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215-31 Hillside Avenue

350Records
14City systems
19Open violations
2.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11427 · Neighborhood: Queens Village
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350 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 HPD complaints, 93 311 service requests, 46 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11427
Built1949
Floors3
Res. units26
ClassC9
Owner (PLUTO)KYPROS REALTY LLC
BBL4106840022
BIN4228936, 4445340, 4445341, 4445342, 4445343, 4445344, 4445345, 4445346, 4445347, 4445348, 4445349

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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 81% 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 2.7. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations19 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2006-05-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Water System (1).

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 (26)
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)KYPROS REALTY LLC
Head officerMICHAEL LEANDROU
Managing agentDIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-07-10

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$1,699,000 $764,550
2027$1,618,000 $728,100

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

Building systems

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 215 Pl — Q1 · 150 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

215-31 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 DIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP. — 42 buildings, 1,206 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
167-10 Crocheron Avenue QN96 A
50-05 43 Avenue QN73 A
21-17 31 Avenue QN56 A
27-05 Parsons Boulevard QN48 A
170-06 Crocheron Avenue QN48 A
26-15 Parsons Boulevard QN48 B
43-10 44 Street QN48 A
246 West 18th Street MN39 A
14-43 28 Avenue QN38 A
172-27 Highland Avenue QN35 A
30-83 Crescent Street QN35 A
35-27 28 Street QN33 A
30-94 Crescent Street QN33 A
1730 2 Avenue MN31 A
23-23 31 Avenue QN30 A
230 East 52 Street MN28 A
37-31 149 Street QN28 A
215-31 Hillside Avenue QN26 A
23-25 31 Avenue QN26 A
23-43 31st Road QN25 A
170-20 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
17202-18 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
191-15 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
218-10 43 Avenue QN24 A
30-25 21 Street QN22 A
35-47 172 Street QN20 A
12-23 30 Avenue QN20 C
25-54 12 Street QN20 B
172-02 35 Avenue QN20 A
12-21 30 Avenue QN20 A
162 East 91 Street MN19 A
107-27 11 Avenue QN16 A
448 East 88 Street MN15 A
23-03 31 Avenue QN15 B
173 East 74 Street MN15 A
38-08 Astoria Boulevard S QN14 A
32-11 23 Street QN14 A
24-21 Steinway Street QN14 A
24-14 Steinway Street QN12 A
1681 1 Avenue MN12 B
25-16 18 Street QN12 C
22-63 26 Street QN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $669,161 on 2019-07-30 (lender: Lyons Mortgage Services INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-07-30AL&R $1,100,000 — from KYPROS REALTY LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC $1,100,000
2019-07-30Agreement $1,100,000 — from KYPROS REALTY LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC $1,100,000
2019-07-30Mortgage $669,161 — from KYPROS REALTY LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES INC $669,161
2008-07-17Mortgage $470,000 — from KYPROS REALTY LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC $470,000
2008-07-17AL&R $470,000 — from KYPROS REALTY LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC $470,000
2008-07-17Mortgage $255,000 — from KYPROS REALTY LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC $255,000
2008-07-17AL&R $255,000 — from KYPROS REALTY LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC $255,000
2008-07-17Agreement $725,000 — from KYPROS REALTY LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC $725,000
2008-07-17Deed $3,180,000 — from KATZ, ISIDORE; KATZ, ROSE to KYPROS REALTY LLC $3,180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172240127
201814016
2019137112
20200100111
2021190111
20222210124
2023930113
2024820212
202553019
20260120012
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 51Housing & tenants 253Ownership & money 26Health & systems 10

Every one of the 350 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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