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259-17 Hillside Avenue · Queens · BBL 4087710001 · 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 class12
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11004, 95% 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.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1957)
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$565,000 $254,250
2026$600,000 $270,000
2027$690,000 $310,500

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dba HonestNot yet graded—
Noor Coffee & CO INCNot yet graded—
Shirazi KarahiPakistaniGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 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: Food Spoiled), shared by 3 restaurants · 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 261 St — Q43 QM68 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 191 Mayflower
Middle: Irwin Altman Middle School 172. 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

259-17 Hillside 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

12 311 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: $499,000 on 1989-08-15 (lender: Dworacek, Henry). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-08-15Mortgage $499,000 — from DILLON, PATRICK to DWORACEK, HENRY $499,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018332019
2019120003
2020000000
2021022206
2022003003
2023023005
2024021003
2025012047
20260790117
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The last 12 months — 17 records

DateRecord
2026-08-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-07-27311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2026-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-26311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2026-05-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-01311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-04-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-04-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ATOI AT THE COMMERCIAL SPACE OF A 2-STORY BUILDING, I OBSERVED ROUGH WIRING RUNNING INSIDE STORE FRONT AWNING_(CATERING FOR ALL OC
2026-04-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI AT THE COMMERCIAL SPACE OF A 2-STORY BUILDING, I OBSERVED STORE FRONT ACRYLIC FABRIC FIXED AWNING INSTALLED ALONG TWO STREET
2026-04-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ATOI AT THE COMMERCIAL SPACE OF A 2-STORY BUILDING, I OBSERVED A STORE FRONT SIGN-(PARTY HALL) MOUNTED TO THE BUILDINGS BRICK WALL
2026-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-09Restaurant inspection: SHIRAZI KARAHI · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-07-27311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2026-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2026-07-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-26311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2026-05-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-01311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2026-04-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-04-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ATOI AT THE COMMERCIAL SPACE OF A 2-STORY BUILDING, I OBSERVED ROUGH WIRING RUNNING INSIDE STORE FRONT AWNING_(CATERING FOR ALL OC$1,250
2026-04-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI AT THE COMMERCIAL SPACE OF A 2-STORY BUILDING, I OBSERVED STORE FRONT ACRYLIC FABRIC FIXED AWNING INSTALLED ALONG TWO STREET $2,500
2026-04-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ATOI AT THE COMMERCIAL SPACE OF A 2-STORY BUILDING, I OBSERVED A STORE FRONT SIGN-(PARTY HALL) MOUNTED TO THE BUILDINGS BRICK WALL$1,250
2026-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-09Restaurant inspection: SHIRAZI KARAHI · mice evidence
2025
2025-08-21Restaurant inspection: SHIRAZI KARAHI — grade Z
2025-08-19Restaurant inspection: SHIRAZI KARAHI
2025-08-14Restaurant inspection: SHIRAZI KARAHI
2025-08-05Restaurant inspection: SHIRAZI KARAHI
2025-08-03311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2025-06-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-06-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024
2024-09-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-09-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2024-06-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-09-14311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2023-04-14311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2023-03-29311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2023-03-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-03-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-07-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2022-06-27311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2022-05-31311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021
2021-11-29Deed — from DILLON, PATRICK to MARY A DILLON TRUST; DILLON AS TRUSTEE, MARY A; DILLON AS TRUSTEE, PATRICK; PATRICK DILLON
2021-10-19Deed transfer (nominal price)
2021-07-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-07-07311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2021-07-07DOB complaint, category ?
2021-01-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2019
2019-04-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35323392M ISSUED ON 7/6/18,AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF C$1,250
2019-04-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35333280R ISSUED ON 7/6/18,AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF C$1,250
2019-04-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2018
2018-10-22Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR EXPANSION OF EXISTING STORES ON 1ST FLOOR. MINOR PARTITION WORK AND FLOORING. ALL AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU$15,000
2018-10-22Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR EXPANSION OF EXISTING STORES ON 1ST FLOOR. MINOR PARTITION WORK AND FLOORING. ALL AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU$15,000
2018-09-07Job filed: HEREWITH FILING ALTERATION TYPE II TO REMOVE FRONT DOOR AND WINDOWS, TO REMOVE INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND DOOR AND TO REMOVE ECB VIOLATIONS #35323392M AN$20,000
2018-08-19311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-07-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BLDG DEPT RECORDS.NOTED:PREMISES W/(SIGNAGE) "AZA STUDIO,DESIGNER OUTFITS & CONSTUME JEW$1,250
2018-07-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/OUT A PERMIT NOTED:@TIME OF INSP OBSERVED A 1 STORY GARAGE HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A STORE W/FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS A FULL $1,250
2018-06-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-27311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2018-03-27DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-06-05311: Dirty Conditions — E13 Throw-Out
2016
2016-10-14311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2016-10-14311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2015
2015-09-30311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2015-09-30311: Consumer Complaint — Non-Delivery Goods/Services
2015-07-07311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2014
2014-08-23311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2014-08-23DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-05-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-02311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2012
2012-12-18311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2012-12-18311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2012-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2012-12-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT: NOTE: SIGN/SIGNS INSTALLED W/O A PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITIONS.$800
2012-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-13311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2010
2010-05-27311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2006
2006-12-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-12-04Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGE HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. COOKING EQUIPMENTS WERE FILED IN JOB#$3,000
2006-12-04Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGE HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. COOKING EQUIPMENTS WERE FILED IN JOB#$3,000
2006-06-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-05-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-05-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-05-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-04-24Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING STORE AS FOLLOWS REMOVE NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, NEW STOREFRONT, REPLACE CELLAR STAIR, TOILETS, NEW AC UNIT AND FINISHING AS PER$60,000
2005
2005-12-02Permit SG — ISSUED
2005-10-06Permit SG — ISSUED
2004
2004-08-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: NEW BRICK WORK ON FRONT OF GARAGE EXTENDED AT TOP AROUND ENTIRE PERMETER APPROX. 20'H WITH BRIC
2004-08-04Mortgage satisfied — from DILLON, PATRICK to DWORACEK, HENRY
2004-04-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-04-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-11-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-11-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-10-30Job filed: Install Non Illuminated Storefront Accessory Business Sign Size : 19'-6"(w) X 5'(h)$2,000
2003-10-30Job filed: Install Non Illuminated Storefront Accessory Business Sign Size : 14'(w) X 5'(h) X$2,000
2003-10-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL. (HAZARDOUS) NOTE: AT GARAGE (AT REAR) BRICKWALL IS MISSING MORTAR, ON WEST WALL FROM PARAPET TO$800
2003-04-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-02-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2002
2002-12-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-10-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-10-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-10-24Job filed: Installation of roof top air conditioning unit. No change in egress, use or occu pancy.$18,000
2002-10-24Job filed: Installation of roof top air conditioning unit. No change in egress, use or occu pancy.$18,000
2002-10-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-10-10Job filed: ISTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,200
2002-07-23Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTINNG STORE TO A RESTAURANT NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$30,000
2002-05-20DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-08-08TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999
1999-09-30TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-07-16Mortgage assigned — from DWORACEK, HENRY to DWORACEK, HENRY (F/B/O/TRUST/OF); DWORACEK, HENRY (TRUSTEE)
1989
1989-08-15Mortgage $499,000 — from DILLON, PATRICK to DWORACEK, HENRY$499,000
1989-08-15Deed — from DWORACEK, HENRY to DILLION, PATRICK
1966
1966-01-21Deed — from SEIDEN EUGENE to HENRY DWORACEK
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: DBA HONEST
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: NOOR COFFEE & CO INC

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