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517 Beach 65 Street

291Records
12City systems
50Open violations
83.3Penalty rate

291 recorded events, 1970–2025, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 311 service requests, 95 HPD complaints, 56 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11692
Built1955
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)NOBLE, NIKITA A
BBL4160320053
BIN4302639

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 83.3. In ZIP 11692, 79% 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 violations50 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2001-04-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (8) · ELECTRIC (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$32,203 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 (1955)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HERKIMER GARDENS NY CORP.
Head officerISREAL SILBERSTEIN
Managing agentHERKIMER GARDENS NY CORP.
Last registered2017-03-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$581,000 $34,860
2026$696,000 $41,760
2027$721,000 $43,260

The city's market estimate has risen 24% 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 only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 67 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Beach Channel Dr / Beach 67 St — Q22 QM15 QM17 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./M.S 042 R. Vernam
Middle: P.S./M.S 042 R. Vernam. 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

517 Beach 65 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 HERKIMER GARDENS NY CORP. — 2 buildings, 5 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1336 Herkimer Street BK3 C
517 Beach 65 Street QN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $457,559 on 2021-04-28 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-28Mortgage $457,559 — from NOBLE, LENNOX A; NOBLE, NIKITA A to MERS $457,559
2021-04-28Deed $466,000 — from EMILES KANE REALTY LLC to NOBLE, LENNOX A; NOBLE, NIKITA A $466,000
2021-04-08Sold for $466,000 $466,000 $233,000
2018-05-04Deed $100,000 — from HERKIMER GARDENS NY, CORP. to EMILES KANE REALTY LLC $100,000
2018-04-26Sold for $100,000 $100,000 $50,000
2009-02-24Deed $218,000 — from HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to J & W REALTY AND CONSTRUCTION $218,000
2008-10-01Deed $517,106 — from PETER M. WOLF, ESQ., REFEREE to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS T; LOAN TRUST SERIES 2006-FM2; THE ASSET BACKED PAS $517,106
2006-04-28Mortgage $470,000 — from LUNCHEON, TREVAUGHN to MERS $470,000
2005-08-04Mortgage $393,820 — from LUNCHEON, JULIE; LUNCHEON, GORDON to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $393,820
2005-04-26RPTT&RET $365,000 — from ONABIYI, OLUFUNKE to LUNCHEON, JULIE; LUNCHEON, GORDON $365,000
2003-07-19Deed $255,000 — from MORRIS, ROSEMARIE to ONABIYI, OLUFUNKE $255,000
2003-07-19Mortgage $229,500 — from ONABIYI, OLUFUNKE to THE MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP. $229,500
1995-10-16Mortgage $126,000 — from MORRIS, ROSEMARIE to EXCHANGE MORTGAGE CORP $126,000
1986-09-25Mortgage $5,000 — from WHITE, JAMES to JANUS FINAN/CON/INC $5,000

Ten-year activity

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201706129
20180102012
201905106
202003003
202104307
20220200020
20232690071
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202502002
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 253Ownership & money 33Health & systems 2

Every one of the 291 recorded events, 1970–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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