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212-29 Hillside Avenue

1,318Records
19City systems
2Open violations
10.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11427 · Neighborhood: Queens Village
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1,318 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 534 311 service requests, 358 HPD complaints, 138 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11427
Built1963
Floors7
Res. units180
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES, L.L.C.
BBL4106810056
BIN4228877

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.8. In ZIP 11427, 93% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1993-11-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’24–25
10
’25–26

19 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Blocked Driveway (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$215,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (180)
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)DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES LLC
Head officerMICHAEL MASSIMILLA
Managing agentDIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP.
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,713,000 $6,170,850
2026$14,306,000 $6,437,700
2027$13,980,000 $6,291,000

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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 / 212 St — Q1 Q36 Q43 Q82 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Edward M. Funk
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

212-29 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

80 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP. — 9 buildings, 942 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
212-29 Hillside Avenue QN180 B
37-14 Parsons Boulevard QN173 A
155-15 North Conduit Avenue QN160 A
105-10 62 Road QN108 A
143-18 38 Avenue QN102 B
23-08 Mott Avenue QN75 A
195-06 Woodhull Avenue QN53 A
156-01 North Conduit Avenue QN46 A
162-11 89 Avenue QN45 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $118,778 on 2000-11-20 (lender: North Fork Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-07-04Agreement $2,800,000 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $2,800,000
2000-11-20Mortgage $118,778 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIESLLC to NORTH FORK BANK $118,778
1995-12-14Mortgage $176,375 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $176,375
1987-08-18Mortgage $564,141 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK $564,141
1984-04-20Mortgage $1,500,000 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
150
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701968188
201802553381
20190655263
20205644257
20214562273
2022081402150
20230287392
20240470377
20250424230
20260623332
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 150Housing & tenants 1,063Ownership & money 54Health & systems 27

Every one of the 1,318 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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