The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 2.7. 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
67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (58) · Food Establishment (3) · Missed Collection (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$47,130 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-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).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,556,000
$93,360
2026
$1,677,000
$100,620
2027
$1,513,000
$90,780
The city's market estimate has fallen
3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, 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
Subway
Seneca Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Seneca Av — Q55 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
Centre St & Seneca Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
67 311 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: $770,000 on
2024-06-25 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-06-25
AL&R $770,000 — from 56-53 MYRTLE TRG LLC to FLUSHING BANK
$770,000
2024-06-25
Mortgage $770,000 — from 56-53 MYRTLE TRG LLC to FLUSHING BANK
$770,000
2024-06-25
Deed $1,580,000 — from 5653 AMS MYRTLE LLC to 56-53 MYRTLE TRG LLC
$1,580,000
2024-06-07
Sold for $1,580,000
$1,580,000
$790,000
2017-06-05
AL&R $1,225,000 — from 56-53 AMS MYRTLE, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A.
$1,225,000
2017-06-05
Mortgage $1,225,000 — from 56-53 AMS MYRTLE, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A.
$1,225,000
2015-02-17
Deed $1,300,000 — from 56-53 MYRTLE AVENUE, LLC to 56-53 AMS MYRTLE LLC
$1,300,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
46
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
3
2
1
6
2018
0
0
1
0
0
1
2019
1
0
0
0
0
1
2020
3
0
0
0
0
3
2021
0
0
3
0
0
3
2022
0
5
14
2
0
21
2023
0
0
38
0
1
39
2024
0
0
40
4
2
46
2025
0
0
17
0
2
19
2026
0
0
7
0
2
9
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2022-06-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS AND APPURTENANCES.NOTED AT THE RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE SIDE OF BUILDING ON SENECA AVENUE,AN AC UNI$2,500
2022-06-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 907.2.8 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE $2,500
2022-06-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE DEPT OF BUILDING RECORDS.CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY#421032153 WHICH INDICATES APT2F ON 2ND$2,500
2022-06-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PE$2,500
2022-05-24311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-05-22311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-01-25TL&R — from MODERN BANK, N.A. to 56-53 AMS MYRTLE, LLC
2022-01-25Mortgage satisfied — from 56-53 AMS MYRTLE, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A.
2021
2021-12-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2021-10-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2021-09-28311: Street Condition — Guard Rail - Street
2020
2020-05-05Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-03-26Job filed: Plumbing work filed in conjunction with alteration application 421907048. New toilet, lavatory, 3 compartment sink, funnel drain, and floor drain all$10,000
2020-02-20Permit AL — ISSUED
2019
2019-11-12Job filed: RENOVATION TO FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. CHANGE OF USE TO EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NO WORK IN REMAINING PORTION OF BUILDING.$37,130
2018
2018-02-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2015-09-09Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER THE PLANS FILED HEREWITH AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH A1#421032153. THIS SYSTEM IS HYDRAULICALLY CALCULATED. THERE IS NO $30,750
2015-03-30Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION, CHANGE COMMERCIAL 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS TO 2 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.$151,500
2015-02-17Deed $1,300,000 — from 56-53 MYRTLE AVENUE, LLC to 56-53 AMS MYRTLE LLC$1,300,000
2014
2014-07-26311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-03-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-09-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-02-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-02-26311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011
2011-07-12Deed — from KLEIN , GARY; KLEIN , EDWARD to 56-53 MYRTLE AVENUE, LLC
2010
2010-03-01311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-01-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2004
2004-05-12Deed — from KLEIN, GARY H; KLEIN, EDWARD; KLEIN, BERTHA to KLEIN, EDWARD; KLEIN, GARY H
1996
1996-12-11Deed — from KLEIN, BERTHA to KLEIN, GARY H; KLEIN, EDWARD; KLEIN, BERTHA