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104-05 Metropolitan Avenue · Queens · BBL 4032400039 · 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 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. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$1,466,000 $87,960
2026$1,528,000 $91,680
2027$1,578,000 $94,680

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Dolce Italia BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

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

SubwayForest Hills-71 Av — E F M R · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 71 Rd — Q54 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 101 School in the Gardens
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

104-05 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

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: $275,000 on 2014-11-25 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-11-25AL&R $275,000 — from TOM, MARY to TD BANK, N.A. $275,000
2014-11-25Mortgage $275,000 — from TOM, MARY to TD BANK, N.A. $275,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20181012
20190213
20200011
20210011
20220101
20231012
20240055
20250033
20260022
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-05-06Restaurant inspection: LA DOLCE ITALIA BAKERY — grade A
2026-05-05Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-06Restaurant inspection: LA DOLCE ITALIA BAKERY — grade A
2026-05-05Boiler inspection
2025
2025-09-10Restaurant inspection: LA DOLCE ITALIA BAKERY — grade A · mice evidence
2025-08-22Restaurant inspection: LA DOLCE ITALIA BAKERY · mice evidence
2025-05-02Boiler inspection
2024
2024-11-18Restaurant inspection: LA DOLCE ITALIA BAKERY — grade A · mice evidence
2024-10-25Restaurant inspection: LA DOLCE ITALIA BAKERY · mice evidence
2024-05-13Boiler inspection
2024-04-05Restaurant inspection: LA DOLCE ITALIA BAKERY — grade A
2024-02-06Restaurant inspection: LA DOLCE ITALIA BAKERY · mice evidence
2023
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-30Boiler inspection
2022
2022-05-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2021
2021-04-20Boiler inspection
2020
2020-04-22Boiler inspection
2019
2019-06-28Boiler inspection
2019-04-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-03-26311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018
2018-08-21Boiler inspection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-09-07Boiler inspection
2016
2016-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-02-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-01-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-12-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-11-12Job filed: NEW STRUCTURAL FLOOR OPENING FROM 1ST FLOOR TO CELLAR FOR STAIRCASE.$5,000
2015-11-12Job filed: NEW STRUCTURAL FLOOR OPENING FROM 1ST FLOOR TO CELLAR FOR STAIRCASE.$5,000
2015-04-16Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2ND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL UNIT,PARTITIONS REMOVAL IN CELLAR AND REMEDY ECB VIOLATION #34069535N (REMOVING THE COVERED FRAM$106,000
2014
2014-11-25AL&R $275,000 — from TOM, MARY to TD BANK, N.A.$275,000
2014-11-25Mortgage $275,000 — from TOM, MARY to TD BANK, N.A.$275,000
2013
2013-04-05311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2011
2011-02-07Deed — from TOM, FAT NGIN to TOM, MARY
2011-02-07PAT — from TOM, FAT NGIN to TOM, MARY; YOUNG, LINDA
2010
2010-09-27Deed — from TOM, FAT NGIN; TOM, LAI WAH to TOM, FAT NGIN
2010-09-27PAT — from TOM, LAI WAH to YOUNG, LINDA; TOM, MARY
1999
1999-06-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: 2 ROOMS & FREEZER BUILT IN BACK OF STORE. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT OR RESTORE TO PRIOR LEGAL CON
1995
1995-09-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:WORK NOTED CONSTRUCTION 2 ROOMS AND A FREEZER BUILT IN BCK OF STORE.REMEDY:OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RE
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1993-02-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: (2) ROOMS & FREZZER BUILT IN BACK OF STORE. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORE PREM$1,000
1992
1992-12-15ECB Hazardous violation: PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT(1WC-1BOWL 1-VAN) REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION
1992-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
1992-04-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: 2 ROOMS AND FREEZER BUILT IN BACK OF STORE. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORE PRE$285
1992-04-22DOB violation C: JM
1992-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
1992-02-14Permit SG — ISSUED
1990
1990-02-27DOB violation ES: JD
1990-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
1970
1970-08-04Mortgage — from TOM FAT NGIN; TOM LAI WAH to LENA GOLDROSEN; JACOB GOLDROSEN
1970-08-04Deed — from GOLDROSEN JACOB; GOLDROSEN LENA to LAI WAH TOM; FAT NGIN TOM

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