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75-02 Blake Avenue

190Records
11City systems
31Open violations
678.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11414 · Neighborhood: Howard Beach-Lindenwood
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190 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11414
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)C & ELLEN LLC
BBL4113550001
BIN4245370, 4592185

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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 678.7. In ZIP 11414, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations31 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-23.
Active vacate order8 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 15).

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

$38,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Building/Use (7) · GENERAL (3) · APPLIANCE (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
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)C & ELLEN LLC
Head officerCHARLES MAITLAND
Managing agentCHARLES MAITLAND
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$459,000 $27,540
2026$431,000 $25,860
2027$518,000 $31,080

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwayGrant Av — A · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Drew St / Dumont Av — B14 · 650 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 232 Lindenwood
Middle: J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard. 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

75-02 Blake 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

32 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $105,061 on 2021-07-21 (lender: Lev Cap LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-21Agreement $465,000 — from C & ELLEN LLC to LEV CAP LLC $465,000
2021-07-21Mortgage $105,062 — from C & ELLEN LLC to LEV CAP LLC $105,062
2021-07-21AL&R $465,000 — from C & ELLEN LLC to LEV CAP LLC $465,000
2019-09-13Mortgage $360,000 — from C & ELLEN LLC to LIBERTY AMERICAN, LLC $360,000
2018-07-20Mortgage $255,000 — from MAITLAND, CHARLES to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $255,000
2012-09-27Mortgage $115,000 — from MAITLAND, CHARLES to CORE, VIRGINIA; MARINO, JOSEPH; D'AURIA, MARY $115,000
2012-09-27Deed $100,000 — from D'AURIA, HEIR AT LAW, MARY; CORE, HEIR AT LAW, VIRGINIA; MARINO, HEIR AT LAW, JOSEPH; THE to MAITLAND, CHARLES $100,000
1989-12-07Mortgage $1,000,000 — from HILI REALTY CP; ZYSKIND, BERYL; HI-LI RLTY CP D/B/A; ORZEL, RUTHY; VANDERBILT MNR/HYD/PK D to DSC EQUITIES CP $1,000,000
1988-04-25Mortgage $1,000,000 — from OZ REALTY CORP to J.L.B. EQUITIES INC $1,000,000
1988-04-25Mortgage $5,500,000 — from OZ REALTY CORP to ROMANO, FRANK A(TRSTE); BAPTIST MEDICAL CNTR/NY $5,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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2018210205
2019001517
2020003104
2021002608
2022008008
2023003003
2024011581070
202501232026
2026042006
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 107Ownership & money 42Health & systems 8

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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