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79-17 Myrtle Avenue · Queens · BBL 4038280084 · 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$130,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1925)
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$1,143,000 $68,580
2026$1,235,000 $74,100
2027$1,290,000 $77,400

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
JoyoChinese/JapaneseAMice 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

Subway75 St-Elderts Ln — J Z · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / 79 Pl — Q55 · 100 ft
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 119 The Glendale
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

79-17 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

1 311 service request 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: $170,000 on 1990-12-07 (lender: Vaccaro, Francesco and Vaccaro, Rose). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-12-07Mortgage $170,000 — from CHENG, TING KUEN; YEUNG, CHO KWONG to VACCARO, FRANCESCO; VACCARO, ROSE $170,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
4
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711013
201810214
201900314
202000011
202100011
202200011
202300112
202400033
202500112
202600022
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-09-18Boiler inspection
2026-05-29Restaurant inspection: JOYO — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-18Boiler inspection
2026-05-29Restaurant inspection: JOYO — grade A
2025
2025-09-03Boiler inspection
2025-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2024
2024-12-18Restaurant inspection: JOYO — grade A
2024-09-18Boiler inspection
2024-05-22Restaurant inspection: JOYO · mice evidence
2023
2023-09-18Boiler inspection
2023-01-14311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022
2022-09-19Boiler inspection
2021
2021-09-15Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-16Boiler inspection
2019
2019-11-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-11-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-11-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-16Boiler inspection
2018
2018-11-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-09-25Boiler inspection
2018-02-10311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2018-01-22311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2017
2017-09-18Boiler inspection
2017-05-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-01-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2016
2016-12-29Job filed: BOILER WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 RENOVATION, JOB# 440276657. NO CHANGES TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY IS PROPOSED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$5,000
2016-12-29Job filed: BOILER WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 RENOVATION, JOB# 440276657. NO CHANGES TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY IS PROPOSED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$5,000
2016-07-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-14Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY AS SHOWN ON PLANS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB JOB# 440288680. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2016-06-14Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY AS SHOWN ON PLANS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB JOB# 440288680. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2016-04-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016-03-25DOB complaint, category ?
2016-03-01311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2016-02-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-02-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-02-11Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGES TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY ARE PROPOSED UN$57,000
2016-02-11Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGES TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY ARE PROPOSED UN$57,000
2016-02-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-01-19311: Plumbing — Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective
2016-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2016-01-11DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-12-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-12-16Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF CELLAR FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR IN AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGES TO$40,000
2014
2014-07-08311: Food Establishment — Food Protection
2013
2013-12-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2013-11-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2013-09-26311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2013-09-19311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2006
2006-01-27Mortgage satisfied — from YEUNG, CHO KWONG; CHENG, TING KUEN to VACCARO, ROSE; VACCARO, FRANCESCO
1999
1999-12-13Deed — from YEUNG, CHO KWONG to YEUNG, CHO KWONG; CHO KWONG YEUNG REVOCABLE TRUST
1997
1997-07-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-11-16Mortgage satisfied — from VACCARO, FRANCESCO ETAL to M. CHAIN INC
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-12-07Mortgage $170,000 — from CHENG, TING KUEN; YEUNG, CHO KWONG to VACCARO, FRANCESCO; VACCARO, ROSE$170,000
1990-12-07Deed — from VACCARO, FRANCESCO; VACCARO, ROSE to CHENG,TING KUEN; YEUNG, CHO KWONG
1990-12-07REL — from M. CHAIN, INC to VACCARO, FRANCESCO; VACCARO, ROSE
1980
1980-08-28Mortgage — from VACCARO ROSE; VACCARO FRANCESCO to M CHAIN INC
1980-08-28Deed — from M CHAIN INC to ROSE VACCARO; FRANCESCO VACCARO
1968
1968-08-20Mortgage assigned — from CHAIN HARRY EXTRX OF to EVA CHAIN
1968-08-15Mortgage assigned — from CHAIN ROSE IND & EXTRX; CHAIN FREDERICK B EXTRX OF; CHAIN FRED EXTRX OF to HARRY CHAIN

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