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115-02 Van Wyck Expressway

231Records
10City systems
56Open violations
849.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11420 · Neighborhood: South Ozone Park
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231 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 63 HPD housing violations, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11420
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)GITTENS, JENNIFER
BBL4116780007
BIN4252544, 4508169

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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 849.3. In ZIP 11420, 87% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations56 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-22.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · PLUMBING (9) · ELECTRIC (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

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 (3)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$743,000 $44,580
2026$772,000 $46,320
2027$873,000 $52,380

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

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

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: Lincoln St / 115 Av — Q9 · 650 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 155
Middle: 226, 297. 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

115-02 Van Wyck Expressway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $92,670 on 2025-09-25 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Developments). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-25Mortgage $92,670 — from GITTENS, JENNIFER to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $92,670
2025-09-25M&CON $270,822 — from GITTENS, JENNIFER to SHELLPOINIT MORTGAGE SERVICING; NEWREZ LLC $270,822
2024-04-04Deed $545,000 — from HENNINGS, MYRON to GITTENS, JENNIFER $545,000
2024-04-04Mortgage $351,037 — from GITTENS, JENNIFER to MERS $351,037
2024-03-14Sold for $545,000 $545,000 $181,667
2012-03-08Mortgage $166,403 — from HENNINGS, JAMES to MERS; CITIBANK, N.A $166,403
2003-09-22Mortgage $180,000 — from HENNINGS, JAMES to MORTGAGAE ELETRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CONSUMER FIRST $180,000
2002-08-28Mortgage $150,000 — from HENNINGS, JAMES to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $150,000
1994-01-24Mortgage $6,839 — from LOWERY, HERLESTEEN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $6,839
1990-11-15Mortgage $90,000 — from LOWERY, HERLESTEEN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $90,000
1987-06-30Mortgage $28,000 — from MOORE, BURTON; LOWERY, HERLESTEEN; MOORE, DOROTHY to EDFLO PROPERTIES INC; HAYES, WILLIAM E. $28,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201710111
2018112
2019000
2020202
2021101
2022000
2023202
2024246
202535338
20261140114
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The full timeline

Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 184Ownership & money 41

Every one of the 231 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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