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74-02 Metropolitan Avenue · Queens · BBL 4037700024 · 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 11379, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Food Establishment (1) · Animal (1) · Street Light Condition (1) · Street Condition (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 (1940)
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$1,120,000 $67,200
2026$1,259,000 $75,540
2027$1,343,000 $80,580

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Carlo's PizzeriaPizzaA—

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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwayMiddle Village-Metropolitan Av — M · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 74 St — Q54 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village
Middle: P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village. 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

74-02 Metropolitan 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.

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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
6
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201801001
201902002
202002002
202115006
202200000
202304015
202405016
202502215
202601001
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-02-10311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-10311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2025
2025-10-06Restaurant inspection: CARLO'S PIZZERIA — grade A
2025-09-03Deed — from ESTATE OF CARMELO CARUANA; FRANK CARUANA, JR. ADMINISTRATOR CTA to CARUANA, SALVATORE; CARUANA, FRANK; CARUANA, JR., FRANK
2025-08-14Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-05-25311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2025-03-02311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2024
2024-10-12311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2024-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-08-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-06-20Restaurant inspection: CARLO'S PIZZERIA — grade A
2024-05-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023
2023-08-18311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-08-08311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2023-07-25311: Obstruction — Cone
2023-07-25311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-02-01Restaurant inspection: CARLO'S PIZZERIA — grade A
2021
2021-12-27311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Employee Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-12-16311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-11-04311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2021-11-04DOB complaint, category ?
2021-10-04311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-02-22311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020
2020-01-05311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-01-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2019
2019-12-14311: Broken Parking Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2019-03-14311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018
2018-03-27311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2017
2017-11-04311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2015
2015-11-06311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-07-07311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2015-06-16311: Street Condition — Line/Marking - Faded
2015-03-10311: Dirty Conditions — E4 18" Law
2014
2014-07-08311: Street Condition — Line/Marking - Faded
2013
2013-05-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2010
2010-08-29311: Street Condition — Line/Marking - Faded
2010-04-22311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2007
2007-08-20DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-06-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 49 NO CHECK VALVE ( BACKFLOW PREVENTER) ON BOILER FEELINE
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-06-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-06-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-04-22Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-04-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-04-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-04-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMITS. WORK NOTED: 1) PARTITION WALLS ERECTED AT REAR OF 1ST FLOOR CREATING ADDITIONAL ROOMSS. ALSO PARTIALLY COMP$250
1999-03-17DOB violation C:
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-02-25DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-09-30Mortgage satisfied — from CARUANA, CARMELO ETAL to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN
1973
1973-09-27Deed — from TRUNZ FOOD STORES INC to CARMELO CARUANA; GIULIA CARUANA
1973-09-27Mortgage — from CARUANA GIULIA; CARUANA CARMELO to MASPETH FEDERAL S & L ASSOC
1971
1971-02-10Deed — from HORN & HARDART CO to TRUNZ FOOD STORES INC
1969
1969-03-27Deed — from TRUNZ INC to HORN & HURDART CO; HORN & HARDART CO

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