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40-41 97 Street, Queens

BIN 4040254BBL 4016060051Block 1606 · Lot 51Built 19202 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
2 open Class C — see them ↓$12,550.00 recorded as due
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40-41 97 Street at a glance

40-41 97 Street, Queens has 15 open city records on file, 2 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $12,550.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Mar 21, 1986 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Apr 17, 2025.

Open Class C
2
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
6
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
7
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$12,550.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
9.50
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Apr 17, 2025
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Health score for 40-41 97 Street

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

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 55 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 2
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 6
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $12,550
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 40-41 97 Street

55 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 40-41 97 Street

$12,550.00 is recorded as due across the 19 summonses below, out of $49,800.00 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 40-41 97 Street
049143565LApr 17, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STJul 16, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
035422099ROct 7, 2019WORK WITHOUT A PERMITMar 17, 2020Found in violation$500.00
1541591Oct 7, 2019AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED NEW GAS VALVE, AND NEW GAS PIPING FOR GAS STOVE ON 2ND FLOOR. OBSERVED THAT GAS PIPING FOR BOTH APARTMENT WERE CONNECTED TO ONE GAS METER. NO PERMIT, NO PLUMBING INSPECTION, NOMar 10, 2020Found in violation$5,000.00
1541592Oct 7, 2019FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION IN CELLAR I OBSERVED ILLEGAL FEW BUSHINGS, UNIONS, AND FUTURE TEE CONNECTIONS. OBSERVED 0,5 INCH GAS PIPING FOR BOTH GAS STOVES - MUSMar 10, 2020Found in violation$625.00
1522472Oct 7, 2019WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.NOTED:AT BASEMENT LEVEL WATER&WASTE LINE INSTALLED FOR 2PC BATHROOM,TOILET,SINK.REMEDY:OBTAIN PERMIT.Mar 17, 2020Found in violation$500.00
039010824POct 7, 2019GAS BEING SUPPLIED TO BLDG W O INSPECTION CERTIFICATION BY DOBMar 10, 2020Found in violation$5,000.00
039010826ZOct 7, 2019FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERMar 10, 2020Found in violation$625.00
011299017MSep 23, 2011PERMITSNov 7, 2011Found in violation
0172142080Jul 1, 2010DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAAug 9, 2010Pending
616695Apr 7, 1999WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED PARTITIONS TO CREATE 2 ROOMS & A 3PC BATHROOM (SINK, TOILET, SHOWER). REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITIONS.Aug 24, 1999Written off
034197469KApr 7, 1999OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O OR DOB RECORDS: HAZARDOUSDec 14, 1999Written off
616694Apr 7, 1999OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE DEPT OF BLDG RECORDS. ILLEG-AL OCCUPANCY NOTED: LEGAL 2 FAMILY CONVERTED TO AN ILLEGAL 2 FAMILY WITH OCCUPANCY IN CELLAR. AT CELLAR LEVEL CREATED 2 ROOMS- 1 WITH BEDDec 14, 1999Written off
034197470HApr 7, 1999WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: HAZARDOUS.Aug 24, 1999Written off
615690Mar 3, 1999FAILURE TO MAINTIAN PLUMBING &/OR APPURTENANCES. NON-HAZARDOUS. LEADER & GUTTER ON RIGHT SIDE OF UPPER ROOF REMOVED, WATER RUNNING ONTO ADJACENT BLDGS WALLS. REMEDY: MAINTAIN PLUMBING &/OR APPURTENANCJun 14, 2000Written off
034189090XMar 3, 1999FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PLUMBING AND OR APPURTENANCES - NON-HAZARDOUS.Jun 14, 2000Written off
034173902XMay 12, 1998FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PLUMBING AND OR APPURTENANCES - NON-HAZARDOUS.Oct 6, 1998Written off
613236May 12, 1998FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PLUMBING AND/OR APPURTENANCES - NON - HAZARDOUS NOTE: LEADER'S AND GUTTERS ARE MISSING ON RIGHT HAND SIDE WATER IS SEEPING INTO NEIGHBORS WALLS AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO 40-43 91 ST. REMEDY:Oct 6, 1998Written off
681629Oct 4, 1997OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT OF BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED AT SECOND FLOOR. 1 APARTMENT DIVIDED INTO 2. FIRST APARTMENT LOCATED AT FRONT END: KITCHEN & FULL BATH WITH TUB, SLEEPING & LIVDec 10, 1997Written off
168939May 27, 1997FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PLUMBING AND OR APPURTENANCES -NON-HAZARDOUS NOTE: NO GUTTER ON LEFT SIDE. GUTTER ON RT SID CUTTLE LETTER IS NOT THREE. REM: MAINTAIN PLUMBING AND / OR APPURTENANCES.Feb 24, 1998Found in violation

Ownership history for 40-41 97 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 4016060051), 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 40-41 97 Street
Mar 21, 1986Apr 23, 1986Saldana, Jose A., Saldana, SoniaRio Investors CORPDeedView ↗
Nov 1, 1985Nov 22, 1985Rio Investores CORPGardella, Rosalie, Gardella, JackDeedView ↗
Mar 6, 1973Mar 6, 1973Rosalie Gardella, Jack GardellaStone Victoria (Extr Of)DeedView ↗

Financing record for 40-41 97 Street

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 40-41 97 Street
Apr 27, 2009Satisfaction of mortgageLong Island Savings Bank Of Centereach Fsb, Astoria Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
Mortgage assignmentLong Island Sav Bk/CntrcView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageSwamp Equities CORPView ↗
Mortgage$152,000Long Island Savs BankView ↗
Mortgage$100,000Swamp Equities CORPView ↗

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