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81-53 Utopia Parkway

62Records
10City systems
4Open violations
253.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
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62 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 19 311 service requests, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1935
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA1
Owner (PLUTO)TOBIN, NOEMI B
BBL4072330014
BIN4155581

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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 253.3. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-09-02.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Street Condition (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1935)
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$1,406,000 $84,360
2026$1,685,000 $101,100
2027$1,724,000 $103,440

The city's market estimate has risen 23% 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.

1 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

SubwayJamaica-179 St — F · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utopia Pkwy / Kildare Rd — Q30 Q31 Q75 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 131 Abigail Adams
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

81-53 Utopia Parkway

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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $70,000 on 2006-05-08 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-05-08Mortgage $70,000 — from TOBIN, NOEMI B; SUNG AE GAWARTIN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $70,000
2006-03-23Mortgage $570,000 — from TOBIN, NOEMI B; GAWARTIN, SUNG-AE to WASHINTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $570,000
2006-03-23Deed $712,500 — from ESTATE OF IRENE WEINER; WEINER, EXECUTOR, GARY; WEINER, EXECUTOR, DAVID to GAWARTIN, SUNG-AE; TOBIN, NOEMI B $712,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170011
20180101
20190101
20200202
20210303
20220011
20230011
20240022
20250101
2026216018
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 11

Every one of the 62 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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