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79-17 Atlantic Avenue

442Records
14City systems
38Open violations
712Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11421 · Neighborhood: Woodhaven
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442 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 195 311 service requests, 52 DOB complaints, 48 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11421
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)MY BOYS REALTY, INC
BBL4089590080
BIN4185085

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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 712. In ZIP 11421, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations38 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (8) · Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

Filed construction activity

$300,620 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1920)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MY BOYS REALTY,INC
Head officerDAVID EHRLICH
Managing agentOWNER
Last registered2024-11-20

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$758,000 $45,480
2026$794,000 $47,640
2027$773,000 $46,380

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Coco Canoa Restaurant CORPNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway80 St — A · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
85 St-Forest Pkwy — J · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / 80 St — Q24 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 060 Woodhaven
Middle: J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell. 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

79-17 Atlantic 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

25 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by OWNER — 42 buildings, 142 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C22 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35 West 88 Street MN7 A
534 83 Street BK6 D
1946 East 8 Street BK6 A
45 West 73 Street MN5 C
1326 Manor Avenue BX4 C
3005 Matthews Avenue BX4 A
1258 Boynton Avenue BX4 A
1318 Manor Avenue BX4 A
20 East 95 Street MN4 C
1264 Boynton Avenue BX4 D
25-39 95 Street QN4 C
94 Butler Street BK4 B
1160 Elder Avenue BX4 C
95-11 90 Street QN4 C
238 West 136 Street MN4 C
1422 Croes Avenue BX4 C
1324 Manor Avenue BX4 A
838 East 222 Street BX4 C
87-05 Northern Boulevard QN4 C
394 Bergen Street BK3 C
41-12 66 Street QN3 C
1225 Demond Court BK3 C
68-26 78 Street QN3 C
294 West 4 Street MN3 C
300 East 56 Street BK3 C
2411 Matthews Avenue BX3 C
385 8 Street BK3 C
1416 Fteley Avenue BX3 C
47-42 39 Place QN3 B
9118 Avenue A BK3 B
1569 West 3 Street BK3 B
324 Degraw Street BK3 A
1424 Glover Street BX3 A
712 Greene Avenue BK3 D
479 3 Avenue BK2 B
107-09 Monterey Street QN2 C
4618 Church Avenue BK2 C
1331 Boynton Avenue BX2 A
109 Elm Street SI2 C
16 West 9 Street MN1 D
79-17 Atlantic Avenue QN1 F
1802 Schenectady Avenue BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $120,000 on 1987-10-02 (lender: Green Point Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-10-02Mortgage $120,000 — from 79-17 ATLANTIC AVE/INC to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $120,000
1987-01-09Mortgage $175,000 — from 79-17 ATLANTIC AVENUE IN to COMITO, ANTHONY; TOBIAS, E. JUDITH $175,000
1984-07-30Mortgage $100,000 — from 7917 ATLANTIC AVE CORP to COMMUNITY NATL BANK/TR/C $100,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
75
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
20171124
20186107
2019003636
2020013031
20210033
20220022
20230022
2024007575
20251269
20263025
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 97Housing & tenants 289Ownership & money 16Health & systems 1

Every one of the 442 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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