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73-04 179 Street

73Records
11City systems
3Open violations
246Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11366 · Neighborhood: Fresh Meadows-Utopia
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73 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 311 service requests, 9 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11366
Built1938
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA1
Owner (PLUTO)CHOHAN, TAHIR
BBL4071660027
BIN4153912, 4557329

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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 246. In ZIP 11366, 94% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-30.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1938)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$1,062,000 $63,720
2026$1,217,000 $73,020
2027$1,441,000 $86,460

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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: Utopia Pkwy / 73 Av — Q30 Q31 Q75 · 700 ft
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows
Middle: J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan. 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

73-04 179 Street

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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $6,346 on 2014-04-04 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-04-04Agreement $417,000 — from CHOHAN, TAHIR; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to MERS $417,000
2014-04-04Mortgage $6,346 — from CHOHAN, TAHIR; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to MERS $6,346
2006-04-17Mortgage $465,000 — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B; CHOHAN, TAHIR to MERS $465,000
2004-01-14Mortgage $442,500 — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $442,500
2004-01-14Deed $590,000 — from GEVINS, ROBERT A; GEVINS, RONIT T to REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B $590,000
2002-03-06Mortgage $125,000 — from GEVINS, RONIT T; GEVINS, ROBERT A to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $125,000
1995-03-09Mortgage $70,000 — from GEVINS, ROBERT to RESPLER, DON $70,000
1990-04-03Mortgage $173,000 — from GEVINS, RONIT T; GEVINS, ROBERT A to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVS BANK $173,000

Ten-year activity

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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 33Ownership & money 28

Every one of the 73 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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