avenue QN132 A
3400 Snyder Avenue BK129 B
282 East 35 Street BK125 B
144-30 Sanford Avenue QN119 B
155-01 90 Avenue QN114 B
35-36 76 Street QN114 B
144-55 Melbourne Avenue QN106 A
34-10 94 Street QN96 A
1874 Pelham Parkway South BX95 A
66-10 Thornton Place QN94 A
144-24 37 Avenue QN86 A
1430 Thieriot Avenue BX84 A
131-11 Kew Gardens Road QN84 A
76-12 35 Avenue QN82 A
620 East 18 Street BK76 A
300 W 30th Street MN69 A
3215 Arlington Avenue BX68 A
57-10 Junction Boulevard QN66 A
94-30 60 Avenue QN66 A
2962 Decatur Avenue BX55 A
2716 Schurz Avenue BX52 A
2701 Newkirk Avenue BK51 A
143-50 Barclay Avenue QN48 A
79-01 35 Avenue QN47 A
2835 Bedford Avenue BK47 A
141-18 Cherry Avenue QN46 B
30-98 21 Street QN45 A
38-08 147 Street QN33 B
375 East 199 Street BX22 D
140-44 34 Avenue QN15 A
41-10 97 Place QN12 A
23-32 31 Drive QN10 A
165 Mac Dougal Street BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2017-02-08 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-21RPTT&RET $122,795 — from ESTATE OF STANLEY PITKOWSKY, EXECUTOR AL to MAINSTAY COOPERATIVE SECTION ONE, INC. $122,795
2026-08-28Sold for $122,795 $122,795 $1,158
2026-07-10RPTT&RET $165,000 — from BAIK, JOY; BAIK, DAVID to THE ABRAHAMSON FAMILY 2013 TRUST; JEFF ABRAHAMSON, AS TRUSTEE; HAL ABRAHAMSON, AS TRUSTEE $165,000
2026-07-09Sold for $165,000 $165,000 $1,557
2025-12-02RPTT&RET $85,000 — from FAZILOV FAMILY TRUST to FAZILOV, TAMARA $85,000
2025-11-19Sold for $85,000 $85,000 $802
2025-01-14RPTT&RET $215,000 — from WANG, YANBO to WRIGHT, PATRICIA A $215,000
2024-12-30Sold for $215,000 $215,000 $2,028
2024-12-16RPTT&RET $200,000 — from TILAS, KRISTIE to RODRIGUEZ, LISA; RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS $200,000
2024-12-03RPTT&RET $153,000 — from WEINRIB, DEBORAH to LARIAN, JASMINE $153,000
2024-11-26Sold for $153,000 $153,000 $1,443
2024-11-21Sold for $200,000 $200,000 $1,887
2024-10-08RPTT&RET $175,000 — from GISELA FREUDENBERGER 2005 IRREVOCABLE TR; JACOB ADLER AS TRUSTEE to CHEN, XIAO MING $175,000
2024-10-04RPTT&RET $175,000 — from MARK NIEDER, AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF HELEN NIEDER to LIU, YUE $175,000
2024-09-25Sold for $175,000 $175,000 $1,651

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017921228253
2018041216234
2019011615436
202070165230
20210385016
202212288039
202327625480
2024001721240
202502313339
202600344038
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The full timeline

Construction 80Enforcement 75Housing & tenants 279Ownership & money 189Health & systems 26

Every one of the 649 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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