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16 Scott A Gadell Place

583Records
17City systems
89Open violations
897.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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583 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 306 HPD complaints, 111 HPD housing violations, 63 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)16 SCOTT GADELL PARTNERS LLC
BBL4155570083
BIN4298237

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 897.8. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations89 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2005-08-31.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 15). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
15
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · PLUMBING (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$13,000 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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)16 SCOTT A GADELL PARTNERS LLC
Head officerSIMEON FARBER
Managing agentSIMEON FARBER
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$557,000 $250,650
2026$646,000 $290,700
2027$775,000 $348,750

The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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

SubwayFar Rockaway-Mott Av — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Cornaga Av / Mott Av — Q113 Q114 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Randolph Holder School for Social Justice
Middle: 53, 319. 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

16 Scott A Gadell Place

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

51 311 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: $420,000 on 2006-09-13 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-09-23Deed $650,000 — from ROMERO, DAVID to 16 SCOTT GADELL PARTNERS LLC $650,000
2016-09-23M&CON $1,125,000 — from 14 SCOTT GADELL PARTNERS LLC; 16 SCOTT GADELL PARTNERS LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $1,125,000
2016-09-23AL&R $1,125,000 — from 16 SCOTT GADELL PARTNERS LLC; 14 SCOTT GADELL PARTNERS LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $1,125,000
2016-09-06Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $108,333
2006-09-13Mortgage $420,000 — from ROMERO, DAVID to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $420,000
2006-09-13Deed $560,000 — from AMERICAN NEW HOMES RAEALTLY, INC. to ROMERO, DAVID $560,000
2004-11-12Deed $400,000 — from TNMK REALTY, LLC to AMERICAN NEW HOMES REALTY, INC. $400,000
2004-11-12SPRD $560,000 — from AMERICAN NEW HOMES REALTY INC, to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $560,000
2002-06-04Mortgage $255,000 — from M & T REALTY ASSOC,LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $255,000
1994-10-24Mortgage $33,437 — from 16 MOTT PLACE CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $33,437
1987-08-26Mortgage $50,000 — from MARANO, FRANK A. to VALENCIA, JOSEPH $50,000
1987-08-26Mortgage $110,000 — from MARANO, FRANK A. JR. to GREEN POINT SAVS BK $110,000
1985-12-19Mortgage $60,000 — from POZO, GALO L.; GONZALEZ, JUAN to SKINOS, INC $60,000

Ten-year activity

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201731004
201820013
201900314
202000011
202100202
20220121022
20230334138
20240119222
20250153256
2026002061207
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 511Ownership & money 40Health & systems 9

Every one of the 583 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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