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16 Dempsey Avenue, Queens

BIN 4039498BBL 4015830079Block 1583 · Lot 79Built 19012 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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16 Dempsey Avenue at a glance

16 Dempsey Avenue, Queens has 6 open city records on file, 5 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Mar 3, 1999 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated May 19, 2026.

Open Class C
5
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
1
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
3.00
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
1
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 19, 2026
Bedbugs record

Health score for 16 Dempsey Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 50 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 5
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 16 Dempsey Avenue

50 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 16 Dempsey Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 23 summonses below, out of $18,435.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 16 Dempsey Avenue
1731673May 23, 2025WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT BASEMENT LEVEL APARTMENT. ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WALLS TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AND FULL3PCS BATHROOM. REMEDY: OBTAIN ALL PERMITS.Feb 13, 2026Found in violation—
1731604May 23, 2025BC 907.2.8. FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR FURNISHED ROOM USED TRANSIENTLY AT BASEMENT LEVEL APARTMENT. CLASS("J"). REMEDY: DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.Feb 13, 2026Found in violation—
1731576May 23, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE IS REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 AND 27-954FOR FURNISHED ROOM USED TRANSIENTLY AT BASEMENT LEVEL APARTMENT. REMEDFeb 13, 2026Found in violation—
1731674May 23, 2025WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT BASEMENT LEVEL APARTMENT. INSTALLED ELECTRICAL LINES FOR LIGHTS, OUTLETS AND SWITCHES FOR ADDITIONAL BATHROOM AND FURNISHED ROOM. REMEDY: OBTAIN ALL PERMITS.Feb 13, 2026Found in violation—
1731543May 23, 2025OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE DEPT. OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED: AT BASEMENT LEVEL LIVING ROOM HAS BEEN CONVERTED AND USED AS A FURNISHED ROOM USED(TRANSIENTLY) AND OCCUPIED BY 2 GFeb 13, 2026Found in violation—
1731548May 23, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR AS PER BC 1018.1(2008 CODE); 27-366; 1021.1(2014 CODE); BC 1006.3(2022 CODE), FOR FURNISHED ROOMFeb 13, 2026Found in violation—
048985108KFeb 26, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STMay 28, 2025Pending—
0205245370Aug 2, 2018FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 17, 2018Defaulted (did not respond)—
0197022641Sep 18, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 30, 2017SETTL IN-VIO—
0195796729Aug 10, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 15, 2017SETTL IN-VIO—
0195797883Aug 2, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 25, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)—
0194942074Mar 31, 2017DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAMay 5, 2017SETTL IN-VIO—
041154776YMar 1, 2017RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSApr 3, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)—
042743506XSep 13, 2014STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESOct 15, 2014SETTL IN-VIO—
0185125591Jun 14, 2014RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSJul 18, 2014SETTL IN-VIO—
042730423HMar 6, 2008FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 9, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)—
0153641465Jun 22, 2006FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURBJul 27, 2006Pending—
0135887997May 1, 2003FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURBJun 5, 2003Pending—
0129117827Oct 7, 2002DIRTY SIDEWALKNov 8, 2002Written off—
0130329742Aug 24, 2002DIRTY SIDEWALKSep 25, 2002Pending—
0129902127Jun 12, 2002FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONAug 8, 2002Written off—
189933Oct 28, 1997WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT, WORK NOTED. INTERIOR PARTITIONS ERRECTED CREATIGN AN ILLEGAL BSMT. APT. WITH THREE BED RMS A FULL BATHROOM. TUB, SINK, TOILET. A KITCHEN (GAS STOVE). AND A LIVING ROOM. 2ND FLOOR HAS FOURFeb 17, 1998Found in violation—
189924Oct 28, 1997OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THE BUILDING DEPT. RECORDS, ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED. LEGAL TWO FAMILY HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO ILLEGAL SRO AND ILLEGLA BSMT. APT. 2ND FL. APT. HAS FOUR SRO'S WITH A FULL BATHROOM. TUB, SINKFeb 10, 1998Found in violation—

Ownership history for 16 Dempsey Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 4015830079), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 16 Dempsey Avenue
Mar 3, 1999Apr 15, 1999—Sze, Joan, Xie, Cheng JieGonzalez, Susana, Gonzalez, MarioDeedView ↗
Aug 11, 1986Sep 8, 1986—Gonzalez, Susana, Gonzalez, MarioSchettini, AngelinaDeedView ↗

Financing record for 16 Dempsey Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 16 Dempsey Avenue
Jul 13, 2021Mortgage$675,000East West BankView ↗
Sep 25, 2019Satisfaction of mortgage—First Union National BankView ↗
Dec 7, 2011Satisfaction of mortgage—Hsbc Mortgage Corporation Usa, Republic Consumer Lending Group INC, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems INC, Hsbc Bank Usa NaView ↗
Jul 27, 2011Mortgage assignment—Hsbc Bank Usa, N.A., Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, INC.View ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Citibank, NaView ↗
—Mortgage$77,500First Union NationalbankView ↗
—Mortgage$198,750Republic Consumer Lending Group, INCView ↗
—Mortgage assignment—United States TrustcoView ↗
—Mortgage assignment—Us Trust CompanyView ↗
—Mortgage$194,000Citibank NaView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.