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45-18 Norton Avenue · Queens · BBL 4159640050 · 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 11691, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2008)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT CO
Head officerPAUL POLSINELLI
Managing agentPOLSINELLI MANAGEMENT CO.
Last registered2025-09-05

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$698,000 $41,880
2026$656,000 $39,360
2027$789,000 $47,340

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

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map for a moderate storm at 2050 sea levels — not flagged today, but projected into the flood extent as sea levels rise.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

SubwayBeach 44 St — A · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Beach Channel Dr / Beach 44 St — Q22 QM17 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 105 The Bay School
Middle: P.S. 105 The Bay 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

45-18 Norton Avenue

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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT — 3 buildings, 5 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
147-38 95 Avenue QN2 B
45-18 Norton Avenue QN2 A
147-36 95 Avenue QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $630,000 on 2021-09-30 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-30Mortgage $630,000 — from POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT to MERS, INC. $630,000
2008-10-31Mortgage $930,000 — from POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND $930,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
5
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017101
2018112
2019101
2020000
2021011
2022202
2023505
2024000
2025000
2026000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2023
2023-07-31311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-04-23311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-04-20311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-04-06311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-04-05311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2022
2022-07-21311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-03-01311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2021
2021-09-30Mortgage $630,000 — from POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT to MERS, INC.$630,000
2019
2019-08-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-15311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2018-10-09Agreement — from MANAGEMENT, POLSINELLI to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
2017
2017-06-10311: Vacant Lot — 8 Request to Clean Vacant Lot
2015
2015-11-06SMIS — from POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT
2015-10-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-10-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-06-16311: Street Sign - Missing — St Name - Attached to Pole
2015-06-16311: Street Sign - Missing — St Name - Attached to Pole
2014
2014-11-06311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-10-29311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-09-09311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012
2012-08-24MAPS — from CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
2012-08-24CTOR — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CITY OF NEW YORK
2012-08-24RPTT&RET — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CITY OF NEW YORK
2009
2009-08-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-08-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-06-02DOB complaint, category ?
2009-06-02DOB complaint, category ?
2009-02-20DOB violation C:
2009-02-20DOB violation C:
2009-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
2009-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-10-31AL&R — from POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND
2008-10-31Deed — from POLSINELLI, THOMAS to POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT
2008-10-31Mortgage $930,000 — from POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND$930,000
2008-08-08DOB complaint, category ?
2008-08-08DOB complaint, category ?
2008-03-20SMIS — from POLSINELLI MANAGEMENT CO.
2008-03-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-03-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-03-05Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-03-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-03-05Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-03-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007
2007-03-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-03-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-03-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-03-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2006
2006-02-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-02-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-02-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-02-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2005
2005-12-06Job filed: To install foundation only, in conjunction with New Building Application #401860401. No change of use, occupancy or egress.
2004
2004-09-07Job filed: Builder's Pavement Plan Street Frontage: 32.855'
2004-09-07Job filed: Builder's Pavement Plan Street Frontage: 32.855'
2004-04-16Job filed: NB
2000
2000-05-17MAPS — from CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
1990
1990-06-07Deed — from LEWIS, JEANETTE to LEWIS, JEANETTE; RINDENOW, MICHAEL Z; LEWIS, GERALD P
1990-06-07Deed — from LEWIS, JEANETTE; LEWIS, GERALD P; RINDENOW, MICHAEL Z to POLSINELLI, THOMAS
1986
1986-01-14Deed — from HERMAN, MANUEL(REF); TORRES,RAMON(DEF)ETAL to LEWIS, JEANETTE
1982
1982-07-12Mortgage satisfied — from TORRES, RAMON ZAYASETAL to BEST-METRO/T&L/S/CO,INC
1981
1981-12-23Mortgage assigned — from MARSCHALL ASSOC INC to INSTITU SECURITIES CORP; INSTITU SEC CORP
1981-01-13Mortgage — from TORRES RAMON ZAYAS to BEST MET TOWEL & LINEN SUPPLY CO INC
1977
1977-08-04Mortgage — from TORRES RAMON ZAYAS to MARSCHALL ASSOC INC
1977-08-04Deed — from CHAFFER CLARE M; CHAFFER ROBERT W to RAMON ZAYAS TORRES

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