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103-01 Metropolitan Avenue · Queens · BBL 4032400053 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
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 90% 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 30. 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

Open HPD violations7 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-07.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Head officerELENA SERABIAN
Managing agentGREGORY SERABIAN
Last registered2019-03-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,513,000 $90,780
2026$1,626,000 $97,560
2027$1,679,000 $100,740

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
KatsunoJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 71 Rd — Q54 · 150 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

103-01 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

3 311 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: $450,000 on 2022-12-27 (lender: Velocity Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-27Mortgage $450,000 — from SERABIAN, GREGORY to VELOCITY CAPITAL LLC $450,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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201800000
201912003
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202111002
202202226
2023423110
202404026
202501012
202600101
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-06-11Mortgage satisfied — from SERABIAN, GREGORY to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUST; PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION; US BANK TRUST COMPANY NA
2025-12-18Boiler inspection
2025-11-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-11Mortgage satisfied — from SERABIAN, GREGORY to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUST; PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION; US BANK TRUST COMPANY NA
2025
2025-12-18Boiler inspection
2025-11-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024
2024-12-20Boiler inspection
2024-12-04HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-10-19Restaurant inspection: KATSUNO — grade A
2024-05-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2024-05-08311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-04-19311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023
2023-12-15Boiler inspection
2023-11-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-09311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2023-06-06Mortgage assigned — from VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC, to U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCI; VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LOAN TRUST 2
2023-03-16DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2023-01-03DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2022
2022-12-29Boiler inspection
2022-12-27Mortgage $450,000 — from SERABIAN, GREGORY to VELOCITY CAPITAL LLC$450,000
2022-11-18HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-28Restaurant inspection: KATSUNO — grade A
2022-03-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-03-04TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2021
2021-11-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-04-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-11-07HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-08-22Eviction executed
2017
2017-08-15TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2016
2016-04-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2009
2009-12-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-09-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT II# 410206673. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2009-09-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT II# 410206673. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2009-02-25Deed — from ESTATE OF KAREKIN SERABIAN to SERABIAN, GREGORY; SERABIAN, ELENA
2008
2008-12-19Job filed: PROPOSE TO RENOVATE EXISTING JAPANESE RESTAURANT WITH MINOR PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$29,500
2008-12-19Job filed: PROPOSE TO RENOVATE EXISTING JAPANESE RESTAURANT WITH MINOR PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$29,500
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1980
1980-02-27Deed — from GREEN BETTY to KAREKIN SERABIAN

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