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257-10 149 Avenue

322Records
9City systems
59Open violations
760Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11422 · Neighborhood: Rosedale
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322 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 115 311 service requests, 94 HPD complaints, 65 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11422
Built1955
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassA5
Owner (PLUTO)JONES, JIMMY
BBL4136750011
BIN4290648

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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 760. In ZIP 11422, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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), 34 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · PLUMBING (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · WATER LEAK (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1955)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$566,000 $33,960
2026$603,000 $36,180
2027$622,000 $37,320

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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: 149 Av / 257 St — QM63 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 195 William Haberle
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

257-10 149 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $200,000 on 2010-09-07 (lender: NYC Commissioner Of Social Services). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-23M&CON $390,035 — from JONES, JIMMY to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC $390,035
2010-09-07Mortgage $200,000 — from JONES, JIMMY to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $200,000
2007-05-15Mortgage $414,000 — from JONES, JIMMY to MERS $414,000
2007-05-15Deed $460,000 — from BOUTIN, MARIE to JONES, JIMMY $460,000
2005-02-14Deed $355,000 — from LEVY , RODCLIFF to BOUTIN , MARIE $355,000
2005-02-14Mortgage $319,500 — from BOUTIN , MARIE to MERS $319,500
2005-02-14Mortgage $33,935 — from BOUTIN, MARIE to RODCLIFF LEVY $33,935
2004-11-26Mortgage $270,000 — from LEVY, RODCLIFF to MERS $270,000
2004-11-26Mortgage $15,000 — from LEVY, RODCLIFF to HALL, SHARON $15,000
2004-11-26Deed $300,000 — from HALL, SHARON to LEVY, RODCLIFF $300,000
2000-06-02Mortgage $150,500 — from HALL, SHARRON to OPTION ONE MORTGAGECORP $150,500
1996-03-27Mortgage $29,000 — from HALL, SHARRON to RESOURCE ONE INC $29,000
1993-07-08Mortgage $100,000 — from HALL, SHARRON to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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20222111216
20233741078
20242840086
20251750076
20261320033
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The full timeline

Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 278Ownership & money 33Health & systems 2

Every one of the 322 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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