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79-10 Metropolitan Avenue · Queens · BBL 4037800014 · 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,500 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2001)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)7908-7910 METROPOLITIAN AVE CORP.
Head officerGIOVANNI PORRETTO
Managing agent7908-7910 METROPOLITIAN AVE CORP.
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,964,000 $117,840
2026$2,042,000 $122,520
2027$2,207,000 $132,420

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 80 St — Q54 · 350 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

79-10 Metropolitan Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 7908-7910 METROPOLITIAN AVE CORP. — 2 buildings, 4 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
79-06 Metropolitan Avenue QN2 A
79-10 Metropolitan Avenue QN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $60,000 on 2001-01-16 (lender: Rosenberg, Stuart M), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2001-01-16Mortgage $60,000 — from PORRETTO, JOHN to ROSENBERG, STUART M $60,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
8
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
20170011
20183148
20190066
20200022
20210011
20220011
20230022
20240112
20250134
20260112
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-08-25311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-04-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-25311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-04-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-21311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2025-07-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-01-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2024
2024-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-01-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022
2022-11-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-02-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-01-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-31311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-12-01311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-06-18311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-02-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-08-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-05-24Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF RAMP$2,500
2018-05-14Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION HANDICAP RAMP FOR STORE @ 79-10 METROPOLITAN AVE.$3,000
2018-01-08HPD 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
2017
2017-09-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2016
2016-08-08Deed — from PORRETTO, JOHN to 7908-7910 METROPOLITIAN AVE CORP.
2016-07-28Deed transfer (nominal price)
2015
2015-10-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2012
2012-07-20311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2008
2008-06-16DOB complaint, category ?
2008-06-16DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-19DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-05-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: NEW BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID C/O: NOTE: NEW BLDG. #401268169 OCCUPIED AS COMMERCIAL AT FIRST FLOOR AND DWELLING AT 2ND FL$350
2006-01-31DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-06-07Deed — from CONNOLLY, FRANCES; GIANGIOBBE, MARY to SHEEHAN, CAROL ANN; GIANGIOBBE, DANIEL; CONNOLLY, FRANCES
2004-05-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-05-06Permit NB — ISSUED
2003
2003-01-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2002
2002-01-31ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTIAN CONSTRUCTION FENCE DURING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS #401268169 FENCE IS LOOSE SHAKING AND POEN ALLOWING UNANTHOR$800
2002-01-31ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT/EXPIRED PERMIT # 401268169 FOR CONST. FENCE HAS EXPIRED AS OF 12/31/01. REMEDY: RENEW PERMIT IMMEDIATELY.$500
2001
2001-07-31Permit NB — ISSUED
2001-07-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-07-09Permit DM — ISSUED
2001-07-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-06-29Job filed: DM
2001-06-29Job filed: NB
2001-06-29Job filed: NB
2001-06-29Job filed: DM
2001-01-16Deed — from ROSENBERG, STUART M to PORRETTO, JOHN
2001-01-16PAT — from ROSENBERG, STUART M to ROSENBERG, ROBERT
2001-01-16Mortgage $60,000 — from PORRETTO, JOHN to ROSENBERG, STUART M$60,000
2001-01-02Deed — from TUOHY, MARILYN GRACE to CONNOLLY, FRANCES; GIANGIOBBE, MARY
1999
1999-01-11Deed — from ROSENBERG, DEBORAH (EXEC/OF) to ROSENBERG, STUART M
1982
1982-04-20Deed — from AURICCHIO, PASQUALE to ROSENBERG, DEBORAH
1981
1981-12-15Deed — from AURICCHIO ANNUNZIATA; AURICCHIO NUZIATA (CO EXECUTORS OF); AURICCHIO NANCY to PASQUALE AURICCHIO

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