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218-73 Hempstead Avenue

350Records
14City systems
17Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11429 · 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 102 311 service requests, 96 HPD complaints, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11429
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)TRICOM REALTY CORP
BBL4107720003
BIN4230884

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 11429, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2003-11-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (3) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

$54,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)TRICOM REALTY CORP.
Head officerGEORGE RAKITZIS
Managing agentTRICOM REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-06-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$492,000 $221,400
2026$536,000 $241,200
2027$643,000 $289,350

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Street Vybz NyammingsCaribbeanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Food Spoiled) · 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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: Springfield Blvd / Hempstead Av — Q27 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 John Harvard
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

218-73 Hempstead 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

6 311 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 TRICOM REALTY CORP — 3 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
902 DeKalb Avenue BK6 D
218-73 Hempstead Avenue QN4 B
218-71 Hempstead Avenue QN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $124,446 on 2022-02-18 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-18Mortgage $124,446 — from TRICOM REALTY, CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $124,446
2022-02-18Agreement $1,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to TRICOM REALTY, CORP. $1,200,000
2017-01-06Mortgage $673,592 — from TRICOM REALTY, CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $673,592
2017-01-06Agreement $1,200,000 — from TRICOM REALTY, CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,200,000
2011-07-29AL&R $575,000 — from TRICOM REALTY, COPR to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $575,000
2011-07-29Agreement $575,000 — from TRICOM REALTY, COPR to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $575,000
2011-07-29Mortgage $55,469 — from TRICOM REALTY, COPR to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $55,469
2002-06-27Mortgage $357,985 — from TRICOM REALTY CORP to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK $357,985
1998-06-09Mortgage $315,000 — from TRICOM REALTY CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $315,000
1990-12-03Mortgage $60,000 — from CONMAS REALTY CP to PRINCE, STEVEN $60,000
1988-07-22Mortgage $37,500 — from CONMAS REALTY CP to ORANGE, CHAIM; IRNI, SHARON (CUST) $37,500
1988-07-22Mortgage $100,000 — from CONMAS REALTY CP to GINSBURG,MARLENE (CUST); D'AVERSA, ANITA-M F/B/O; GINSBURG, BATYA F/B/O; D'AVERSA, NANCY ( $100,000
1987-06-26Mortgage $200,000 — from ATHANASIOU, SEVASTIANOS; CONMAS RLTY CORP. to LIVANOS, JOHN $200,000
1983-02-07Mortgage $80,000 — from FOWLER, ENNIS to CLINTON CAPITAL CORP. $80,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001405
2018400004
201911180020
2020006006
2021012003
2022012205
202301550056
2024026008
2025001012
2026014038
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 256Ownership & money 51Health & systems 4

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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