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61-02 Myrtle Avenue · Queens · BBL 4035920001 · 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

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

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Street Condition (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Water System (2) · Sewer Maintenance (2) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$28,000 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1915)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,126,000 $67,560
2026$1,130,000 $67,800
2027$1,215,000 $72,900

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La EsquinitaLatin AmericanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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

SubwayFresh Pond Rd — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Fresh Pond Rd — Q55 QM24 QM25 QM34 · 150 ft
Citi Bike61 St & 60 Ln · 50 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

61-02 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

26 311 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: $249,000 on 2017-07-25 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-25AL&R $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $249,000
2017-07-25Mortgage $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $249,000
2017-07-25AL&R $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $249,000
2017-07-25Mortgage $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $249,000
2017-07-25Mortgage $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $249,000
2017-07-25AL&R $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $249,000
2014-07-21Deed $890,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP. to FIGUEROA, LUIS $890,000
2008-08-13AL&R $450,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK $450,000
2008-08-13Mortgage $450,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK $450,000
1991-11-15Mortgage $167,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP to INTERBANK NEW YORK $167,000
1986-08-28Mortgage $220,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP to RUOTOLO, GEORGE C. $220,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
34
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173349019
2018022004
2019015006
202000210021
202121310034
2022002013
20230540110
2024014027
20250090211
202600120214
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The last 12 months — 14 records

DateRecord
2026-10-08311: Sewer Maintenance — Flooding on Street
2026-08-25311: Sewer Maintenance — Manhole Overflow
2026-08-06Restaurant inspection: LA ESQUINITA
2026-07-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-05-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-04-29Boiler inspection
2026-03-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-08311: Sewer Maintenance — Flooding on Street
2026-08-25311: Sewer Maintenance — Manhole Overflow
2026-08-06Restaurant inspection: LA ESQUINITA
2026-07-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-07-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-05-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-04-29Boiler inspection
2026-03-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025
2025-10-09311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2025-09-20311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2025-09-11311: Sewer — Manhole Overflow (Use Comments) (SA1)
2025-09-09311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2025-09-04311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2025-08-07311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-07-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-04-05Boiler inspection
2025-03-13311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-02-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-01-07Restaurant inspection: LA ESQUINITA — grade B · mice evidence
2024
2024-09-09311: Street Sign - Missing — Street Cleaning - ASP
2024-08-14311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024-07-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-07-21311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-06-06Restaurant inspection: LA ESQUINITA
2024-05-22Boiler inspection
2024-04-05311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2023
2023-11-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-09-20Boiler inspection
2023-07-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-06311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-01-16311: Street Sign - Damaged — Do Not Enter
2022
2022-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-11311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-02-17311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2021
2021-11-24Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-11-18311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2021-11-09Job filed: OBTAIN EQUIP USE PERMIT FOR 5 EXISTING A.C. ROOF TOP UNIT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$15,000
2021-10-07311: Dirty Condition — Syringes
2021-09-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-21311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2021-09-11311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2021-09-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-26311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-07-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-25311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2021-04-17311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-16311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-16311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-14311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-14311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-10311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-10311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-10311: Encampment — N/A
2021-04-08311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-04-04311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-04-03311: Encampment — N/A
2021-03-31311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2021-03-30311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-03-29311: Encampment — N/A
2021-03-15311: Encampment — N/A
2021-03-10311: Encampment — N/A
2021-03-07311: Encampment — N/A
2021-03-07311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2021-03-07311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2021-02-24311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2021-02-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2021-02-02DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-12-27311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-12-14311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020-12-13311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020-12-05311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020-11-21311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020-11-17311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020-11-16311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020-11-04311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-11-03311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-10-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-10-22311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-10-20311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-10-20311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-10-19311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-10-19311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-07-03311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2020-05-20311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2020-05-20311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2020-04-18311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-01-24311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2020-01-11311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2019
2019-11-13311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-07-04311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2019-05-30311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019-03-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2019-01-24311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2018
2018-08-27311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-02-08311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017
2017-12-04311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2017-10-27311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2017-10-23311: Dirty Conditions — E1A Litter Basket / Improper Use
2017-09-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-09-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-09-05Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING APARTMENT AT 2ND FLOOR. INSTALL NON-BEARING PARTITIONS & RELOCATE PLUMBING AND GAS FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, $13,000
2017-07-25AL&R $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK$249,000
2017-07-25Mortgage $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK$249,000
2017-07-25AL&R $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK$249,000
2017-07-25Mortgage $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK$249,000
2017-07-25Mortgage $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK$249,000
2017-07-25Deed — from FIGUEROA, LUIS to 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC
2017-07-25AL&R $249,000 — from 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK$249,000
2017-07-25Deed — from FIGUEROA, LUIS to 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC
2017-07-25Deed — from FIGUEROA, LUIS to 61-02 MYRTLE AVENUE LLC
2017-04-14311: Water Quality — No Sampling Required, Requested Information (QG2)
2017-04-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS.NOTED:PREMISES 1-STORY BUILDING
2017-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-09-15311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2016-05-26311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-04-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-31311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-01-12311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2015
2015-11-12311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2015-11-11311: Construction — Initial - Construction
2015-07-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-01Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#421146833, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM AN$3,000
2015-04-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-04-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-04-10Job filed: INSTALL NEW PLUMBING AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IN EXIST'G STORE. INSTALL TEMPORARY PLYWOOD FENCE. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS A$42,000
2015-04-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-04-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014
2014-07-29Mortgage satisfied — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK
2014-07-29TL&R — from ALMA BANK
2014-07-21Deed $890,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP. to FIGUEROA, LUIS$890,000
2013
2013-05-02311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2013-03-06311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2008
2008-08-13AL&R $450,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK$450,000
2008-08-13Mortgage $450,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK$450,000
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-10-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 44A 44A STEAM GAUGE MUST GO FROM 030PS1 NOT 0 15 PS1 WHICH IS ON BOILER 44N NO SYPHON ON STEAM GAUGE$180
2002
2002-01-04REL — from INTERBANK OF NEW YORK to KAROUNO REALTY CORP
2002-01-04REL — from INTERBANK OF NEW YORK to KAROUNO REALTY CORP
1991
1991-11-15Mortgage $167,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP to INTERBANK NEW YORK$167,000
1991-11-15Mortgage assigned — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP to INTERBANK NEW YORK
1991-11-15Mortgage satisfied — from KAROUNO RLTY CORP to RUOTOLO, GEORGE C.
1991-02-28Mortgage assigned — from RUOTOLO, GEORGE C to RUOTOLO, GEORGE C; RUOTOLO, SOPHIE R
1989
1989-06-20DOB violation B:
1986
1986-08-28Deed — from RUOTOLO, GEROGE C to KAROUND REALTY CORP
1986-08-28Mortgage $220,000 — from KAROUNO REALTY CORP to RUOTOLO, GEORGE C.$220,000
1985
1985-12-10Mortgage satisfied — from RUOTOLO, GEORGE C. to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN
1968
1968-02-09Deed — from HOFMANN ANNA L; HOFMANN HENRY C to GEORGE C RUOTOLO
1968-02-09Mortgage — from RUOTOLO GEORGE C to MASPETH FEDL SAVS & LOAN ASSN

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