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56-36 61 Street · Queens · BBL 4027040075 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 77% 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 1.3. In ZIP 11378, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-07-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No 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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$47,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,040,000 $62,400
2026$1,109,000 $66,540
2027$1,008,000 $60,480

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
San CaffeBakery Products/DessertsCMice evidence · Closed by DOHMH on 2023-06-06

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Av / 61 St — Q59 · 800 ft
Citi Bike56 Dr & 61 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem
Middle: I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School. 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

56-36 61 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $360,000 on 2019-11-20 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-11-20Mortgage $360,000 — from 56-36 REALTY CORP. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $360,000
2019-11-20AL&R $360,000 — from 56-36 REALTY CORP. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $360,000
2014-01-02Deed $520,000 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to 56-36 REALTY CORP. $520,000
1991-08-15Mortgage $48,482 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN $48,482
1986-05-16Mortgage $56,444 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN $56,444
1983-06-20Mortgage $10,324 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to MASPETH FED S&L ASSOC $10,324
1982-02-19Mortgage $18,990 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to MASPETH FED/S/L/ ASSOC $18,990

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017310004
2018111003
2019010203
2020000000
2021000011
2022001012
2023033017
2024000000
2025000000
2026001001
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-09-13311: Consumer Complaint — Barber Shop, Beauty Salon, or Nail Salon

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-13311: Consumer Complaint — Barber Shop, Beauty Salon, or Nail Salon
2023
2023-11-09Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-11-09311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-06-06Restaurant inspection: SAN CAFFE
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-23311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2022
2022-06-15Restaurant inspection: SAN CAFFE — grade C · mice evidence
2022-06-09311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2021
2021-08-17Restaurant inspection: SAN CAFFE · mice evidence
2019
2019-12-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-11-20Mortgage $360,000 — from 56-36 REALTY CORP. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$360,000
2019-11-20AL&R $360,000 — from 56-36 REALTY CORP. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$360,000
2018
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-21311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017
2017-10-20Job filed: APPLICATION TO INSTALL HWH/BOILER COMBO WAS FILED UNDER JOB #421146110. FILING BOILER APPLICATION IN RESPONSE TO INSPECTOR'S COMMENTS TO FILE A BOILER$1,000
2017-10-20Job filed: APPLICATION TO INSTALL HWH/BOILER COMBO WAS FILED UNDER JOB #421146110. FILING BOILER APPLICATION IN RESPONSE TO INSPECTOR'S COMMENTS TO FILE A BOILER$1,000
2017-05-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-11-29Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING GAS BOILER AND REPLACE WITH 3 NEW GAS HOT WATER HEATERS. ADD HVAC SPLIT SYSTEM UNIT.$15,000
2016-11-29Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING GAS BOILER AND REPLACE WITH 3 NEW GAS HOT WATER HEATERS. ADD HVAC SPLIT SYSTEM UNIT.$15,000
2016-08-30Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING GAS BOILER AND REPLACE WITH 3 NEW GAS HOT WATER HEATERS.$15,000
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-01-10HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2014-01-02Deed $520,000 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to 56-36 REALTY CORP.$520,000
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2008
2008-08-01Mortgage satisfied — from ZAPPALA, AGATINA; ZAPPALA, ALFRED; GRIPPO, JOSEPH to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2003
2003-07-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD ARTICLES 1ST STY. VESTIBULE AND 2ND STY. PUBLIC HALL R #
2003-07-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BATHROOM SKYLIGHT VENTILATION OBSTRUCTED BY PLASTIC PANEL 2 STY. FRONT APT.
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-08-15Agreement — from MASPETH FED S&L ASSN to GRIPPO, JOSEPH
1991-08-15Mortgage $48,482 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN$48,482
1986
1986-05-16Agreement — from MASPETH FEDERAL S&LASSN to GRIPPO, JOSEPH
1986-05-16Mortgage $56,444 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN$56,444
1983
1983-06-20Agreement — from MASPETH FED S&L ASSOC to GRIPPO, JOSEPH
1983-06-20Mortgage $10,324 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to MASPETH FED S&L ASSOC$10,324
1982
1982-02-19Mortgage $18,990 — from GRIPPO, JOSEPH to MASPETH FED/S/L/ ASSOC$18,990
1982-02-19Deed — from ZAPPALA, ALFRED; ZAPPALA, AGATINA to GRIPPO, JOSEPH
1982-02-19Agreement — from MASPETH FED S/L ASSOC to GRIPPO, JOSEPH
1974
1974-03-26Deed — from SOLDANO MICHELE EXECUTRIX OF to ALFRED ZAPPALA; AGATINA ZAPPALA
1974-03-26Mortgage — from ZAPPALA ALFRED; ZAPPALA AGATINA to MASPETH FEDERAL S & L ASSOC

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