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59-40 Myrtle Avenue · Queens · BBL 4035870027 · 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, AEP11.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 49.7. 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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (2) · Electrical (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · GENERAL (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Investigations and Discipline (IAD) (1).

Filed construction activity

$173,175 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (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)MYRTLE AVE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerLEE ODELL
Managing agentMyrtle Ave Associates LLC
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$950,400 $427,680
2026$1,118,000 $503,100
2027$1,252,000 $563,400

The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
International Coffee ShopLatin AmericanA—
ThayaFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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

SubwayForest Av — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Summerfield St / Myrtle Av — B20 · 350 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. 068 Cambridge
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

59-40 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

10 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-25Deed $1,550,000 — from BONA, SALVATORE; BONA, ANGELINA to 59-40 MYRTLE AVE. LLC; MKO LLC $1,550,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
15
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201740015
201800415
201920316
202000257
202100909
202200404
20230311115
2024407112
2025811111
2026106310
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The last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-09-25311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-08-21311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-08-18Restaurant inspection: THAYA — grade A
2026-08-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-07-30311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-07-09Restaurant inspection: INTERNATIONAL COFFEE SHOP — grade A
2026-07-02311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2026-05-15311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-02-09Job filed: PLUMBING WORK TYPE IN FILED TO REGISTER 3 GAS EQUIPMENT AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2025-11-19Permit Plumbing — Signed-off

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-25311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-08-21311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-08-18Restaurant inspection: THAYA — grade A
2026-08-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-07-30311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-07-09Restaurant inspection: INTERNATIONAL COFFEE SHOP — grade A
2026-07-02311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2026-05-15311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-03-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-02-09Job filed: PLUMBING WORK TYPE IN FILED TO REGISTER 3 GAS EQUIPMENT AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2025
2025-11-19Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-03-10Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 001 AS PER PLAN FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$37,500
2025-02-21Permit Sign — Signed-off
2025-02-20Job filed: NON-ILLUMINATED NON-ADVERTISING ACCESSORY WALL SIGN - BOGATI. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,175
2025-02-18Restaurant inspection: INTERNATIONAL COFFEE SHOP — grade A
2025-02-14Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-02-14Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-02-11Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 001 AS PER PLAN FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$37,500
2025-02-11Job filed: FILE PLUMBING WORK FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 001 AS PER PLAN FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2025-01-24311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Investigative Inspection
2025-01-24DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-08-17311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2024-07-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-16Job filed: PLUMBING WORK TYPE IN FILED TO REGISTER 3 GAS EQUIPMENT AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2024-06-18Job filed: APPLICATION TO REGISTER AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD, EXHAUST FAN AND ASSOCIATED DUCTING ACCORDING TO THE DRAWINGS SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE IN USE,$23,000
2024-06-11HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2024-06-11HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1
2024-06-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2024-06-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-06-05311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-04-29Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-01-08Restaurant inspection: INTERNATIONAL COFFEE SHOP — grade A
2024-01-08Job filed: PLUMBING WORK TYPE IN FILED TO REGISTER 3 GAS EQUIPMENT AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2023
2023-12-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2023-12-23311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2023-12-23DOB complaint, category ?
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-03-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2023-03-01DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-14311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Investigative Inspection
2023-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-03311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2023-02-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-02-01311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-02-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-01-08311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2022
2022-11-18HPD 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
2022-10-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2022-03-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021
2021-07-19311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2021-07-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-07-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-06-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-06-30311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2021-06-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-06-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-05-30311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2021-04-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-11-02Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-10-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-10-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-09-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-09-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-03-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2020-03-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
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
2019-03-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-03-22Job filed: INTERIOR ADDITION OF SINKS TO EXISTING STORE AT FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$6,000
2019-02-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-31Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2019-01-31311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018
2018-11-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-11-01311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-10-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-08-10311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-01-14311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2017
2017-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-01-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-01-03Job filed: REPLACEMENT FOR ONE BOILER AND INSTALL ONE STORAGE TANK FOR THE BOILER AND 3 GAS-METERS IN THE CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2017-01-03Job filed: REPLACEMENT FOR ONE BOILER AND INSTALL ONE STORAGE TANK FOR THE BOILER AND 3 GAS-METERS IN THE CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2016
2016-11-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-07-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-07-11311: Consumer Complaint — House/Property Damaged
2016-03-17311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2016-02-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2015
2015-09-21311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2015-09-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-09-16Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS ALONG WITH PLUMBING WORK ALL AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$160,000
2015-08-30311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2015-08-30DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2015-08-11311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2015-06-25Deed $1,550,000 — from BONA, SALVATORE; BONA, ANGELINA to 59-40 MYRTLE AVE. LLC; MKO LLC$1,550,000
2015-03-01Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-03-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-03-01311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-03-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-03311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2013
2013-10-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-10-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2012
2012-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-11-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-11-22311: Dirty Conditions — E8 Canine Violation
2011-11-07Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-10-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-10-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-09-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-09-02Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-08-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-08-03Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2011-07-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011-07-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2011-06-27311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011-06-25311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2011-06-24311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2008
2008-01-07DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-05ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT HAZ.WORK NOTED:NO FILING FOUND FOR STEEL BRACING OR SPLIT SYSTEM A/C CONDENSER LOCATED AT FRONT OF BUILDING 1ST
2008-01-05ECB Hazardous violation: SEC 27-859 CHIMNEY HEIGHTS & LOCATIONS LOW TEMP CHIMNEY FROM EXHAUST HOOD ALT 2-410006595, HAS BEEN INSTALLED WITHIN 10'OF RESIDEN$800
2007
2007-11-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-09-21Job filed: INSTALL RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE OCUPANCY OR EGRESS$3,000
2006
2006-11-20DOB complaint, category ?
2006-10-16DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-10-02DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-07-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2003-07-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2003-07-29Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2003-07-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2001
2001-06-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-05-09Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO PRO- TECT COOKING EQUIPMENT.INSTALL GAS SHUT OFF VALVE.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2001-05-09Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO PRO- TECT COOKING EQUIPMENT.INSTALL GAS SHUT OFF VALVE.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2000
2000-04-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOOSE WOODEN TREADS 1ST TO 5TH FROM 2ND STORY TO BULKHEAD AT PUBLIC HALL
2000-04-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOOSE WOODEN TREADS 1ST THRU 12TH FROM 1ST STORY TO 2ND STORY AT PUBLIC HALL
2000-04-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SLOPING FLOOR 2ND STORY AT PUBLIC HALL
2000-04-25HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL
1999
1999-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1985
1985-06-18Mortgage satisfied — from JEN-AL ENTERPRISES INC; GROLAP ESTATES INC to HAMBURG SAVINGS BK
1974
1974-07-18Deed — from JANART EQUITIES INC to SALVATORE BONA; ANGELINA BONA
1974-07-18Deed — from JEN AL ENTERPRISES INC to JANART EQUITIES INC
1974-07-18Deed — from JANART EQUITIES INC to JEN AL ENTERPRISES INC
1972
1972-09-01Mortgage — from JEN AL ENTERPRISES INC to HAMBURG SVG BK

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