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98-04 Metropolitan Avenue · Queens · BBL 4038930001 · 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 class16
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 53.3. In ZIP 11375, 92% 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$15,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Outdoor Dining (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Street Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$159,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1930)
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$757,000 $340,650
2026$908,000 $408,600
2027$726,000 $326,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Il PoetaItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayForest Hills-71 Av — E F M R · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 23-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 69 Av — Q54 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
Middle: J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage. 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

98-04 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

14 311 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: $200,000 on 1996-05-07 (lender: Abramovici, Maria and Abramovici, Moses). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-05-07Mortgage $200,000 — from SHAKMOROFF, BEZALEL; SHAKMOROFF, ZELFA to ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; COHL, RAFILA; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MARIA $200,000
1994-08-19Mortgage $11,208 — from COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE; ABRAMOVICI, MARIA; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; COHL, LUDOVIC to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $11,208
1991-04-19Mortgage $42,407 — from COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMORICI, MOSES; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRANOVICI, MARIA; ABRAMOUICI, MARIE AKA to MASPETH FED S&L ASN $42,407
1983-12-01Mortgage $35,000 — from COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE; COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES to EPSTEIN, SAMUEL $35,000
1983-12-01Mortgage $100,000 — from COHL, RAFILA; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201731206
201811305
201902608
202000202
202140509
202200505
202305106
202431217
20254510019
202600213
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-07-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-07-06311: Illegal Posting — Sticker or Decal
2026-06-30Restaurant inspection: IL POETA
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-01311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-07-06311: Illegal Posting — Sticker or Decal
2026-06-30Restaurant inspection: IL POETA
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-01311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2025-09-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PER CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NO. 18425 ISSUED 7/22/1925 BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THERE IS NO GARAGE. OCCUPANCY TO THE CONTRARY $2,500
2025-09-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTED GARAGE APPROXIMATELY 8' X 20' X10' HIGH WITH GARAGE DOOR AND ONE ENTRY DOOR FINIS$12,500
2025-08-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-08-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2025-08-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-08-20DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-06-26Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2025-06-26Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2025-06-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2025-05-31311: Street Condition — Crash Cushion Defect
2025-05-24311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-05-23Job filed: CONNECT 2 RESIDENTIAL BOILERS TO EXISTING GAS PIPING.$1,000
2025-05-13Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-04-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-02-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-11-21Job filed: INSTALL 2ND RESIDENTIAL BOILER$3,000
2024-11-20Job filed: CONNECT 2 RESIDENTIAL BOILERS TO EXISTING GAS PIPING.$1,000
2024-11-20Job filed: Alteration
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-06-18311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024-04-23Restaurant inspection: IL POETA — grade A
2024-03-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 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
2023-06-01311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-06-13311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-06-13311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-04-28311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-04-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-02-17311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2021
2021-09-27Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-09-14Job filed: POINTING AND WINDOW LINTEL REPLACEMENT AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$15,200
2021-08-26Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021-08-17311: Industrial Waste — Concrete In Catch Basin (IEA)
2021-08-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 20$9,000
2021-02-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-01-20311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-01-20311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-01-11311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020
2020-10-22311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2020-07-31311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-07-03311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2019-06-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-05-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-05-08DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-09HPD class A: § 27-2023 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SUFFICIENT,PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL
2019-04-01311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2019-04-01Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2018
2018-12-29311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018-09-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018-05-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-07-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-07-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2017-03-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-03-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-01-06Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED TO CAP AND REMOVE EXISTING BOILER AT CEL, RESOLVE VIOLATION# 32076733R, LEGALIZE ROOF CONDENSING UNITS& HVAC AND LEGALIZE NEW$40,000
2016
2016-12-21Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED TO LEGALIZE A NEW BOILER INSTLLATION, RESOLVE VIOLATION# 32076733R, LEGALIZE ROOF CONDENSING UNITS& HVAC/ GAS FURNACE LOCATED$45,000
2016-12-21Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED TO LEGALIZE A NEW BOILER INSTLLATION, RESOLVE VIOLATION# 32076733R, LEGALIZE ROOF CONDENSING UNITS& HVAC/ GAS FURNACE LOCATED$45,000
2016-09-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2016-08-10DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-07-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-05-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B265,24B,36. AS PER CLASS 2 (B265) 28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETEBOILER INSPECTION REPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS.SUBMIT A CURRENT$500
2016-05-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B265,24B,36. AS PER CLASS 2 (B265) 28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETEBOILER INSPECTION REPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS.SUBMIT A CURRENT
2016-05-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: B101 NEW YORKER BOILRS MODEL #CG530 GAS FIRED STEAM BOILERS. HAS NO PROPER PERMITS. ACQUIRE PROPER PERMITS AND SUBMIT CERTIFICATE$1,600
2016-04-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-03-04311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-01-21DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-11-24311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-09-12311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2014-08-29311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2014-05-20311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-02-15311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2013
2013-12-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-01-04Deed — from SHAKHMOROFF, ZELFA; SHAKHMOROFF, BEZALEL to ZVI SHAKHMOROFF, TRUSTEE; CLYDE HOOVER TRUST
2012
2012-03-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-09-22311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2011-05-12311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2011-05-12311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2011-04-01ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONST DOCUMENTS &/OR AMENDMENTS.JOB#401766683 DWGS.DATED 2/21/11.NOTED:1)1ST FL COMMERCIAL KITCH$200
2011-03-09DOB complaint, category ?
2011-02-22311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011-01-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 28-104.7 PLANS FAIL TO COMPLY W/APPLICABLE SECTION OF BUILDING CODE (BC) FOR PROFESSIONALLY CERTIFICATED JOB APPLICATION #401$800
2010
2010-09-16311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2010-08-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 28-104.7.1 PLANS FAIL TO COMPLY W/APPLICABLE SECTION OF BUILDING CODE(BC)FOR PROFESSIONALLY CERTIFIED JOB APPLICATION #401766$800
2010-05-18311: Overflowing Litter Baskets — 6 Overflowing Litter Baskets
2010-05-13DOB violation C:
2010-04-09DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-06-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-06-01Job filed: EXTERIOR FINISH WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2009-03-22DOB violation C:
2009-03-21DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-12-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-12-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OF OCCU PANCY.$3,000
2008-12-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OF OCCU PANCY.$3,000
2008-12-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OF OCCU PANCY.$3,000
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-09-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-08-09DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-03-16Permit EW —
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-23Permit PL —
2003
2003-12-17Permit EW —
2003-12-17Permit EW —
2003-12-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR A RESTAURANT USE GROUP 6. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OR EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APP$20,200
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-21Mortgage satisfied — from SHAKMOROFF, BEZALEL(ETAL to COHL, LUDOVIC (ETAL
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-07-01Mortgage satisfied — from COHL, LUDOVIC ETAL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK; MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN
1996-05-07Mortgage $200,000 — from SHAKMOROFF, BEZALEL; SHAKMOROFF, ZELFA to ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; COHL, RAFILA; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MARIA$200,000
1994
1994-08-19Mortgage assigned — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1994-08-19Mortgage $11,208 — from COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE; ABRAMOVICI, MARIA; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; COHL, LUDOVIC to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$11,208
1994-08-19Agreement — from GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK to COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMOVICI, MARIA; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-04-19Mortgage $42,407 — from COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMORICI, MOSES; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRANOVICI, MARIA; ABRAMOUICI, MARIE AKA to MASPETH FED S&L ASN$42,407
1991-04-19Agreement — from MASPETH FED S&L ASN to COHL, LUDOVIC; COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; ABRANIVUCUM NARUE AKA; ABRAMOVICI, MARIA
1988
1988-12-20Mortgage satisfied — from COHL, LUDOVIC ETAL to EPSTEIN, SAMUEL
1983
1983-12-15Mortgage satisfied — from EPSTEIN, SAMUEL to UNITED NATL BANK L.I.
1983-12-01Mortgage $35,000 — from COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE; COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES to EPSTEIN, SAMUEL$35,000
1983-12-01Deed — from EPSTEIN, SAMUEL to ABRAMOVICI, MARIE; COHL, RAFILA; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; COHL, LUDOVIC
1983-12-01Mortgage $100,000 — from COHL, RAFILA; COHL, LUDOVIC; ABRAMOVICI, MOSES; ABRAMOVICI, MARIE to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN$100,000
1968
1968-06-10Mortgage — from EPSTEIN SAMUEL to UNITED NATL BK OF LI IN NY
1968-03-21Deed — from EPSTEIN ROY to SAMUEL EPSTEIN

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