591 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 311 service requests, 122 HPD housing violations, 105 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 19.3. In ZIP 11427, 93% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (47) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Parking (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Sewer (2).
$97,800 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1950) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (59) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | GOLD SEAL COMPANY |
| Head officer | Peter August |
| Managing agent | James Cullen |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,338,000 | $1,502,100 |
| 2026 | $3,960,000 | $1,782,000 |
| 2027 | $4,093,000 | $1,841,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 2011 (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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / Springfield Blvd — Q1 Q36 Q43 QM68 · 450 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.
218-05 Hillside Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Managed by PRINCIPAL MGMT — 5 buildings, 561 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83-75 118 Street | QN | 150 | A |
| 118-60 Metropolitan Avenue | QN | 148 | B |
| 141-30 Pershing Crescent | QN | 108 | C |
| 79-06 35 Avenue | QN | 96 | A |
| 218-05 Hillside Avenue | QN | 59 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,148,916 on 2026-03-26 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | Agreement $14,175,000 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERHIP to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $14,175,000 | |
| 2026-03-26 | Mortgage $1,148,917 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERHIP to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,148,917 | |
| 2019-11-19 | AL&R $14,000,000 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; GOLD SEAL COMPANY to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,000,000 | |
| 2019-11-19 | Agreement $14,000,000 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; GOLD SEAL COMPANY to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,000,000 | |
| 2019-11-19 | Mortgage $1,796,005 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY; GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,796,005 | |
| 2016-06-09 | Mortgage $7,593,311 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY; GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,593,311 | |
| 2016-06-09 | Agreement $12,300,000 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SIGNATURE BANK | $12,300,000 | |
| 2016-06-09 | AL&R $12,300,000 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SIGNATURE BANK | $12,300,000 | |
| 2016-06-09 | Mortgage $4,706,689 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,706,689 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Agreement $36,035,076 — from GOLD SEAL COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; 35TH AVENUE APARTMENTS COMPANY LIMITED P; PERSHING to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $36,035,076 | |
| 2012-01-18 | AL&R $37,500,000 — from PERSHING CRESCENT APARTMENTS COMPANY, QU; 35TH AVENUE APARTMENTS CO; QUEENS PENN CO, GOLD to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $37,500,000 | |
| 2012-01-18 | Agreement $37,500,000 — from 35TH AVENUE APARTMENTS CO; GOLD SEAL COMPANY & 35TH AVENUE APARTMEN; QUEENS PENN CO, GOLD to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $37,500,000 | |
| 2012-01-18 | Mortgage $8,718,404 — from PERSHING CRESCENT APARTMENTS COMPANY LP; 35TH AVENUE APARTMENTS CO; GOLD SEAL COMPANY & 35 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,718,404 | |
| 2010-05-13 | Mortgage $29,040,000 — from QUEENS PENN COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; PERSHING CRESCENT APARTMENTS COMPANY LIM; GOLD SE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $29,040,000 | |
| 2010-05-13 | Agreement $46,230,000 — from QUEENS PENN COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; 35TH AVENUE APARTMENTS COMPANY LIMITED P; PERSHIN to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $46,230,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2023 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 62 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
Every one of the 591 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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