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56-02 Metropolitan Avenue · Queens · BBL 4033660031 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Sewer (2) · Graffiti (1) · Dead Animal (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$169,442 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$746,000 $335,700
2026$757,000 $340,650
2027$775,000 $348,750

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinAmericanA—

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (2 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayForest Av — M · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Forest Av — Q54 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAmory Ct & Metropolitan Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 071 Forest
Middle: I.S. 093 Ridgewood. 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

56-02 Metropolitan Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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 1994-09-12 (lender: Gunderson, William K and Viggiano, John A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1994-09-12Mortgage $450,000 — from KIM, CHONG CHA; KIM, TAE WON to VIGGIANO, JOHN A; GUNDERSON, WILLIAM K $450,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
201800000
201901203
202000606
202101405
202200404
202320013
2024714113
202501416
202600303
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-10-08311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-02-11311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2026-02-09311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2025-12-15Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-08311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-02-11311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2026-02-09311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2025
2025-12-15Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN — grade A
2025-10-10311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-07-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-04-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-03-17311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-02-24311: Dead Animal — Bird
2024
2024-12-12Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN — grade A
2024-12-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-04-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-04-15311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2024-04-15311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2024-03-14Permit Sign — Signed-off
2024-03-14Permit Sign — Signed-off
2024-02-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-01-24Job filed: ERECT AN ILLUMINATED SIGN ON WALL. NOT WITHIN VIEW OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PARK 1/2 ACRE OR MORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,404
2024-01-24Job filed: ERECT AN ILLUMINATED SIGN ON WALL. NOT WITHIN VIEW OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR PUBLIC PARK 1/2 ACRE OR MORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,404
2024-01-17Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-01-09Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-01-09Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023
2023-12-05Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN — grade A
2023-10-06Job filed: PLUMBING WORKS$12,000
2023-10-06Job filed: PROPOSED RENOVATION AT EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR AN EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT AT THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND STORAGE AT THE CELLAR. NO CHANGE $154,634
2022
2022-11-30311: Consumer Complaint — Booting Company
2022-11-09311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2022-08-08311: Panhandling — N/A
2022-01-10311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021
2021-09-25311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-08-07311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2021-07-26311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-06-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-03-03311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2020
2020-12-15311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2020-12-10311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2020-09-07311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2020-08-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-10311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2020-07-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019
2019-10-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-09-17311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2019-02-04311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017
2017-07-25311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2017-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-06-08311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2012-05-23311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2012-02-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-07-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2005
2005-07-21PSAT — from KIM, TAE WON; KIM, CHONG CHA to GUNDERSON, WILLIAM K; VIGGIANO, JOHN A
2005-06-23PSAT — from KIM, TAE WON; KIM, CHONG CHA to GUNDERSON, WILLIAM K; VIGGIANO, JOHN A
2004
2004-01-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2003
2003-11-24Job filed: Application filed to install a wet chemical fire suppression system in the first floor as per NYC Fire Department Regulations and UL 300. No change in$2,200
2003-06-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-05-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-05-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2002
2002-12-09Job filed: General Construction consisting of demolition and construction of partitions and ceilings, exterior repairs, minor plumbing work and mechanical work. $170,000
2002-12-09Job filed: General Construction consisting of demolition and construction of partitions and ceilings, exterior repairs, minor plumbing work and mechanical work. $170,000
2000
2000-02-22Mortgage assigned — from GUNDERSON, WILLIAM K to GUNDERSON, WILLIAM (TRUSTEES); GUNDERSON, CECELIA (TRUSTEES); WILLIAM GUNDERSON &CECELIA G
1994
1994-09-12Mortgage $450,000 — from KIM, CHONG CHA; KIM, TAE WON to VIGGIANO, JOHN A; GUNDERSON, WILLIAM K$450,000
1994-09-12Deed — from GUNDERSON, WILLIAM; GUNDERSON, WILLIAM K; VIGGIANO, JOHN A to KIM, TAE WON; KIM, CHONG CHA
1991
1991-07-22Permit AL — ISSUED
1980
1980-12-05Deed — from 56-12 METROPOLITAN AVENUE CORP to JOHN A VIGGIANO; WILLIAM GUNDERSON
1980-06-24SAGE — from DUNKIN DONUTS OF NEW YORK INC; GUNDERSON WILLIAM K; VIGGIANO JOHN A; DUNKIN DONUTS OF AMER
1980-04-14Agreement — from BANK OF NEW YORK to 56-12 METROPOLITAN AVENUE CORP
1979
1979-08-07Deed — from VIGGIANO JOHN A; GUNDERSON WILLIAM to 56-12 METROPOLITAN AVENUE CORP
1979-08-07Mortgage — from 56-12 METROPOLITAN AVENUE CORP to BANK OF NEW YORK
1973
1973-10-16Mortgage — from GUNDERSON WILLIAM; VIGGIANO JOHN A to ANNEL HOLDING CORP
1973-10-15Deed — from ANNEL HOLDING CORP to WILLIAM GUNDERSON; JOHN A VIGGIANO

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