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233-01 Mentone Avenue

163Records
10City systems
17Open violations
504.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11422 · Neighborhood: Laurelton
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163 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11422
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)TAGGART LEROY
BBL4131890019
BIN4283629, 4528434

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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 504.7. In ZIP 11422, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-06-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
13
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Boilers (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Illegal Parking (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$723,000 $43,380
2026$750,000 $45,000
2027$742,000 $44,520

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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: South Conduit Av / Brookville Blvd — Q85 Q89 · 850 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 156 Laurelton
Middle: 355, 356. 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

233-01 Mentone 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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: $1,087,500 on 2021-09-30 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-30Mortgage $1,087,500 — from TAGGART, LEROY to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $1,087,500
2021-09-30Mortgage $1,087,500 — from TAGGART, LEROY to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; INTERCONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, INC. $1,087,500
2007-09-18Mortgage $500,000 — from TAGGART, LEROY to MERS $500,000
2005-09-01Mortgage $395,000 — from TAGGART, LEROY to MERS $395,000
2004-08-09Mortgage $330,000 — from TAGGART, LEROY to PRECISION FINANCIAL,INC. $330,000
2003-06-04Mortgage $234,000 — from TAGGART, LEROY to AMERICAN BUSINESS MORTGAGE SERVICES,INC $234,000
2001-09-17Mortgage $46,000 — from TAGGART, LEROY to AMERICAN BUSINESS MTGE SVCS INC $46,000
2001-02-22Mortgage $153,000 — from TAGGART, LEROY to MERS/NOMINEE/ADVANCED FINANCIAL SVCE $153,000
1998-05-27Mortgage $113,400 — from TAGGART, LEROY to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE $113,400
1995-10-13Mortgage $111,800 — from TAGGART, LEROY to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION OF PA $111,800
1994-04-28Mortgage $104,472 — from TAGGART, LEROY to STATE-WIDE CAPITAL $104,472
1990-05-09Mortgage $38,000 — from TAGGART, LEROY to UNITED FUNDING CP $38,000
1984-04-27Mortgage $54,000 — from TAGGART, LEROY to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CORP $54,000

Ten-year activity

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201902215
202003014
202104307
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The full timeline

Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 104Ownership & money 44Health & systems 2

Every one of the 163 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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