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59-20 Gates Avenue · Queens · BBL 4034980022 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. 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 violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1990-05-11.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Missed Collection (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 (1930)
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)FRANK SMITH; LUCY D SMITH
Managing agentN/A
Last registered2026-01-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$655,000 $294,750
2026$736,000 $331,200
2027$883,000 $397,350

The city's market estimate has risen 35% 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 Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Forest Av / Gates Av — Q14 Q39 · 300 ft
Citi Bike60 Pl & Linden St · 500 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

59-20 Gates Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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 N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
299 Adelphi Street BK72 A
100 Adelphi Street BK48 A
33-15 84 Street QN40 B
1600 3 Avenue MN34 B
88 Adelphi Street BK25 A
41-11 28 Avenue QN23 A
515 West 175 Street MN20 B
163 Lefferts Place BK16 B
21-45 23 Street QN16 C
162 Adelphi Street BK16 B
43-23 41 Street QN16 A
135 West 89 Street MN15 A
1575 3 Avenue MN14 A
1698 2 Avenue MN12 A
3501 14 Avenue BK11 C
1125 Teller Avenue BX11 B
493 Clinton Avenue BK11 B
794 Classon Avenue BK10 A
106 Suffolk Street MN10 A
296 West 4 Street MN10 A
22 Mt Hope Place BX8 A
62-15 Fresh Pond Road QN8 A
501 6 Avenue BK8 A
117 South Elliott Place BK8 A
31 Pierrepont Street BK8 A
288 5 Avenue BK8 A
1078 Manhattan Avenue BK8 C
89 Verona Street BK8 A
126 Irving Avenue BK8 A
115 South Elliott Place BK8 B
553 49 Street BK8 A
767 Park Place BK8 B
596 Union Avenue BK8 A
53 West 74 Street MN7 A
108-50 Roosevelt Avenue QN7 B
568 President Street BK7 A
89-17 170 Street QN7 C
776 60 Street BK6 A
501 St Johns Place BK6 A
687 Lincoln Place BK6 A
99-17 43 Avenue QN6 C
173 North 8 Street BK6 B
530 Graham Avenue BK6 A
1166 Glenmore Avenue BK6 B
31-31 47 Street QN6 A
615 Bay Ridge Avenue BK6 A
151 East 37 Street MN6 A
137 Montrose Avenue BK6 A
44-13 28 Avenue QN6 A
3027 West 24 Street BK6 A
2514 East 14 Street BK6 A
499 St Johns Place BK6 B
30-34 49 Street QN6 A
182 Irving Avenue BK6 D
154 East 61 Street MN6 B
43-70 Robinson Street QN6 A
1646 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
4721 13 Avenue BK5 D
2017 70 Street BK5 A
106 Willow Street BK5 B

showing 60 of 414 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2015-11-13 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-11-13Mortgage $100,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $100,000
2014-07-02Mortgage $25,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $25,000
2011-11-29Mortgage $12,000 — from SMITH, LUCY; SMITH, FRANK J to TD BANK, NA $12,000
2011-01-11Agreement $405,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $405,000
2011-01-11Mortgage $72,634 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $72,634
2009-04-07AL&R $50,000 — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY D to TD BANK, N.A. $50,000
2009-03-18Mortgage $50,000 — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY D to TD BANK, N.A. $50,000
2007-11-28AL&R $39,363 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to COMMERCE BANK, N.A $39,363
2007-11-28Mortgage $39,363 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to COMMERCE BANK, N.A $39,363
2006-12-08Mortgage $350,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $350,000
2005-10-27Mortgage $100,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. $100,000
2005-04-06Mortgage $15,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to CITIBANK, N.A. $15,000
2005-04-06Agreement $40,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to CITIBANK, N.A. $40,000
2004-10-25Mortgage $25,000 — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY D to CITIBANK , N.A. $25,000
2004-07-05Agreement $200,000 — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, FRANK D to CITIMORTGAGE, INC $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
6
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171113
20180303
20190202
20200202
20210202
20220404
20230101
20240303
20250505
20261506
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-07-09311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-05-07HPD 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
2026-04-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-08311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-03-06311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2025-11-21HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-09311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-05-07HPD 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
2026-04-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-04-08311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-03-06311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2025
2025-11-21HPD 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
2025-09-21311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-09-14311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2025-06-12HPD 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
2025-01-21311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2024
2024-12-02HPD 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
2024-08-31311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2024-04-15HPD 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
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
2022
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
2022-04-20311: Consumer Complaint — For-profit College
2022-03-04HPD 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
2022-03-04HPD 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
2021-04-15HPD 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
2021-04-15HPD 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
2020
2020-10-03311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2020-05-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-01HPD 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
2019-02-15311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018
2018-11-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-24HPD 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
2018-07-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-11-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-09-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-17311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2016-11-21HPD 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
2016-09-17311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2016-01-22311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2016-01-22311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2016-01-21311: Animal Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2015
2015-11-13Mortgage $100,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to WELLS FARGO BANK NA$100,000
2015-10-16HPD 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
2015-09-29311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2015-09-14311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2015-02-27HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-10-29311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2014-07-18Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, LUCY; SMITH, FRANK J to TD BANK, N.A.
2014-07-02Mortgage $25,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to WELLS FARGO BANK NA$25,000
2012
2012-11-14Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to TD BANK, N.A.
2012-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-29Mortgage $12,000 — from SMITH, LUCY; SMITH, FRANK J to TD BANK, NA$12,000
2011-01-18311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2011-01-11Agreement $405,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to WELLS FARGO BANK NA$405,000
2011-01-11Mortgage $72,634 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to WELLS FARGO BANK NA$72,634
2011-01-11Mortgage assigned — from MERS to WELLS FARGO BANK NA
2011-01-11Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY D to TD BANK, NA
2009
2009-04-07AL&R $50,000 — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY D to TD BANK, N.A.$50,000
2009-03-18Mortgage $50,000 — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY D to TD BANK, N.A.$50,000
2009-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY D to TD BANK, NA
2007
2007-11-28AL&R $39,363 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to COMMERCE BANK, N.A$39,363
2007-11-28Mortgage $39,363 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to COMMERCE BANK, N.A$39,363
2007-02-15Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY D to CITIBANK, N.A.
2007-02-15Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY to CITIBANK, N.A.
2007-01-16Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, THOMAS F; SMITH, CHRISTINE M to CITIBANK, N.A.
2006
2006-12-29Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, FRANK; SMITH, LUCY D to COMMERCE BANK, N.A.
2006-12-22Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY to CITIBANK, N.A.
2006-12-22Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to CITIBANK, N.A.
2006-12-08Mortgage $350,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$350,000
2005
2005-10-27Mortgage $100,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK to COMMERCE BANK, N.A.$100,000
2005-04-06Mortgage $15,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to CITIBANK, N.A.$15,000
2005-04-06Agreement $40,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to CITIBANK, N.A.$40,000
2004
2004-10-25Mortgage $25,000 — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY D to CITIBANK , N.A.$25,000
2004-07-05Agreement $200,000 — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, FRANK D to CITIMORTGAGE, INC$200,000
2004-07-05Mortgage $86,784 — from SMITH, FRANK D; SMITH, FRANK J to CITIMORTGAGE, INC$86,784
2004-07-05Mortgage assigned — from CITIMORTGAGE, INC to CITIMORTGAGE, INC
2004-04-29Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to CITIBANK, N.A.
2004-02-04Mortgage $24,500 — from SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, LUCY to CITIBANK NA$24,500
2003
2003-10-14Mortgage $32,000 — from SMITH, LUCY; SMITH, FRANK to CITIBANK, N.A.$32,000
2000
2000-09-06Mortgage assigned — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB to NORTH AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY
2000-03-22Mortgage assigned — from NORTH AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY to CONTIMORTGAGE CORP
2000-02-24Mortgage assigned — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK to NORTH AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY
1999
1999-08-13Mortgage $40,000 — from SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB$40,000
1999-07-28Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, LUCY ETAL to BANK OF NEW YORK
1996
1996-11-21Mortgage $18,000 — from SMITH, FRANK; SMITH, LUCY D to BANK OF NEW YORK$18,000
1996-07-18Deed — from SMITH, THOMAS F; SMITH, CHRISTINE M; SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J to SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, FRANK J
1996-07-15Agreement — from CITIBANK, NA to SMITH, FRANK J.; SMITH, LUCY D.
1993
1993-12-16Deed — from SMITH, THOMAS F; SMITH, CHRISTINE M; SMITH, FRANK J to SMITH, FRANK J; SMITH, CHRISTINE M; SMITH, LUCY D; SMITH, THOMAS F
1993-06-18Deed — from SMITH, THOMAS F; SMITH, CHRISTINE M to SMITH, FRANK; SMITH, THOMAS F; SMITH, CHRISTINE M
1990
1990-05-11HPD class A: SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE REAR YARD.
1989
1989-12-29Mortgage $190,000 — from SMITH, CHRISTINE M; SMITH, THOMAS F to CITIBANK NA$190,000
1989-12-29Deed — from MAUE, EUGENE R to SMITH, CHRISTINE M; SMITH, THOMAS F

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