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218-36 Hempstead Avenue

311Records
13City systems
59Open violations
1004Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11429 · Neighborhood: Queens Village
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311 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 98 311 service requests, 75 HPD complaints, 75 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11429
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)GUOCO-HEMPSTEAD PROPERTY LLC
BBL4111060059
BIN4239328

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1004. 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 violations59 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 49 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2016-02-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

74 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 68 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

68
’23–24
6
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · Noise (8) · ELECTRIC (4) · WATER LEAK (2) · Sewer (2) · PLUMBING (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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)GUOCO HEMPSTEAD PROPERTY LLC.
Head officerDONG GUO
Managing agentGUOCO HEMPSTEAD PROPERTY LLC.
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$306,000 $137,700
2026$314,000 $141,300
2027$305,000 $137,250

The city's market estimate has risen 0% 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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (2 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: Hempstead Av / Springfield Blvd — Q82 · 150 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

218-36 Hempstead 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

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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 GUOCO MYRTLE PROPERTY LLC. — 3 buildings, 11 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
766 Seneca Avenue QN5 A
64-02 Myrtle Avenue QN4 C
218-36 Hempstead Avenue QN2 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $480,000 on 2019-11-20 (lender: People's United Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-11-20AL&R $480,000 — from GUOCO-HEMPSTEAD PROPERTY LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $480,000
2019-11-20Mortgage $480,000 — from GUOCO-HEMPSTEAD PROPERTY LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $480,000
2017-05-23Deed $567,000 — from SEVERE, BERNADETTE to GUOCO-HEMPSTEAD PROPERTY LLC $567,000
2017-05-05Sold for $567,000 $567,000 $283,500
2014-11-07Agreement $230,959 — from SEVERE, BERNADETTE to FLUSHING BANK $230,959
2006-03-30AL&R $261,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to SEVERE, BERNADETTER $261,000
2006-03-30Mortgage $261,000 — from SEVERE, BERNADETTE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $261,000
1997-09-10Mortgage $141,000 — from SEVERE, BERNADETTE to FHB FUNDING CORP $141,000
1996-01-25Mortgage $90,000 — from SEVERE, BERNADETTE to GREENPOINT BANK $90,000
1988-06-29Mortgage $126,000 — from CALICE, JEAN L.; CALICE, MARIE; NEW YORK GOSPEL ASMBL/CH to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $126,000
1988-06-29Mortgage $4,000 — from NEW YORK GOSPEL ASMBL/CH; CALICE, MARIE; CALICE, JEAN to ARDEN, JAN; POGROB, HOWARD $4,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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82
2023
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017144110
201810012
201906219
2020380112
20212300133
202217019
20231800182
20241680170
20251202124
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 249Ownership & money 29Health & systems 10

Every one of the 311 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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