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23-08 Mott Avenue

532Records
17City systems
0Open violations
10.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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532 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 180 311 service requests, 145 HPD complaints, 53 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built1960
Floors6
Res. units75
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES
BBL4156640001
BIN4299616

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 64% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.4. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).

6 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (36) · Noise (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Street Condition (1) · Rodent (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$249,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1960)
YesSix or more residential units (75)
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)DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES, LLC
Head officerMICHAEL MASSIMILLA
Managing agentDIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP.
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,880,000 $1,746,000
2026$3,772,000 $1,697,400
2027$3,771,000 $1,696,950

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 25/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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: Mott Av / Redfern Av — Q114 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 104 The Bays Water
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

23-08 Mott 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

53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP. — 9 buildings, 942 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
212-29 Hillside Avenue QN180 B
37-14 Parsons Boulevard QN173 A
155-15 North Conduit Avenue QN160 A
105-10 62 Road QN108 A
143-18 38 Avenue QN102 B
23-08 Mott Avenue QN75 A
195-06 Woodhull Avenue QN53 A
156-01 North Conduit Avenue QN46 A
162-11 89 Avenue QN45 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $175,454 on 2006-10-19 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-10-19DEMM $1,600,000 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2006-10-19Mortgage $175,454 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $175,454
2006-10-19AL&R $1,600,000 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2001-12-30Mortgage $55,979 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES, LLC to HSBC BANK USA $55,979
1986-07-25Mortgage $1,130,379 — from DIVERSIFIED EQUITIES to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CORP $1,130,379

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703380142
2018003014
20198230114
202011181122
20215450115
202202370241
20231160210
202462240335
202501180322
202601390141
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 393Ownership & money 37Health & systems 20

Every one of the 532 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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