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69-18 Melbourne Avenue

1,275Records
15City systems
6Open violations
1.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11367 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens Hills
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1,275 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 436 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 285 311 service requests, 115 DOF property sales.

BoroughQueens 11367
Built1951
Floors2
Res. units244
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)GEORGETOWN MEWS OWNERS CORP/MG
BBL4065420003
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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 71% 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 1.2. In ZIP 11367, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-03-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Derelict Vehicles (5) · Water System (4) · Curb Condition (3) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,347,175 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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 (1951)
YesSix or more residential units (244)
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)GEORGETOWN MEWS OWNERS CORP
Head officerJIM GOLDSTICK
Managing agentMETRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,532,000 $5,639,400
2026$14,935,000 $6,720,750
2027$15,352,000 $6,908,400

The city's market estimate has risen 23% 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 $3,530,513 a year ($17.70 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,687,465 ($8.46 per sq ft), net operating income $1,843,047. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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: Jewel Av / Kissena Blvd — Q64 Q74 QM4 QM44 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Edith K. Bergtraum
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

69-18 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

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Main Street MN8018 A
2070 1 Avenue MN1594 B
2885 West 12 Street BK1578 B
87 Delancey Street MN1099 B
66 1 Avenue MN877 B
29 Leonard Street BK774 B
30 Montrose Avenue BK774 B
54 Boerum Street BK772 A
33-34 Crescent Street QN726 A
59-10 Queens Boulevard QN706 A
102-00 Shore Front Parkway QN651 B
2289 5 Avenue MN629 B
633 Olmstead Avenue BX624 C
150 Beach 77 Street QN554 A
7600 Shore Front Parkway QN554 A
2520 Batchelder Street BK540 A
43-10 50 Avenue QN493 B
67-02 Springfield Blvd QN467 A
162 Avenue C MN439 A
156-20 Riverside Drive West MN434 A
62-27 108th Street QN430 B
39-25 51 Street QN427 B
260 65 Street BK420 A
1760 Bruckner Boulevard BX408 B
555 Main Street MN400 A
350 65 Street BK391 B
83-55 Woodhaven Boulevard QN390 B
91 Boerum Street BK387 B
52-24 65 Place QN372 B
33-43 14 Street QN364 A
3400 Paul Avenue BX352 A
221-22 Manor Road QN350 A
175-01 Hillside Avenue QN342 A
1371 Linden Boulevard BK342 B
2301 5 Avenue MN329 C
333 Lafayette Avenue BK327 A
21 St James Place BK326 A
2212 Brigham Street BK324 A
2740 Cropsey Avenue BK320 B
211-35 23 Avenue QN310 B
79 Clark Street BK301 A
112-50 Northern Boulevard QN301 B
17-85 215 Street QN290 A
18-15 215 Street QN289 A
59-50 61 Street QN282 B
69-42 Jewel Avenue QN280 A
801 Tilden Street BX266 A
150-10 Melbourne Avenue QN266 A
48-10 43 Street QN261 A
251-38 71 Avenue QN256 A
196 Park Row MN250 A
70-04 Kissena Boulevard QN248 A
210-05 Corp Kennedy Street QN248 A
71-50 Parsons Boulevard QN248 B
69-18 Melbourne Avenue QN244 A
1238 President Street BK241 B
18-40 211 Street QN240 A
206-17 Emily Road QN222 A
99 Hillside Avenue MN205 A
60 1 Avenue MN203 B

showing 60 of 178 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,605,996 on 2020-12-04 (lender: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)), covering 4 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
2026-09-29Sold for $260,000 $260,000 $1,066
2026-09-28RPTT&RET $391,800 — from FENG, XUEJIAO; LIN, ZUNREN to FANG, LIN; FANG, XIU ZHEN $391,800
2026-09-24Sold for $391,800 $391,800 $1,606
2026-09-17RPTT&RET $275,000 — from GMOC INVESTORS, LLC to ZHAO, MIN $275,000
2026-09-10Sold for $275,000 $275,000 $1,127
2026-07-21RPTT&RET $278,000 — from LI-CHAN, CHOI LAN; LI, WAI MAN to ZHANG, YAN; ZHANG, GUOXIANG $278,000
2026-07-16Sold for $278,000 $278,000 $1,139
2026-05-15RPTT&RET $385,000 — from CHANG, CHIAO LIEN; CHANG, HAI NING to ZHANG, YAO $385,000
2026-05-05Sold for $385,000 $385,000 $1,578
2025-12-18RPTT&RET $320,000 — from XIAO, PEIJUAN to CHEN, YANFEI $320,000
2025-12-17Sold for $320,000 $320,000 $1,311
2025-11-07RPTT&RET $272,000 — from GMOC INVESTORS, LLC to LIU, YI $272,000
2025-10-24Sold for $272,000 $272,000 $1,115
2025-10-01RPTT&RET $300,000 — from ZHOU, YANG to HAO, JIANWEI $300,000
2025-09-30Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $1,230

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201758018206102
2018702226560
2019011147564
2020012618550
2021341134031119
2022114414565
2023051828556
2024012013640
2025011418538
202600259842
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The full timeline

Construction 171Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 403Ownership & money 551Health & systems 89

Every one of the 1,275 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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