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79-06 257 Street

179Records
11City systems
17Open violations
398Penalty rate

179 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 45 ECB/OATH violations, 23 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11004
Built1945
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA1
Owner (PLUTO)DAWOOD, MOHAMMED I
BBL4086930016
BIN4177531

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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 398. In ZIP 11004, 95% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations17 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-11-08.

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.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (3) · Obstruction (2) · Sewer (2) · Noise (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Snow or Ice (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 (1945)
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$929,000 $55,740
2026$1,024,000 $61,440
2027$1,046,000 $62,760

The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (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: Union Tpke / 256 St — Q46 Q48 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The James J. Ambrose School
Middle: Irwin Altman Middle School 172. 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

79-06 257 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

12 311 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: $525,000 on 2007-08-24 (lender: Option One Mortgage Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-08-24Mortgage $525,000 — from DAWOOD, HUMAIRA; DAWOOD, MOHAMMED ISHAQUE to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION $525,000
2006-07-01Mortgage $200,000 — from DAWOOD, HUMARIA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $200,000
2000-02-28Mortgage $150,000 — from DAWOOD, MUHAMMED ISHAQUE to TANDON, RAMNI; TANDON, VIJAY $150,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
35
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017022
2018011
2019011
2020000
20213710
20221910
2023325
202423335
20252810
2026033
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 94Ownership & money 13

Every one of the 179 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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