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69-40 Myrtle Avenue · Queens · BBL 4037050005 · 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Building/Use (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 (1920)
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$958,000 $57,480
2026$1,051,000 $63,060
2027$979,000 $58,740

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Catta CafeAmericanNot yet gradedMice 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 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / 69 St — Q55 · 400 ft
Citi BikeCooper Ave & 65 Pl · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

69-40 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

3 311 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: $140,000 on 1992-06-22 (lender: Cain, John J). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1992-06-22Mortgage $140,000 — from LEHNER, ERNA; LEHNER, JOHN to CAIN, JOHN J $140,000

Ten-year activity

530
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2018
2019
2020
2021
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2023
2024
2025
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201821003
201901001
202000000
202100011
202200011
202303014
202400213
202501012
202601135
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-06311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-08-06DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-30Restaurant inspection: CATTA CAFE — grade N · mice evidence
2026-05-21Boiler inspection
2026-01-20Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-12-30FDNY inspection (RISK)

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-06311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-08-06DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-30Restaurant inspection: CATTA CAFE — grade N · mice evidence
2026-05-21Boiler inspection
2026-01-20Boiler inspection — defects found
2025
2025-12-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-05-01Boiler inspection
2024
2024-06-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-03-19Boiler inspection
2024-03-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2023
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 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
2023-02-15Boiler inspection
2022
2022-02-25Boiler inspection
2021
2021-02-19Boiler inspection
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2018
2018-06-28Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-06-27Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-03-05311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-09-22311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-01-15Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#420242366, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOKING EXHAUST SYSTE$3,000
2014-01-15Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#420242366, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOKING EXHAUST SYSTE$3,000
2013
2013-01-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2012
2012-10-04311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2012-07-20Deed — from LEHNER, WERNER; LEHNER, JOHANN to STAMMTISCH PEOPERTIES LLC
2012-05-01Deed — from LEHNER, DECEASED, JOHN; LEHNER, ERNA to LEHNER, WERNER; LEHNER, JOHANN
2012-01-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-02-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2010
2010-11-04311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2010-11-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-10-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-08-20Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED TO CHANGE THE USE FROM UG 6 TO UG 6A. NO WORK UNDER THIS APPLICATION. ALL WORK FILED UNDER A SEPERATE APPLICATION$1,000
2010-08-11Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR REMOVAL OF INTERIOR NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES.GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND CEILING ST$150,000
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-06-22Mortgage $140,000 — from LEHNER, ERNA; LEHNER, JOHN to CAIN, JOHN J$140,000
1992-06-22Deed — from CAIN, JOHN J; LEHNER, ERNA to LEHNER, ERNA
1990
1990-04-19ECB Hazardous violation: CARBON MONOXIDE SPILLAGE AT DIVERTER, FIRE DOOR FOR BOILER ROOM MUST BE INSTALLE. BOILER SEALED. BOILER SEALED.$170
1986
1986-12-26Deed — from CAIN, JOHN J.(EXC/OF) to CAIN, JOHN J. III
1976
1976-02-24Deed — from LOEFFLER EUGENE C; LOEFFLER VIOLA to JOHN J CAIN

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