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551 Woodward Avenue · Queens · BBL 4033900011 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8.8. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Rodent (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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)CARMELA CATALANO; FRANCESCO CATALANO
Managing agentFRANCESCO CATALANO
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$978,000 $440,100
2026$977,000 $439,650
2027$1,172,000 $527,400

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BeijingChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint 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

SubwaySeneca Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Bleecker St — B38 · 1,000 ft
Citi BikeMenahan St & Onderdonk Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 305, 81
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

551 Woodward 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

22 311 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: $147,000 on 1998-12-08 (lender: Greenpoint 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
1998-12-08Mortgage $147,000 — from CATALANO, FRANCESCO; CATALANO, CARMELA to GREENPOINT BANK $147,000
1990-06-08Mortgage $66,095 — from CLAMPITT, LAURA; SARROCCO, THOMAS; CLAMPITT, KEVIN; SARROCCO, LAURA to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $66,095
1988-05-17Mortgage $20,000 — from SARROCCO, THOMAS W.; CLAMPITT, LAURA; SARROCCO, LAURA; CLAMPITT, KEVIN J. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $20,000
1986-09-19Mortgage $110,000 — from CLAMPITT, KEVIN; SARROCCO, THOMAS; SARROCCO, LAURA; CLAMPITT, LAURA to RIDGEWOOD SAVS BK $110,000
1985-08-20Mortgage $30,000 — from SARROCCO, LAURA; SARROCCO, THOMAS; CLAMPITT, KEVIN; CLAMPITT, LAURA to GRANIERI, ELSIE $30,000
1982-04-16Mortgage $25,000 — from GRANIERI, CARLO to GRANIERI, LAURA $25,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
20180819
20191337
20200415
2021010313
2022016117
2023116320
2024011213
2025010414
20263306
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-05-15FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2026-05-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-05-15FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-03-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-05Boiler inspection
2025-11-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-15FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2026-05-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-05-15FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-03-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-12-05Boiler inspection
2025-11-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-09-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-08-28Restaurant inspection: BEIJING — grade A
2025-07-15Restaurant inspection: BEIJING
2025-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-03311: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition — Pigeon Waste
2025-05-02311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2025-04-23311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2025-04-23311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-04-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-02-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2024
2024-12-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-13311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-01Boiler inspection
2024-11-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-11-26311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2024-10-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2024-05-06Restaurant inspection: BEIJING — grade B · mice evidence
2024-03-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-03-21311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2024-02-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-11-27HPD 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
2023-10-23DOB complaint, category ?
2023-10-17Restaurant inspection: BEIJING · mice evidence
2023-10-06Boiler inspection
2023-09-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-09-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-09-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-09-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-28311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2023-07-03311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-05-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-05-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-05-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-04-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-03-06Restaurant inspection: BEIJING — grade B · mice evidence
2023-02-12311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2023-01-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022
2022-12-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-11-28Boiler inspection
2022-11-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-11-16HPD 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
2022-11-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-10-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-10-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-10-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-09-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-07-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-05-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-03-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2021
2021-12-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-12-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-11-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-11-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-11-01Boiler inspection
2021-08-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2021-07-30311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-07-13311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-05-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-03-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-12-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-12-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-12-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-11-23Boiler inspection
2020-10-06311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019
2019-11-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2019-10-04Boiler inspection
2019-10-04311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-10-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-07-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018
2018-12-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-10-26311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-10-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-10-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-10-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-10-12Boiler inspection
2018-10-12311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-10-01311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-10-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017
2017-12-08Boiler inspection
2017-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-23HPD 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
2016-05-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-04-25DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-14HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-04-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2015-01-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-01-16311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2014
2014-10-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014-10-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2014-10-29DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-30311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-02-01Mortgage satisfied — from CATALANO, FRANCESCO; CATALANO, CARMELA to NORTH FORK BANK; GREENPOINT BANK
2007-02-01TL&R — from CATALANO, CARMELA; CATALANO, FRANCESCO to GREENPOINT BANK; NORTH FORK BANK
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2000
2000-12-01Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,200
2000-12-01Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,200
2000-12-01Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,200
2000-06-17ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT,WORK NOTED AT GARAGE INSTALLED 2 PC BATHROOM, HEATING (BASEBOARD).IN ADDITION PARTITION WALLS ERECTED AT FAR REA
2000-06-17ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O #27023.ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:LEGAL 3 CAR GARAGE CONVERTED TO ILLEGAL CONTRACTOR BUS$800
2000-06-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ILLEGAL USE IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.AT REAR OF PREMISES (BLEEKER ST. SIDE) 3 CAR GARGE C OF O #27023, ACCESSORY USES.BEING USED AS
2000-06-17DOB violation C:
2000-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-01-05Mortgage satisfied — from CLAMPITT, KEVIN ETAL to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
1998
1998-12-08Deed — from SARROCCO, THOMAS; CLAMPITT, KEVIN; SARROCCO, LAURA; CLAMPITT, LAURA to CATALANO, CARMELA; CATALANO, FRANCESCO
1998-12-08Mortgage assigned — from CATALANO, CARMELA; CATALANO, FRANCESCO to GREENPOINT BANK
1998-12-08Mortgage $147,000 — from CATALANO, FRANCESCO; CATALANO, CARMELA to GREENPOINT BANK$147,000
1996
1996-09-30DOB complaint, category ?
1996-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
1996-07-03Mortgage satisfied — from CLAMPITT, KEVIN J ETAL to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-06-08Mortgage $66,095 — from CLAMPITT, LAURA; SARROCCO, THOMAS; CLAMPITT, KEVIN; SARROCCO, LAURA to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$66,095
1990-06-08Agreement — from CLAMPITT, LAURA; CLAMPITT, KEVIN; SARROCCO, LAURA; SARROCCO, THOMAS to RIDGEWOOD SAVS BK
1989
1989-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1989-11-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1988
1988-05-17Mortgage $20,000 — from SARROCCO, THOMAS W.; CLAMPITT, LAURA; SARROCCO, LAURA; CLAMPITT, KEVIN J. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$20,000
1986
1986-10-15Mortgage satisfied — from CLAMPITT,KEVIN,ETAL to GRANIERI,ELSIE
1986-09-19Mortgage $110,000 — from CLAMPITT, KEVIN; SARROCCO, THOMAS; SARROCCO, LAURA; CLAMPITT, LAURA to RIDGEWOOD SAVS BK$110,000
1985
1985-08-20Mortgage satisfied — from GRANIERI, CARLO to GRANIERI, LAURA
1985-08-20Mortgage $30,000 — from SARROCCO, LAURA; SARROCCO, THOMAS; CLAMPITT, KEVIN; CLAMPITT, LAURA to GRANIERI, ELSIE$30,000
1985-08-20Deed — from GRANIERI, ELSIE to CLAMPITT, KEVIN; SARROCCO, THOMAS; SARROCCO, LAURA; CLAMPITT, LAURA
1984
1984-11-27Deed — from GRANIERI, CARLO (EX/OF); GRANIERI, CARLO V. AKA to GRANIERI, ELSIE
1982
1982-04-16Mortgage $25,000 — from GRANIERI, CARLO to GRANIERI, LAURA$25,000
1982-04-16Deed — from GRANIERI, LAURA to GRANIERI, CARLO

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