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222-05 56 Avenue

2,355Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11364 · Neighborhood: Bayside
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2,355 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 530 DOB permits, 479 FDNY inspections, 425 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11364
Built1963
Floors4
Res. units0
ClassW5
Owner (PLUTO)DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
BBL4074900002
BIN4439430, 4439431, 4439432, 4439433, 4439434, 4439435, 4439436, 4439437, 4439438, 4439439, 4439440, 4439441, 4458074, 4518260, 4539247, 4539248, 4539249

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Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (33) · Illegal Parking (16) · Noise (5) · Elevator (4) · Sewer (2) · Illegal Posting (2).

Filed construction activity

$162,825,583 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (218 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$234,171,000 $105,376,950
2026$237,653,000 $106,943,850
2027$243,516,000 $109,582,200

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DORMITORY AUTHORITY

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Humanities SnackNot yet graded—
Oakland Cafeteria, Queensborough Community CollegeAmericanA—
Oakland City View CafeAmericanAMice evidence
StarbucksCoffee/TeaA—
Sushi & Sips Cafe @ Student Union BuildingAsian/Asian FusionNot yet graded—
Tiger Bites (Student Union Cafeteria)AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

6 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (2 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: 56 Av / Qbcc — Q27 · 600 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens
Middle: M.S. 158 Marie Curie. 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

222-05 56 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

85 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017731051740235
201852601420146
20193471948162
202020199957
20213152718108
20224927239117
20235332518108
202463381552168
2025108773320238
202677233715152
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The full timeline

Construction 955Enforcement 903Housing & tenants 194Ownership & money 2Health & systems 301

Every one of the 2,355 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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