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259-17 Hillside Avenue

113Records
10City systems
0Open violations
40Penalty rate

113 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 311 service requests, 22 DOB permits, 12 DOB job filings.

BoroughQueens 11004
Built1957
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)DILLON AS TRUSTEE, PATRICK
BBL4087710001
BIN4438393, 4438394, 4614219

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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

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

$5,000 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: Noise (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1957)
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$565,000 $254,250
2026$600,000 $270,000
2027$690,000 $310,500

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dba HonestNot yet graded—
Noor Coffee & CO INCNot yet graded—
Shirazi KarahiPakistaniGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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: Hillside Av / 261 St — Q43 QM68 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 191 Mayflower
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

259-17 Hillside Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
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: $499,000 on 1989-08-15 (lender: Dworacek, Henry). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-08-15Mortgage $499,000 — from DILLON, PATRICK to DWORACEK, HENRY $499,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018332019
2019120003
2020000000
2021022206
2022003003
2023023005
2024021003
2025012047
20260790117
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 9Health & systems 8

Every one of the 113 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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