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119-21 Metropolitan Avenue

1,774Records
18City systems
96Open violations
301Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11415 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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1,774 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 621 311 service requests, 487 HPD housing violations, 445 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11415
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units60
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)119-21 METROPOLITAN AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC
BBL4092300074
BIN4192753

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 301. In ZIP 11415, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations96 total — 38 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-20.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

$27,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

398 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (106) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (49) · PAINT/PLASTER (38) · PLUMBING (34) · DOOR/WINDOW (22) · WATER LEAK (20).

Filed construction activity

$89,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)119-21 METROPOLITAN AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC
Head officerMARGARET BRUNN
Managing agentBRIAN GARLAND
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,282,000 $2,376,900
2026$5,477,000 $2,464,650
2027$5,489,000 $2,470,050

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway121 St — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke — E F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Lefferts Blvd — Q54 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 099 Kew Gardens
Middle: J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage. 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

119-21 Metropolitan Avenue

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

398 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,700,000 on 2014-03-25 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-10RPTT&RET $61,492,236 — from AMPHITHEATRE LLC to A&E SRE AEREP II FUND, LLC; A&E AEREP II ACQUISITION, LLC $61,492,236
2025-12-09RPTT&RET $6,309,598 — from AMPHITHEATRE LLC to A&E AEREP II ACQUISITION, LLC; A&E SRE AEREP II FUND, LLC $6,309,598
2025-09-23RPTT $840,755,347 — from A&E REAL ESTATE PARTNERSHIP II, LLC to A&E SRE AEREP II SUB, LLC $840,755,347
2021-03-02Agreement $9,068,702 — from 119-21 METROPOLITAN AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,068,702
2021-03-02AL&R $9,068,702 — from 119-21 METROPOLITAN AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,068,702
2021-02-17RPTT&RET $14,232,076 — from EAE VENTURES III, LLC to METROPOLITAN PORTFOLIO VI VENTURES, LLC $14,232,076
2021-02-04RPTT&RET $18,191,358 — from ATLANTIC WFH INVESTOR, LLC to METROPOLITAN PORTFOLIO VI VENTURES, LLC $18,191,358
2021-02-04RPTT&RET $596,509,934 — from ATLANTIC WFH INVESTOR, LLC to HARVARD PRIVATE CAPITAL REALTY, INC. $596,509,934
2021-02-04RPTT&RET $147,017 — from EAE VENTURES III, LLC to EAE ATLANTIC II, INC. $147,017
2021-02-04RPTT&RET $62,036,986 — from EAE VENTURES III, LLC to METROPOLITAN PORTFOLIO VI VENTURES, LLC $62,036,986
2021-02-04RPTT&RET $596,509,934 — from HARVARD PRIVATE CAPITAL REALTY, INC. to METROPOLITAN PORTFOLIO VI VENTURES, LLC $596,509,934
2016-11-30M&CON $9,750,000 — from 119-21 METROPOLITAN AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,750,000
2016-11-30AL&R $9,750,000 — from 119-21 METROPOLITAN AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,750,000
2014-03-25Mortgage $6,700,000 — from 119-21 METROPOLITAN AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,700,000
2014-03-25AL&R $6,700,000 — from 119-21 METROPOLITAN AVENUE HOLDINGS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,700,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
450
2024
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173080011
201801490151
201903200124
202001580160
2021024010355
202200430043
20230311002115
202422042521450
20251226443274
20264932101335
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 1,617Ownership & money 46Health & systems 14

Every one of the 1,774 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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