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Metropolitan Avenue

283Records
15City systems
1Open violations
7.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11418 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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283 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 311 service requests, 54 DOB job filings, 46 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11418
Built2022
Floors8
Res. units40
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP
BBL4092850090
BIN4194071, 4619099, 4619100

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 7.4. In ZIP 11418, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (6) · Encampment (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Mobile Food Vendor (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,099,869 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2022)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)132-77 99 METRO REALTY GROUP LLC
Head officerJEFF ZHENG
Managing agentPolaris Property Group
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,042,000 $2,718,900
2026$8,178,000 $3,680,100
2027$8,202,000 $3,690,900

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

Building systems

Elevators1 active device(s) on record

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Taco BellTex-MexA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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

SubwayJamaica-Van Wyck — E · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
Sutphin Blvd — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Metropolitan Av — Q54 Q56 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 054 Hillside
Middle: J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck. 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

Metropolitan 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 POLARIS PROPERTY GROUP — 13 buildings, 283 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
82-77 116 Street QN55 A
70-09 45th Avenue QN40 A
Metropolitan Avenue QN40 A
32-58 105 Street QN34 A
131-19 Fowler Ave QN29 A
34-17 103 Street QN20 A
116-17 Grosvenor Lane QN19 A
42-32 147 Street QN18 A
132-16 Maple Avenue QN8 A
882 53 Street BK8 B
132-32 41 Avenue QN8 A
25-88 41 Street QN4 A
32- 60 106th Street QN— —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2026-08-25 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-25Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,000,000
2026-08-25AL&R $15,000,000 — from 132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP LLC to CATHAY BANK $15,000,000
2026-08-25Agreement $15,000,000 — from 132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP LLC to CATHAY BANK $15,000,000
2024-07-10AL&R $14,000,000 — from 132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP LLC to BPT WSS FUNDING LLC $14,000,000
2024-07-10Agreement $14,000,000 — from 132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP LLC to BPT WSS FUNDING LLC $14,000,000
2024-07-10Mortgage $5,126,500 — from 132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP LLC to BPT WSS FUNDING LLC $5,126,500
2021-08-04Mortgage $8,950,000 — from 132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP LLC to CATHAY BANK $8,950,000
2021-08-04AL&R $8,950,000 — from 132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP LLC to CATHAY BANK $8,950,000
2021-04-07Deed $1,050,000 — from METRO GARDEN LLC to 132-77/99 METRO REALTY GROUP $1,050,000
2021-03-16Sold for $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $26,250
2007-10-26Deed $125,000 — from BAKHCHI, MOZAFFAR to 132-77 METROPOLITAN AVE CORP $125,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017212005
20184144013
2019200316
202006150122
2021230712042
202222940338
202314111421
2024320119052
2025204118
202600137222
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The full timeline

Construction 104Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 90Ownership & money 44Health & systems 12

Every one of the 283 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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