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55-33 Myrtle Avenue · Queens · BBL 4034510006 · 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 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-29.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$42,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)AUDRA KASSIS; GEORGE KASSIS
Managing agentGEORGE KASSIS
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,125,000 $67,500
2026$1,333,000 $79,980
2027$1,372,000 $82,320

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Barcelo RestaurantLatin AmericanAMice evidence · Closed by DOHMH on 2018-08-23
Cantina 33Latin AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 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

SubwayMyrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Putnam Av / Myrtle Av — Q58 Q98 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Cypress Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 239
Middle: Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77. 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

55-33 Myrtle 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

4 311 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.

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
59
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170016218
20186346459
201900112
202001416
202102316
202200011
202300325
202400336
202501113
202600033
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-24Boiler inspection
2026-03-07Restaurant inspection: CANTINA 33 — grade A
2025-11-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-11-20DOB complaint, category ?

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-24Boiler inspection
2026-03-07Restaurant inspection: CANTINA 33 — grade A
2025
2025-11-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2025-11-20DOB complaint, category ?
2025-03-17Boiler inspection
2024
2024-10-17Restaurant inspection: CANTINA 33 — grade A · mice evidence
2024-09-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-21311: Litter Basket Complaint — Overflowing
2024-02-03Boiler inspection
2024-02-03311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2024-01-09311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2023
2023-03-12Restaurant inspection: CANTINA 33 — grade A
2023-02-17311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-02-14Boiler inspection
2023-02-13311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2023-01-17311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2022
2022-03-09Boiler inspection
2021
2021-11-06311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-08-29311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-08-29311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Illness
2021-07-12FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2021-07-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-04-30Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-15311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-18Boiler inspection
2020-06-13311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020-05-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-13311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-01-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019
2019-10-30Boiler inspection
2019-10-09HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st
2018
2018-11-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-11-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-11-07Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT. INCLUDING MINOR PLUMBING WORK, NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$30,000
2018-08-23Restaurant inspection: BARCELO RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2018-08-16311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-08-07Boiler inspection
2018-04-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-04-13Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO REMOVE ILLEGAL REAR STRUCTURE TO COMPLY WITH OPEN VIOLATION #35319661J. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$6,000
2018-04-13Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO REMOVE ILLEGAL REAR STRUCTURE TO COMPLY WITH OPEN VIOLATION #35319661J. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$6,000
2018-03-30311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2018-03-28Restaurant inspection: BARCELO RESTAURANT — grade A
2018-03-21Restaurant inspection: BARCELO RESTAURANT
2018-03-20Eviction executed (1)
2018-03-20Eviction executed (1)
2018-03-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/OUT A PERMIT. NOTED: @ REAR OF STORE OWNER ERECTED ENCLOSED SHED 10' WIDE X 12' HEIGHT X 20' LONG W/ Q DECK ROOF & WALL ROO$620
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-03-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-02-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE BELL AND RETURN BUZER FROM 1 STORY PUBLIC HALL VESTIBULE TO PRVT
2018-02-05HPD litigation: Tenant Action/Harrassment
2018-02-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-02-02311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-01-29HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2018-01-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST,WEST, NORTH, AND SOUTH WALL AND
2018-01-29HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2018-01-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LO
2018-01-29HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2018-01-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR BELL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2018-01-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL STOPPER AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY,
2018-01-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-01-27311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-01-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-01-18Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-01-18311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-01-18311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2018-01-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-01-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-01-18311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2018-01-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-01-18311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-01-18311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-01-16Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-01-16311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-01-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-01-15DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-14311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2018-01-14311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-01-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-01-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-01-13DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-12-13311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2017-11-30Restaurant inspection: BARCELO RESTAURANT
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2017-07-14Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2017-06-14HPD litigation: Tenant Action/Harrassment
2017-05-30311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2017-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-09HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
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
2016-11-21HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2016-11-21HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2016-11-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2
2016-11-21HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2016-11-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-03-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-03311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014
2014-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2014-04-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-03-26ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS OR AMENDMENTSJOB # 420931148/A2/ DWG. DATED. 12/16/13. NOTED : (1) 1ST FL
2014-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
2014-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2013
2013-12-23Job filed: INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2013-12-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-12-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-12-16Job filed: MODITY EXIST'G STOREFRONT AND INSTALL NEW HC BATH @ 1ST COMMERCIAL SPACE, RETILE EXIST'G KITCHEN AND INSTALL TWO WALK-IN BOX IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN U$52,912
2013-12-16Job filed: MODITY EXIST'G STOREFRONT AND INSTALL NEW HC BATH @ 1ST COMMERCIAL SPACE, RETILE EXIST'G KITCHEN AND INSTALL TWO WALK-IN BOX IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN U$52,912
2013-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-10-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-08-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-07-08Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2013-07-08Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2012
2012-10-10311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2012-01-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2011
2011-09-15311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2008
2008-07-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER:LACK EMERGENCY LIGHTING FOR EXITS EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS PER BC 1006:1;27-542
2008-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-11-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-11-21Job filed: Install kitchen fire suppression system in conjunction with job#402472999, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2006-10-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-12Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF NEW KITCHEN IN 1ST FL. INCLUDING PLUMBING WORK, NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$12,000
2006-10-12Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF NEW KITCHEN IN 1ST FL. INCLUDING PLUMBING WORK, NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$12,000
2004
2004-10-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-10-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-21Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2003-10-20Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2003-10-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2003-10-18Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FIRE-ESCAPE
1997
1997-08-28Deed — from OTEDESCO, MARIA; TEDESCO, TOMMASO to KASSIS, AUDRA; KASSIS, GEORGE
1990
1990-10-09Mortgage satisfied — from TEDESCO,TOMMASO,ETAL to BESDINE,RUTH
1975
1975-04-11Mortgage — from TEDESCO TOMMASO; TEDESCO MARIA to RUTH BESDINE
1975-04-11Deed — from BESDINE RUTH to TOMMASO TEDESCO; MARIA TEDESCO
1972
1972-09-11Deed — from RMJ MANAGEMENT CORP to RUTH BESDINE

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