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209-17 Hillside Avenue

1,301Records
16City systems
90Open violations
87.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11427 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
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1,301 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 609 HPD complaints, 328 311 service requests, 222 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11427
Built1949
Floors2
Res. units25
ClassC9
Owner (PLUTO)HILLSIDE CLEARVIEW APTS RLTY
BBL4105910072
BIN4226053, 4596138, 4596139, 4596140, 4596141, 4596142, 4596143, 4596144, 4596145, 4596146, 4596147, 4596148

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 87.2. In ZIP 11427, 93% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations90 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 56 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2006-01-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
12
’24–25
6
’25–26
8
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · WATER LEAK (6) · PLUMBING (4) · ELECTRIC (4).

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 (1949)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)HILLSIDE CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC
Head officerMARIE PINDUS
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC
Last registered2025-10-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,649,000 $742,050
2026$1,877,000 $844,650
2027$1,658,000 $746,100

The city's market estimate has risen 1% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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: Hillside Av / 210 St — Q82 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Bellaire School
Middle: Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School. 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

209-17 Hillside 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

68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
141-35 85 Road QN252 C
202 West 146 Street MN133 D
141-50 85 Road QN132 B
139-60 85 Drive QN130 C
23-50 Waters Edge Drive QN121 A
1892 Morris Avenue BX110 D
60 Hamilton Avenue SI109 C
64-41 Saunders Street QN104 A
41-44 44 Street QN94 A
99 Gold Street BK88 A
2300 Sedgwick Avenue BX80 B
79-02 Woodside Avenue QN72 A
832 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
39-06 114 Street QN70 D
140-55 Burden Crescent QN67 B
65-60 Wetherole Street QN66 A
37-50 97 Street QN66 B
1444 Park Place BK66 B
5733 Kings Highway BK54 B
54 East 176 Street BX53 B
2003 Walton Avenue BX49 A
623 East 5 Street BK48 B
84-06 109 Street QN48 B
530 2 Street BK47 B
170 West 81 Street MN45 A
85-55 115 Street QN45 A
2001 Morris Avenue BX44 B
108-05 Astoria Boulevard QN42 B
2011 Morris Avenue BX41 B
519 West 133 Street MN40 F
1731 Harrison Avenue BX40 B
11-15 46 Road QN39 B
1895 Walton Avenue BX31 B
1979 Walton Avenue BX30 C
1975 Walton Avenue BX30 B
502 West 134 Street MN30 F
1650 Topping Avenue BX27 A
570 East 26 Street BK27 C
1890 Ocean Avenue BK27 C
54 East 179 Street BX27 B
210-01 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
209-17 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
286 West 147 Street MN25 B
52 East Tremont Avenue BX24 C
111-46 76 Drive QN24 B
887 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
889 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
350 Ocean Avenue BK22 C
245 Mulberry Street MN20 B
406 West 48 Street MN20 A
244 East 60 Street MN18 A
688 10 Avenue MN12 B
2522 Adam C Powell Blvd MN12 F
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd MN11 D
34 East 81 Street MN10 A
1093 Jerome Avenue BX9 B
249 West 102 Street MN9 B
164 West 81 Street MN8 A
334 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
1142 Wheeler Avenue BX4 C

showing 60 of 62 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,572,961 on 2012-07-10 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-06AL&R $6,900,000 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $6,900,000
2020-07-06Mortgage $1,539,823 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,539,823
2020-07-06Agreement $6,900,000 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $6,900,000
2015-07-02Mortgage $1,282,012 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,282,012
2015-07-02Agreement $6,000,000 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to ASTORIA BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $6,000,000
2012-07-10Agreement $5,000,000 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,000,000
2012-07-10Mortgage $1,572,961 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,572,961
2008-08-14M&CON $3,470,000 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,470,000
2008-08-14AL&R $3,470,000 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,470,000
2003-09-15M&CON $2,400,000 — from HILLSIDE-CLEARVIEW APARTMENTS REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN $2,400,000
1999-08-26Mortgage $2,325,000 — from HILLSIDE CLEARVIEW APTS RLTY $2,325,000
1989-04-19Mortgage $1,729,265 — from 209-211 HILLSIDE RLTY CP to CORONET CAPITAL CO $1,729,265
1989-03-21Mortgage $59,500 — from 209-211 HILLSIDE RTYCP to SGCL REALTY CORP D/B/P/P; COOPER, SAMUEL G (TRSTE) $59,500
1988-11-29Mortgage $402,500 — from 209-211 HILLSIDE RTYCP to CENTRAL FUNDING CO $402,500
1988-10-06Mortgage $750,000 — from 209-211 HILLSIDE RTYCP to ELSEE INDUSTRIES INC $750,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017310900112
20180230124
20192530156
20204254134
20210310233
20220370845
20232150522
20242520155
20250240327
2026010500105
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 1,170Ownership & money 76Health & systems 23

Every one of the 1,301 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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