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59-05 Myrtle Avenue · Queens · BBL 4035080051 · 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, AEP6
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 87% 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 20. 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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’24–25

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (1) · Water System (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 (1931)
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)59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerHAIM ZARIF
Managing agentMORRIS ZARIF
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$930,000 $55,800
2026$1,088,000 $65,280
2027$1,111,000 $66,660

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mr. ChenChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Halsey St — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Forest Av / Myrtle Av — Q39 · 100 ft
Citi Bike71 Ave & Myrtle Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 088 Seneca
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

59-05 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

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $336,822 on 2015-04-03 (lender: National Bank Of New York City). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-30SPRD $3,570,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; S & Z GRAHAM PARTNERS LLC; 59-24 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to BNB BANK $3,570,000
2020-01-30AL&R $3,570,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 59-24 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC; S & Z GRAHAM PARTNERS LLC to BNB BANK $3,570,000
2015-04-03AL&R $750,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $750,000
2015-04-03Mortgage $336,822 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $336,822
2015-04-03Agreement $750,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $750,000
2008-11-10Mortgage $450,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $450,000
2007-07-30Deed $950,000 — from FU, CINDY; FU, DAVID to 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC $950,000
2005-09-01Mortgage $475,000 — from FU, DAVID; FU, CINDY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $475,000
2005-09-01AL&R $475,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to FU, CINDY; FU, DAVID $475,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702013
201817019
20190130114
202001416
202105016
202204015
20230160319
202403025
202506028
202600011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-02-06Boiler inspection
2025-12-11Restaurant inspection: MR. CHEN — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-06Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-11Restaurant inspection: MR. CHEN — grade A
2025-08-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-08-20311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-08-20311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2025-07-01311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2025-01-31Boiler inspection
2025-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-06-18Restaurant inspection: MR. CHEN — grade A
2024-06-10311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2024-03-12Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-12-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-29HPD 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
2023-10-18Restaurant inspection: MR. CHEN — grade A
2023-10-04HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2023-10-04HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st
2023-09-30Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-09-30311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-07-31311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-05-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-13Boiler inspection
2023-03-08311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2023-03-03311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2023-02-21311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2023-02-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2023-02-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2023-01-17Restaurant inspection: MR. CHEN
2023-01-04311: Food Establishment — Handwashing
2022
2022-09-29Boiler inspection
2022-06-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-17HPD 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
2022-02-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2022-01-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-10311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2021-09-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-25311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-01-12Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-21311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2020-02-12Boiler inspection
2020-01-30TL&R — from NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY to 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
2020-01-30SPRD $3,570,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; S & Z GRAHAM PARTNERS LLC; 59-24 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to BNB BANK$3,570,000
2020-01-30AL&R $3,570,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 59-24 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC; S & Z GRAHAM PARTNERS LLC to BNB BANK$3,570,000
2020-01-30Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY to BNB BANK
2019
2019-11-08HPD 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
2019-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE WITHIN 15 FEET OF ALL SLEEPING AREAS LOCATED AT APT 2,
2019-05-22HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2
2019-05-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2019-05-06HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2019-05-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-05-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-04-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2019-04-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-04-29311: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2019-04-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-03-22311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2019-03-14Boiler inspection
2019-03-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-10-31HPD 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
2018-08-15311: Drinking — In Public
2018-06-19Boiler inspection
2018-03-14311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2018-02-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-01-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-01-09DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-07311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Illness
2018-01-07311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Illness
2017
2017-09-20311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-08Eviction executed (TOP)
2016
2016-03-15311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2015
2015-04-03AL&R $750,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$750,000
2015-04-03Mortgage assigned — from SANTANDER BANK, N.A. to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
2015-04-03Mortgage $336,822 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$336,822
2015-04-03Agreement $750,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$750,000
2015-03-08311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2013
2013-04-03311: Sewer — Catch Basin Search (SC2)
2012
2012-12-02311: Sidewalk Condition — Cellar Door Open/Unprotected
2012-06-09311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2012-06-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-03-24311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2010-01-26311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2010-01-04311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2008
2008-11-10Mortgage $450,000 — from 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK$450,000
2008-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
2008-08-14City emergency repair (OMO): (apt #2) remove and re-route (approx. 60 liner ft.) with new 3/4'' gas line into wall caviity from basement to apartment$1,670
2008-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TILES AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT
2008-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TILES AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT
2008-07-25HPD class C: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISNACE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS THROUGHOUT AT CELLAR
2008-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2008-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT DOOR TO ENTRANCE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2008-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRET FLOOR THROUGHOUT AT CELLAR
2008-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LO
2008-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH AND EAST WALLS UNDER SINK IN THE K
2008-07-23Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-07-23Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2008-07-23Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2008-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY
2008-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NOR
2008-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SCUTTLE LADDER TO ROOF AT CLOSET IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY
2008-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY
2008-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT
2008-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2008-01-14Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008-01-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-14Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-01-14Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2007
2007-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-08-01TL&R — from FU, CINDY; FU, DAVID to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2007-08-01Mortgage satisfied — from FU, DAVID; FU, CINDY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2007-07-30Deed $950,000 — from FU, CINDY; FU, DAVID to 59-05 MYRTLE AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC$950,000
2007-02-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-11-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2005-11-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2005-09-01Mortgage $475,000 — from FU, DAVID; FU, CINDY to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$475,000
2005-09-01AL&R $475,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to FU, CINDY; FU, DAVID$475,000
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-07-19Permit AL — ISSUED
1995-01-13Permit PL — ISSUED
1994
1994-12-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-12-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-12-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-12-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-12-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-08-16Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-09-25Mortgage satisfied — from MACCHIARELLA, JOHN ETAL to MURKEN, HENRY J.
1991-09-25Deed — from ZUMMO, SYLVIA to FU, CINDY; FU, DAVID
1987
1987-08-14CNTR — from ZUMMO, SYLVIA to SCHWARTZ, ROBERT J.
1985
1985-09-03Mortgage satisfied — from MACCHIARELLA, JOHN ETAL to MURKEN, HENRY J.
1985-08-16Deed — from ZUMMO, SYLVIA; ZUMMO, PAOLA to ZUMMO, SYLVIA
1982
1982-08-25Deed — from ZUMMO, PAOLO; MACCHIARELLA, JOHN to ZUMMO, PAOLO; ZUMMO, SYLVIA
1981
1981-07-13Mortgage — from ZUMMO PAOLO; MACCHIARELLA JOHN to HENRY J MURKEN
1981-07-13Mortgage — from MACCHIARELLA JOHN; ZUMMO PAOLO to HENRY J MURKEN
1981-07-13Deed — from MURKEN HENRY J JR to PAOLO ZUMMO; JOHN MACCHIARELLA
1981-07-13Deed — from MURKEN ANNA (EXEC OF); MURKEN HENRY J JR (IND & EXEC) to HENRY J MURKEN JR

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