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307 Beach 70 Street

463Records
14City systems
4Open violations
43Penalty rate

463 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 HPD complaints, 149 311 service requests, 59 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11692
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)BARNES & LEVI LLC
BBL4160830032
BIN4303318

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 43. 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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2013-04-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Noise (1) · Unleashed Dog (1).

Filed construction activity

$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
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)BARNES & LEVI LLC
Head officerHAGAI O LEVI
Managing agentBARNES & LEVI LLC
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$232,000 $104,400
2026$278,000 $125,100
2027$334,000 $150,300

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Beach Channel Dr / Beach 71 St — Q22 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 183 Dr. Richard R. Green
Middle: P.S. 183 Dr. Richard R. Green. 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

307 Beach 70 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

13 311 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 BARNES & LEVI LLC — 7 buildings, 29 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
356 Willis Avenue BX7 A
424 East 143 Street BX7 B
3-35 Beach 87 Street QN4 A
307 Beach 70 Street QN4 D
149 Beach 92 Street QN3 B
294 Willis Avenue BX2 A
296 Willis Avenue BX2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $55,000 on 2006-12-28 (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
2011-11-30Deed $162,280 — from BANK OF AMERICA,NA to BARANES, AVI $162,280
2010-10-07Deed $360,000 — from VISHNICK, ESQ. AS REFEREE, JASON S to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $360,000
2006-12-28Mortgage $440,000 — from SEGULAM, GOWRIE; BALDERO, ARTHUR S to MERS $440,000
2006-12-28Mortgage $55,000 — from SEGULAM, GOWRIE; BALDERO, ARTHUR S to MERS $55,000
2006-12-28Deed $550,000 — from SIRJU, ADESH to SEGULAM, GOWRIE; BALDERO, ARTHUR S $550,000
2005-10-04Mortgage $414,000 — from SIRJU, ADESH to MERS $414,000
2005-10-04Deed $460,000 — from RAMPERSAUD, KHERMANI; SMALL, EWART A to SIRJU, ADESH $460,000
2004-03-11Mortgage $3,731,140 — from RAMPERSAD, KHEMRANI to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $3,731,140
2004-03-11Deed $379,000 — from SMALL, EWART A to RAMPERSAD, KHEMRANI $379,000
2001-09-24Mortgage $5,000 — from SMALL, EWART A to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORP $5,000
2001-02-06Mortgage $25,000 — from SMALL, EWART A to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORP OF NY $25,000
2000-07-31Mortgage $15,000 — from SMALL, EWART A to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF $15,000
2000-02-22Mortgage $220,000 — from SMALL, EWART A to EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF NY $220,000
1987-12-29Mortgage $15,000 — from WELLS, BESSIE to HARRISON, MURIEL $15,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017301720
2018001212
20190167
20200088
202101910
2022015758
2023012627
2024011516
20250033
2026001212
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 416Ownership & money 35Health & systems 2

Every one of the 463 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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