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149-05 79 Avenue

1,120Records
21City systems
16Open violations
9.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11367 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens Hills
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1,120 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 343 311 service requests, 229 HPD complaints, 187 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11367
Built1955
Floors6
Res. units180
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)149-05 OWNERS CORP
BBL4066900016
BIN4144768

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 9.7. In ZIP 11367, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations16 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2010-12-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
14
’24–25
14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · Rodent (9) · PLUMBING (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · WATER LEAK (4).

Filed construction activity

$2,487,577 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 (1955)
YesSix or more residential units (180)
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)149-05 OWNERS CORP
Head officerANDY FALKIN
Managing agentBENEDICT PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$15,118,000 $6,803,100
2026$16,237,000 $7,306,650
2027$15,517,000 $6,982,650

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $3,849,029 a year ($20.76 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,048,736 ($11.05 per sq ft), net operating income $1,800,292. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 72/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

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

SubwayBriarwood — E F · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Union Tpke / 150 St — Q45 QM1 QM5 QM6 +4 more · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 154 Queens
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

149-05 79 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

98 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 BENEDICT PROPERTIES LLC — 3 buildings, 205 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
149-05 79 Avenue QN180 B
714 Seneca Avenue QN17 A
1674 East 22 Street BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $419,664 on 2022-09-27 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-22RPTT&RET $261,820 — from 149-05 OWNERS CORP. to GUIFANG LI, THERESA $261,820
2026-07-16Sold for $261,820 $261,820 $1,455
2026-04-17RPTT&RET $245,000 — from REN, DAVID WEI to ZHANG, AIZHEN $245,000
2026-03-31Sold for $245,000 $245,000 $1,361
2025-11-21RPTT&RET $235,000 — from ESTATE OF JOHN ERIC HARLOW; SUSAN L. COLE, AS ADMINISTRATOR to ELAZAR, SIGAL $235,000
2025-11-13Sold for $235,000 $235,000 $1,306
2025-08-29RPTT&RET $200,000 — from CHEN, JAN C. to LI, DAN $200,000
2025-08-18Sold for $200,000 $200,000 $1,111
2025-06-13RPTT&RET $225,000 — from SIMONI, JOUBIN to ISKHAKOV, BORIS $225,000
2025-05-15Sold for $225,000 $225,000 $1,250
2024-11-26RPTT&RET $240,000 — from CANCIO, MARGARITA to SAFIYEV, ISAAC $240,000
2024-11-19Sold for $240,000 $240,000 $1,333
2024-10-01RPTT&RET $239,000 — from WU, LULU; WU, LOUISA to CASEY, SAU Y; WONG, YAN MING $239,000
2024-08-30Sold for $239,000 $239,000 $1,328
2024-07-25RPTT&RET $320,000 — from POLKAMPALLY, KAVITHA to ARONOV, EPHRAIM; ARONOV, JACOB $320,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012921051
2018011421440
201906175331
202084168440
202103546265
2022038010295
202301318343
20240182232108
202500516764
202602348347
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 139Housing & tenants 687Ownership & money 232Health & systems 34

Every one of the 1,120 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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