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71-15 Austin Street · Queens · BBL 4032560029 · 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 311s3.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 11.7. 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-05.

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

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (21) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · Rodent (1) · Lot Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Posting Advertisement (1).

Filed construction activity

$265,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC.
Head officerDAVID hAKAKIAN
Managing agentTAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,862,000 $111,720
2026$2,171,000 $130,260
2027$2,265,000 $135,900

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 71 Av — Q60 · 400 ft
Citi BikeQueens Blvd N & 71 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

71-15 Austin 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

30 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC — 2 buildings, 4 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
71-17 Austin Street QN2 A
71-15 Austin Street QN2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,855 on 1999-10-27 (lender: Queens Country Savings Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-10-27Mortgage $125,856 — from TAVOUS/NY INC to QUEENS COUNTRY SAVINGS BANK $125,856
1994-09-13Mortgage $580,000 — from TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC to GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BANK $580,000

Ten-year activity

50250
34
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172328134
20180126431
201900628
202000011
202101113
202200112
202300112
20240010212
20250017118
202601304
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-05-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-04-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-04-08311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2026-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-22311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-11-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-04-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-04-08311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2026-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-11-22311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-11-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-09-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-09-20311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-09-06311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-08-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-08-19311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-07-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-07-19311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2025-07-19311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-07-19311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-07-19311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-05-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-05-14311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-05-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-04-14311: Posting Advertisement — Building
2025-03-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-01-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2024
2024-11-07311: Lot Condition — Trash
2024-10-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-09-16311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2024-09-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-08-19Boiler inspection
2024-06-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-06-02311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2024-05-31311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2024-05-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-05-18311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-04-26311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-03-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023
2023-08-08Boiler inspection
2023-07-08311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2022
2022-11-28Boiler inspection
2022-11-11311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021
2021-12-30Boiler inspection
2021-12-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2021-12-25DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-11-03Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-12Boiler inspection
2019-02-08HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2019-01-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-01-10HPD 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
2019-01-09HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2019-01-09HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2019-01-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-12-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-24HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE STOVE TOP IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY
2018-12-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-18Boiler inspection
2018-12-18Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-12-18Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2018-12-18311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2018-12-18311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-12-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2018-12-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FR
2018-12-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-12-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-12-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-12-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-12-03311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-12-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-12-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-12-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-10-24311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2018-06-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-05-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-04-09311: DOF Property - Payment Issue — Refund/Credit Info or Status
2018-03-20DOB violation C:
2017
2017-12-18Boiler inspection
2017-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-07-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-06-07DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-07DOB complaint, category ?
2017-04-17Permit SG — ISSUED
2017-04-17Permit SG — ISSUED
2017-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016
2016-11-21FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2016-11-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-11-08FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2016-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-05Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2016-09-20Job filed: STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS, REINFORCEMENT, CONCRETE FOOTINGS AND TEMPORARY SHORING TO SUPPORT WORK AS NOTED ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH NO CHANGE IN USE, EG$35,000
2016-09-20Job filed: HVAC AND PLUMBING MODIFICATIONS AS NOTED ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$65,000
2016-09-20Job filed: INTERIOR DEMOLITION, GENERAL RENOVATIONS AND ALTERATIONS FOR BANK BRANCH FIT OUT. NEW PARTITIONS, HUNG CEILINGS, PROTECTED OPENINGS, DOORS, FINISHES,$100,000
2016-09-20Job filed: HVAC AND PLUMBING MODIFICATIONS AS NOTED ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$65,000
2016-06-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2016-06-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2016-06-07311: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2016-06-07311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2016-03-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-02-28311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2016-02-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-01-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-05-27311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2015-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-12-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-12-18Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-12-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-11-28Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-11-13Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2014-11-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-10-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2014-01-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-03311: HEATING — HEAT
2013
2013-12-31311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-01-24311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012
2012-03-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-03-27Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2012-03-27Tenant complaint: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2012-03-27311: NONCONST — SMOKE-DETECTOR
2012-03-27311: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2012-03-27311: HEATING — HEAT
2011
2011-12-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010
2010-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-12-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2005-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-05-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-10-27Mortgage assigned — from GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BANK to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
1999-10-27REL — from GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BANK to TAVOUS/NY INC
1999-10-27Mortgage $125,856 — from TAVOUS/NY INC to QUEENS COUNTRY SAVINGS BANK$125,856
1999-10-27Agreement — from QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK to TAVOUS/NY INC
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-09-13Mortgage assigned — from TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC to GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BANK
1994-09-13Mortgage satisfied — from LOSHEN BROTHERS INC to LAWYERS TITLE & GUARANTY COMPANY
1994-09-13Mortgage $580,000 — from TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC to GOLDEN CITY COMMERCIAL BANK$580,000
1994-09-13Deed — from STOCKMAN, LISA(F/B/O; STOCKMAN, MICHAEL (F/B/O; STOCKMAN, DANIELLE (IND/TRUSTEE; STOCKMAN, to TAVOUS OF NEW YORK INC
1993
1993-08-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
1993-08-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-01-05DOB violation B:
1988
1988-12-22Deed — from STOCKMAN HOLDING CORP to STOCKMAN, LEWIS J(IND/TR; STOCKMAN, ALVIN R (TR/OF; STOCKMAN, LAURA F/B/O; STOCKMAN, DANIE

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