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96-07 Metropolitan Avenue · Queens · BBL 4031920001 · 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
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class5
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11375, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Graffiti (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 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 (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$1,542,000 $92,520
2026$1,600,000 $96,000
2027$1,655,000 $99,300

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Buen SaborLatin AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayForest Hills-71 Av — E F M R · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 24-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 69 Av — Q54 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
Middle: J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage. 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

96-07 Metropolitan Avenue

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

7 311 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: $62,000 on 1982-06-18 (lender: Tzanetatos, Evangelia and Tzanetatos, Paul). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1982-06-18Mortgage $62,000 — from PAPADOPOULOS, SOTIRIOS; PAPADOPOULOS,KONSTANTINO to TZANETATOS, PAUL; TZANETATOS, EVANGELIA $62,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
8
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701113
201800000
201900101
202001102
202100000
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202300112
202442208
202512328
202601214
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-09-04Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN SABOR — grade A · mice evidence
2026-07-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2026-04-23DOB complaint, category ?

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-04Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN SABOR — grade A · mice evidence
2026-07-02311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2026-04-23DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-09-04Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN SABOR — grade A
2025-08-18311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2025-08-12311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-08-06Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-07-24Restaurant inspection: EL BUEN SABOR
2025-05-30DOB violation P: BASED ON COMMISSIONER'S SUSPENSION NOTIFICATION INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL PLUMBING APPROVALS AND PERMIT ISSUED UNDER JOB# Q01097001 DU
2025-05-29DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-04Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-10-22Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2024-08-21Job filed: Alteration
2024-08-21Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL STORE KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2024-07-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: NO PERMITS ON FILE, EXP3 ROOF LEVEL INSTALLED NEW UPBLAST EXHAUST FAN WITH NEW ELECTRICAL LINES TO UNIT, NO ELECTRICAL PERMITS ON $3,125
2024-07-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2024-07-05DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-11311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023
2023-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-08-25311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2020
2020-02-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-21311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Activity
2017
2017-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-12-18311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2017-04-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-05-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2004
2004-02-23DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-23DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-08-17Mortgage satisfied — from TZANETATOS, PAUL; PAPADOPOULOS, KONSTANTINOS ETAL to ZAMARIAS, GUS; TZANETATOS, PAUL
1992
1992-08-05DOB complaint, category ?
1992-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-09-10DOB complaint, category ?
1987
1987-04-30Deed — from PAPADOPOULOS, SOTIRIOS to PAPADOPOULOS,KONSTANTINO
1982
1982-06-18Mortgage $62,000 — from PAPADOPOULOS, SOTIRIOS; PAPADOPOULOS,KONSTANTINO to TZANETATOS, PAUL; TZANETATOS, EVANGELIA$62,000
1982-06-18Deed — from TZANETATOS, EVANGELIA; TZANETATOS, PAUL to PAPADOPOULOS,KONSTANTINO; PAPADOPOULOS, SOTIRIOS
1976
1976-01-30Deed — from PITTAS ANGELO to PAUL TZANETATOS; EVANGELIA TZANETATOS
1972
1972-10-30Deed — from POULOS JAMES to PAUL TZANETATOS
1972-10-20Deed — from TZANETATOS PAUL to ANGELO PITTAS
1966
1966-08-26Mortgage — from TZANETATOS PAUL; POULOS JAMES to GUS ZAMARIAS
1966-08-26Deed — from ZAMARIAS GUS to JAMES PAULOS; PAUL TZANETATOS

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