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217 Beach 31 Street

191Records
10City systems
17Open violations
17Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11691 · Neighborhood: Far Rockaway-Bayswater
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191 recorded events, 1970–2025, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 HPD housing violations, 46 HPD complaints, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11691
Built1934
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)FIALKOFF, RENE
BBL4158070015
BIN4301615

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 17. In ZIP 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 violations17 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2008-08-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1934)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)217 BEACH 31 W LLC
Head officerRENE FIALKOFF
Managing agentTHE GREATER NEW YORK NETWORK INC
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$186,000 $83,700
2026$223,000 $100,350
2027$268,000 $120,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map for a moderate storm at 2050 sea levels — not flagged today, but projected into the flood extent as sea levels rise.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBeach 36 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seagirt Blvd / Beach 29 St — Q22 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 043
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

217 Beach 31 Street

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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 THE GREATER NEW YORK NETWORK INC — 32 buildings, 99 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B5 · C5 · D4 · F7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1001 Findlay Avenue BX9 F
212 St Anns Avenue BX9 A
621 East 161 Street BX8 C
99 Beach 31 Street QN6 A
219 Central Avenue BK4 B
217 Beach 31 Street QN4 C
13-62 Beach Channel Drive QN3 D
820 East 227 Street BX3 A
69-17 Burchell Avenue QN3 A
13-66 Beach Channel Drive QN3 D
41 De Sales Place BK3 F
13-60 Beach Channel Drive QN3 B
47 De Sales Place BK3 C
231 Beach 31 Street QN3 F
1215 East 82 Street BK2 A
1336 East 86 Street BK2 F
482 Kosciuszko Street BK2 F
72-21 Burchell Avenue QN2 C
518 Beach 21 Street QN2 A
183 Beach 25 Street QN2 A
90-82 180 Street QN2 C
206 Pennsylvania Avenue BK2 F
967 East 94 Street BK2 D
179 Beach 25 Street QN2 D
515 Beach 21 Street QN2 A
131 Vermont Street BK2 F
125 Corbin Place BK2 A
248-07 Jericho Turnpike QN2 B
24-32 Beach Channel Drive QN2 A
90-88 180 Street QN2 A
232 Covert Street BK2 B
105-28 172 Street QN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,308 on 2022-06-02 (lender: Fm Home Loans, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-13Agreement $570,000 — from 217 BEACH 31 W LLC to FM HOME LOANS, LLC; MERS $570,000
2022-06-02Mortgage $8,309 — from 217 BEACH 31 W LLC to FM HOME LOANS, LLC $8,309
2019-03-15Mortgage $581,250 — from BEACH 31 PROPERTIES LLC to FM HOME LOANS, LLC; MERS $581,250
2016-09-26Deed $280,000 — from SMITH, DOUGLAS to BEACH 31 PROPERTIES LLC $280,000
2016-09-14Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $70,000
2004-05-05Mortgage $280,000 — from SMITH, DOUGLAS to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC $280,000
2002-08-15Mortgage $232,000 — from SMITH, DOUGLAS to CONSUMER FIRST $232,000
2002-08-15Mortgage $29,000 — from SMITH, DOUGLAS to CONSUMER FIRST CORP $29,000
1999-01-04Mortgage $140,000 — from HAYLES, LLOYD to FIRST KEYSTONE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $140,000
1992-09-08Mortgage $114,000 — from HERNANDEZ, CARMEN; HERNANDEZ, ISMAEL to CITIBANK, NA $114,000
1991-09-27Mortgage $31,000 — from HERNANDEZ, ISMAEL; HERNANDEZ, CARMEN to A TO Z FUNDING CORP $31,000
1987-10-21Mortgage $93,500 — from HERNANDEZ, CARMEN; HERNANDEZ, ISMAEL to FIRST NORTHERN MTGECP $93,500
1983-09-02Mortgage $28,400 — from HERNANDEZ, CARMEN; HERNANDEZ, ISMAEL to CITIBANK, N.A. $28,400

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20171203
20180202
20191719
2020010010
20210404
2022017623
2023143044
20241607
20251506
20260000
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The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 141Ownership & money 43

Every one of the 191 recorded events, 1970–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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