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73-04 179 Street · Queens · BBL 4071660027 · 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, AEP63.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class6
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 246. In ZIP 11366, 94% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-30.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1938)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$1,062,000 $63,720
2026$1,217,000 $73,020
2027$1,441,000 $86,460

The city's market estimate has risen 36% 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Utopia Pkwy / 73 Av — Q30 Q31 Q75 · 700 ft
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows
Middle: J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan. 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

73-04 179 Street

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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $6,346 on 2014-04-04 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-04-04Agreement $417,000 — from CHOHAN, TAHIR; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to MERS $417,000
2014-04-04Mortgage $6,346 — from CHOHAN, TAHIR; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to MERS $6,346
2006-04-17Mortgage $465,000 — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B; CHOHAN, TAHIR to MERS $465,000
2004-01-14Mortgage $442,500 — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $442,500
2004-01-14Deed $590,000 — from GEVINS, ROBERT A; GEVINS, RONIT T to REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B $590,000
2002-03-06Mortgage $125,000 — from GEVINS, RONIT T; GEVINS, ROBERT A to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $125,000
1995-03-09Mortgage $70,000 — from GEVINS, ROBERT to RESPLER, DON $70,000
1990-04-03Mortgage $173,000 — from GEVINS, RONIT T; GEVINS, ROBERT A to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVS BANK $173,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
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2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
31
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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201800022
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202401203
20250526031
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The last 12 months — 25 records

DateRecord
2026-09-02Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-06-16311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2026-04-06Eviction executed (BASEMENT)
2026-04-03Job filed: FILING TO REMOVE TWO APARTMENTS IN THE CELLAR AND INSTALL ONE TWO PIECE BATHROOM. CONSTRUCTION FILED UNDER APPLICATION NUMBER Q01367770-I1.
2026-04-03Job filed: Alteration
2026-01-07Vacate order: Illegal Occupancy (1 units)
2026-01-06HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMP
2025-12-30311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-12-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND/OR DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING RECORDS. PARTITIONS ERECTED CREATING AN ILLEGAL CLASS "
2025-12-30HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEA
2025-12-30HPD class B: § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT W
2025-12-30DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-12-29311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2025-12-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-29311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2025-12-29311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-12-29311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-12-29311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-12-29DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-15311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-02Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-06-16311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2026-04-06Eviction executed (BASEMENT)
2026-04-03Job filed: FILING TO REMOVE TWO APARTMENTS IN THE CELLAR AND INSTALL ONE TWO PIECE BATHROOM. CONSTRUCTION FILED UNDER APPLICATION NUMBER Q01367770-I1.$35,000
2026-04-03Job filed: Alteration
2026-01-07Vacate order: Illegal Occupancy (1 units)
2026-01-06HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMP
2025
2025-12-30311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-12-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND/OR DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING RECORDS. PARTITIONS ERECTED CREATING AN ILLEGAL CLASS "$2,500
2025-12-30HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEA
2025-12-30HPD class B: § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT W
2025-12-30DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-12-29Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-12-29311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2025-12-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-29311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2025-12-29311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-12-29311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-12-29311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-12-29DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-15311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-05-12311: Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic — N/A
2025-04-30Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-04-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-04-30Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-04-30Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-04-30311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-04-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-04-30311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-04-30311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-04-30311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-04-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2025-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-12-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-06-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2024-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-05-07Deed — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to CHOHAN, TAHIR
2018-04-19Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017
2017-02-07311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2015
2015-10-05Deed — from CHOHAN, TAHIR; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B
2015-04-07311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2014
2014-04-04Agreement $417,000 — from CHOHAN, TAHIR; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to MERS$417,000
2014-04-04Mortgage $6,346 — from CHOHAN, TAHIR; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to MERS$6,346
2014-04-04Mortgage assigned — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS
2014-04-04Mortgage assigned — from MERS to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS
2014-03-17Deed — from CHOHAN, TAHIR to CHOHAN, TAHIR; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B
2014-01-24Mortgage satisfied — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2006
2006-08-09CORRD — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to CHOHAN, TAHIR
2006-04-19Deed — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B; CHOHAN, TAHIR; CHOHAN, TAHIR to CHOHAN, TAHIR; CHOHAN, TAHIR
2006-04-17Mortgage $465,000 — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B; CHOHAN, TAHIR to MERS$465,000
2006-04-17Deed — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to CHOHAN, TAHIR; REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B
2004
2004-01-14Mortgage $442,500 — from REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP$442,500
2004-01-14Deed $590,000 — from GEVINS, ROBERT A; GEVINS, RONIT T to REHMANI, MUHAMMAD B$590,000
2004-01-13Mortgage satisfied — from GEVINS, RONIT T; GEVINS, ROBERT A to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)
2003
2003-01-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN - DEFECT NOTED: SHATE ROOF SECTION OF SHATE HAS FALLEN OFF ROOF AT SOUTH / SIDE OF ROOF. REMEDY: REPAIR OR REP
2003-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-03-25Mortgage satisfied — from GEVINS, ROBERT A ETAL to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVINGS BANK; CHEMICAL BANK
2002-03-06Mortgage $125,000 — from GEVINS, RONIT T; GEVINS, ROBERT A to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)$125,000
2000
2000-08-28Mortgage satisfied — from GEVINS, ROBERT to RESPLER, DON
1995
1995-03-09Mortgage $70,000 — from GEVINS, ROBERT to RESPLER, DON$70,000
1994
1994-11-30Deed — from GEVINS, RONIT T to GEVINS, ROBERT A; GEVINS, RONIT T
1994-09-30Deed — from GEVINS, ROBERT A; GEVINS, RONIT T to GEVINS, RONIT T
1992
1992-12-02Agreement — from CHEMICAL BANK to GEVINS, ROBERT A; GEVINS, RONIT T
1992-12-02Mortgage assigned — from MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK to CHEMICAL BANK
1992-12-02Mortgage $505 — from GEVINS, RONIT T; GEVINS, ROBERT A to CHEMICAL BANK$505
1990
1990-04-03PAT — from GEVINS, RONIT T to GEVINS, ROBERT A
1990-04-03Mortgage $173,000 — from GEVINS, RONIT T; GEVINS, ROBERT A to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVS BANK$173,000
1990-04-03Deed — from JAFFE, MORRIS(EX/OF) to GEVINS, RONIT T; GEVINS, ROBERT A

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