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68-27 Myrtle Avenue · Queens · BBL 4036830053 · 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, AEP5.2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s19
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 60.5. 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Rodent (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (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)SALVATORE BALSAMO
Last registered2025-12-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$767,000 $345,150
2026$920,000 $414,000
2027$965,000 $434,250

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Glendale PizzaPizzaAMice 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.

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

SubwayFresh Pond Rd — M · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / 69 St — Q55 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCooper Ave & 65 Pl · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 091 Richard Arkwright
Middle: P.S./I.S. 119 The Glendale. 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

68-27 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $300,000 on 1989-01-30 (lender: Hamilton Fed S&l Assn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-01-30Mortgage $300,000 — from BALSAMO, ANTONINA; BALSAMO, SALVATORE to HAMILTON FED S&L ASSN $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706006
201808008
201909009
202001001
202113004
202214106
202312003
2024260513
202507018
202603058
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-04-22Restaurant inspection: GLENDALE PIZZA — grade A · mice evidence
2026-03-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-03-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-02-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2026-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-04-22Restaurant inspection: GLENDALE PIZZA — grade A · mice evidence
2026-03-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-03-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-02-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2025-07-31311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-04-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Collapsed
2025-02-17311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2025-01-28Restaurant inspection: GLENDALE PIZZA — grade A · mice evidence
2025-01-17311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-01-17Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024
2024-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-10-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2024-08-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-08-22FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2024-08-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-08-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-08-20311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2024-08-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-08-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-05-09Restaurant inspection: GLENDALE PIZZA
2024-02-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-01-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
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
2022-12-01311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
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
2022-07-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-03-25DEED, LE — from BALSAMO, ANTONINA; BALSAMO, SALVATORE to ANTONELLA R. PEDONE, AS TRUSTEE; ADRIANA LUCIA SCAGLIONE, AS TRUSTEE; SALVATORE AND ANTONI
2022-01-30311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2022-01-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-11-07311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-08-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-03-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-02-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019
2019-10-29311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-08-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2019-02-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-02-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-02-03311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2019-01-31311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2019-01-12311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2018
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
2018-07-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-04-15311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018-03-08311: DOF Property - Payment Issue — Payment Misapplied
2018-02-01311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018-01-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017
2017-12-18311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2017-12-05HPD 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
2017-12-01311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2017-05-22311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2017-05-13311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2017-04-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2016
2016-12-09311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2016-11-22311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2016-11-22HPD 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
2016-11-19311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2016-11-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2016-07-17311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2016-04-16311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2016-04-16311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2015
2015-12-21311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2015-12-17HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX .. ,
2015-12-17HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2015-12-17HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2015-12-09311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2015-11-27City emergency repair (OMO): r/c 20141419802 apt 3f: as per the requirement contract with hpd, provide and install 1 window guard and repair 6 throug$215
2015-11-03311: Building/Use — Zoning - Non-Conforming/Illegal Vehicle Storage
2015-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1s
2015-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING... IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1
2015-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st
2015-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING, EAST WALL, NORTH WALL IN THE
2015-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2015-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT
2015-10-21HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 2nd WIN
2015-10-21HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE
2015-10-21HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st CLO
2015-10-21HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE FOYER , THE 4th R
2015-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT
2015-10-21HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2015-10-21HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2015-10-21HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2015-10-21HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
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
2015-10-15HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2015-10-15HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1s
2015-10-15HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAS
2015-10-15HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
2015-06-29311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-02-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014
2014-08-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-07-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-04-26Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM ON ROOF. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$25,000
2010
2010-11-03311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2009
2009-03-05Mortgage satisfied — from BALSAMO, SALVATORE; BALSAMO, ANTONINA to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; CAPITAL ONE, N.A.; HAMILTON FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI; NO
2009-03-05TL&R — from BALSAMO, ANTONINA; BALSAMO, SALVATORE to CAPITAL ONE, N.A.; NORTH FORK BANK
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-08Job filed: 310-08 OIL TO GAS CONVERSION. INSTALL 4 GAS BOILERS AND 4 GAS HOT WATER HEATERS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$32,000
2007
2007-11-29Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2007-11-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2007-11-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-29Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2007-02-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-04-23Agreement — from NORTH FORK BANK to BALSAMO, ANTONINA; BALSAMO, SALVATORE
1999-04-23Mortgage assigned — from BALSAMO, ANTONINA; BALSAMO, SALVATORE to NORTH FORK BANK
1993
1993-07-07DOB complaint, category ?
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-01-30Mortgage $300,000 — from BALSAMO, ANTONINA; BALSAMO, SALVATORE to HAMILTON FED S&L ASSN$300,000
1989-01-30Deed — from MANNINO, FRANK; MANNINO, ROSA ANNA to BALSAMO, ANTONINA; BALSAMO, SALVATORE
1988
1988-12-20Mortgage satisfied — from MANNINO,FRANK,ETAL to SCHMIDT,CHARLES
1974
1974-12-10Deed — from SCHMIDT CHARLES DEV; SCHMIDT MAGDALENA DEV OF to ROSA ANNA MANNINO; FRANK MANNINO
1974-12-10Mortgage — from MANNINO FRANK to CHARLES SCHMIDT

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