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218-54 Hempstead Avenue · Queens · BBL 4111100005 · 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 class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11429, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations15 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-05-09.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$53,855 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 (1935)
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$393,000 $176,850
2026$401,000 $180,450
2027$431,000 $193,950

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Belvedere RestaurantCreoleAMice 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Springfield Blvd / Hempstead Av — Q2 Q27 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 John Harvard
Middle: Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School. 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

218-54 Hempstead 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: $97,900 on 2022-03-25 (lender: Bpl Mortgage Trust, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-25Agreement $522,900 — from 218-54 HEMPSTEAD AVE LLC to BPL MORTGAGE TRUST, LLC $522,900
2022-03-25Mortgage $97,900 — from 218-54 HEMPSTEAD AVE LLC to BPL MORTGAGE TRUST, LLC $97,900
2020-11-12Mortgage $50,000 — from ALEXIS, RALPH; BIEN-AIME, JULIA to PESACH, MINDY $50,000
2020-01-02AL&R $375,000 — from BIEN-AIME, JULIA; ALEXIS, RALPH to PESACH, MINDY; WERDYGER, JACQUES $375,000
2020-01-02Mortgage $375,000 — from ALEXIS, RALPH; BIEN-AIME, JULIA to PESACH, MINDY; WERDYGER, JACQUES $375,000
2006-05-12Mortgage $388,500 — from BIEN-AMIE, JULIA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $388,500
2005-12-27AL&R $300,000 — from KB FUNDING, LLC to BIEN-AIME, JULIA $300,000
2005-12-27Mortgage $300,000 — from BIEN-AIME, JULIA to WILLIAMS, LEEBERT $300,000
2005-12-27Deed $375,000 — from BLACKWOOD, GLORIA; WILLIAMS , LEEBERT to BIEN-AIME, JULIA $375,000
2000-10-03Mortgage $161,726 — from BLACKWOOD, GLORIA; WILLIAMS, LEEBERT to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORPORATION $161,726
1996-12-16Mortgage $139,650 — from WILLIAMS, LEEBERT; BLACKWOOD, GLORIA to IVY MORTGAGE CORP $139,650
1995-12-27Mortgage $70,000 — from MAJEED, ABDUL to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK $70,000
1990-12-03Mortgage $60,000 — from ATHANASIOU, SEVASTIANOS to PRINCE, STEVEN $60,000
1989-07-03Mortgage $131,000 — from ATHANASIOU ,SEVASTIANOS to ATLANTIC BANK OF NY $131,000
1987-06-26Mortgage $200,000 — from ATHANASIOU, SEVASTIANOS; CONMAS RLTY CORP. to LIVANOS, JOHN $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2022
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010001
201801220023
2019010102
2020000707
2021013015
20220108211
2023240118
2024011024
2025010012
2026000000
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The full timeline

2025
2025-08-26Boiler inspection
2025-02-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024
2024-12-28311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Inappropriate Behavior
2024-11-26Restaurant inspection: BELVEDERE RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-05-07Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-05-24Restaurant inspection: BELVEDERE RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2023-05-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2023-04-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON EXISTING ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS. NO CHANGE IN BULK.$53,855
2023-03-09Mortgage assigned — from BPL MORTGAGE TRUST, LLC to RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE AGGREGATION TRUST; WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
2022
2022-10-06Boiler inspection
2022-07-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-03-25Mortgage assigned — from PESACH, MINDY to BPL MORTGAGE TRUST, LLC
2022-03-25Mortgage assigned — from PESACH, MINDY; WERDYGER, JACQUES to BPL MORTGAGE TRUST, LLC
2022-03-25TL&R — from BIEN-AIME, JULIA; ALEXIS, RALPH to WERDYGER, JACQUES; PESACH, MINDY
2022-03-25Agreement $522,900 — from 218-54 HEMPSTEAD AVE LLC to BPL MORTGAGE TRUST, LLC$522,900
2022-03-25Mortgage $97,900 — from 218-54 HEMPSTEAD AVE LLC to BPL MORTGAGE TRUST, LLC$97,900
2022-03-25Deed — from BIEN-AIME, JULIA; ALEXIS, RALPH to 218-54 HEMPSTEAD AVE LLC
2022-03-25TERA — from ALEXIS, RALPH; BIEN-AIME, JULIA to TEPFER, JOSEPH
2022-03-16Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-03-07Restaurant inspection: BELVEDERE RESTAURANT — grade A
2021
2021-09-24Boiler inspection
2021-08-16311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2021-08-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2021-07-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-06-03311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020
2020-11-12Mortgage $50,000 — from ALEXIS, RALPH; BIEN-AIME, JULIA to PESACH, MINDY$50,000
2020-11-06Mortgage satisfied — from BIEN-AIME, JULIA to NEWREZ LLC; PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SE
2020-01-06DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2020-01-02Agreement — from BIEN-AIME, JULIA; ALEXIS, RALPH to TEPFER, JOSEPH
2020-01-02AL&R $375,000 — from BIEN-AIME, JULIA; ALEXIS, RALPH to PESACH, MINDY; WERDYGER, JACQUES$375,000
2020-01-02Deed — from BIEN-AIME, JULIA to BIEN-AIME, JULIA; ALEXIS, RALPH
2020-01-02Mortgage $375,000 — from ALEXIS, RALPH; BIEN-AIME, JULIA to PESACH, MINDY; WERDYGER, JACQUES$375,000
2019
2019-12-23Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2018
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-03-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-03-02311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-03-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2017
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-09-14CTOR — from OCWEN LOAN SERVICING to BIEN-AIME, JULIA
2016-08-24TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2016-07-13311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2016-07-12311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2016-07-12311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2015
2015-11-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-11-06Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP to US BANK TRUST NA AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MAS
2015-07-02Mortgage satisfied — from MAJEED, ABDUL to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK
2015-06-15311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2014
2014-09-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013
2013-01-02311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-01-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-12-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-12-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-05-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2011-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-09-01Mortgage assigned — from JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-05-12Mortgage $388,500 — from BIEN-AMIE, JULIA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$388,500
2006-05-12TL&R — from KB FUNDING, LLC to BIEN-AMIE, JULIA
2006-03-07DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-27AL&R $300,000 — from KB FUNDING, LLC to BIEN-AIME, JULIA$300,000
2005-12-27Mortgage $300,000 — from BIEN-AIME, JULIA to WILLIAMS, LEEBERT$300,000
2005-12-27Deed $375,000 — from BLACKWOOD, GLORIA; WILLIAMS , LEEBERT to BIEN-AIME, JULIA$375,000
2005-10-11Mortgage satisfied — from BLACKWOOD, GLORIA; WILLIAMS, LEEBERT to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER SERVICE CORPORATION
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-09-30TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2004-04-02ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL HAZ DEFECTS 1)METAL LINTELSABOVE WINDOWS AT 2ND FLOOR ARE ROTTED 2(STRESS CRACKS IN BRI
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES BATHROOM AND KITCHEN 2ND STY. APT. 2 - F ER1.
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM AT 2ND STORY APARTMENT #. ER-1
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD TREAD 1ST TO 2ND FROM TOP AND 1 UP FROM BOTTOM, 1ST TO 2ND STORY STAIR. ER-1
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM, 2ND STORY FRONT APARTMENT.
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTE LINE KITCHEN SINK 2ND STY. APT. 2 FRONT ER1.
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2024 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM AT 2ND STORY APARTMENT #2. ER-1
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2ND STORY APARTMENT 2F.
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES 2ND STY. APT. 2R 403986.
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AROUND WINDOW, EAST ROOM 2ND STORY APARTMENT #2. ER-1
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES BATHROOM AND KITCHEN 2ND STY. FRONT APT. 2F.
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 2ND STORY APARTMENT #2R
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2ND STORY APARTMENT 2R.
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET BATHROOM 2ND STY. APT. ER1.
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED ENTRANCE DOOR 2ND STY. APT.
2002-05-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES BATHROOM AND KITCHEN 2ND STY. APT. 2-F.
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-09-27Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, LEEBERT (ETAL) to IVY MTGE CORP
2001-09-27Mortgage assigned — from IVY MORTGAGE CORP to WELLS FARGO HOME MTGE INC
2001-03-07DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-10-03Mortgage $161,726 — from BLACKWOOD, GLORIA; WILLIAMS, LEEBERT to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORPORATION$161,726
2000-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-12-16Mortgage $139,650 — from WILLIAMS, LEEBERT; BLACKWOOD, GLORIA to IVY MORTGAGE CORP$139,650
1996-12-16Deed — from MAJEED, ABDUL to WILLIAMS LEEBERT; BLACKWOOD, GLORIA
1995
1995-12-27Deed — from ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK to MAJEED, ABDUL
1995-12-27Mortgage $70,000 — from MAJEED, ABDUL to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK$70,000
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-02-14Deed — from ATHANASIOU, SEVASTIANOS (DEF) ETAL; REICH, MICHAEL H (REF) to ATLANTIC BANK OF NY
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-06-29DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-12-02Mortgage assigned — from PRINCE, STEVEN to M & L P ENTERPRISESINC
1990
1990-12-03Mortgage $60,000 — from ATHANASIOU, SEVASTIANOS to PRINCE, STEVEN$60,000
1990-10-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 24A 46A 32 SPRING LOADED VALVE ON LWCO DEFECTIVE TOP JACKET ON BOILER MISSING$250
1990-10-11DOB violation B: 24A/46A/32....SPRING LOADED VALVE ON L.W.C.O. DEFECTIVE TOP JACKET ON BOILER MISSING
1989
1989-10-17Mortgage satisfied — from CONMAS RLTY CORP ETAL to LIVANOS, JOHN
1989-07-03Mortgage $131,000 — from ATHANASIOU ,SEVASTIANOS to ATLANTIC BANK OF NY$131,000
1989-01-13REL — from LIVANOS, JOHN to CONMAS REALTY CORP; ATHANASIOU, SEVASTIANOS
1987
1987-06-26Mortgage $200,000 — from ATHANASIOU, SEVASTIANOS; CONMAS RLTY CORP. to LIVANOS, JOHN$200,000
1987-06-26Mortgage satisfied — from ATHASIOU, SEVASTIANOS to TURSI, JOSEPH JR
1987-06-26Mortgage satisfied — from ATHANASIOU, SEVASTIANOS to TURSI, JOSEPH ETAL
1983
1983-10-14Mortgage $10,000 — from ATHANASIOU,SEVASTIANOS to TURSI, JOSEPH JR$10,000
1983-06-23Deed — from TURSI, JOSEPH; TURSI, MARIE to ATHANASIOU, SEVASTIANOS
1983-06-14Mortgage $17,000 — from ATHANASIOU,SEVASTIANOS to TURSI, MARIE; TURSI, JOSEPH$17,000
1982
1982-09-17Mortgage satisfied — from PASSEGGIATA, FRANK ETAL to RENDA, JOHN ETAL
1982-09-17Deed — from PASSEGGIATA, FRANCES; PASSAGGIATA, FRANK to TURSI, MARIE; TURSI, JOSEPH
1974
1974-06-26Deed — from PASSEGGIATA FRANK; DI CHIARA FRANK to FRANCES PASSEGGIATA; FRANK PASSEGGIATA
1973
1973-06-21Mortgage — from DI CHIARA FRANK; PASSEGGIATA FRANK to OLIVA RENDA; JOHN RENDA
1973-06-21Deed — from 1147 REALTY CORP to FRANK DI CHIARA; FRANK PASSEGGIATA
1972
1972-09-19Deed — from SCHNEIDER IDA to 1147 REALTY CORP

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