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54-33 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens

BIN 4059299BBL 4026390006Block 2639 · Lot 6Built 19153 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
16 open Class C — see them ↓$2,750.00 recorded as due
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54-33 Metropolitan Avenue at a glance

54-33 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens has 127 open city records on file, 16 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $2,750.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Aug 11, 1997 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated May 12, 2026.

Open Class C
16
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
60
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
51
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$2,750.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
23.83
6 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
2
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 12, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 54-33 Metropolitan Avenue

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

F
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 382 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 16
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 60
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 4
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $2,750
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 54-33 Metropolitan Avenue

Showing the 300 most recent of 382 records; the CSV has the full history. 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 54-33 Metropolitan Avenue

$2,750.00 is recorded as due across the 27 summonses below, out of $8,150.00 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 54-33 Metropolitan Avenue
011579636HOct 24, 2025GENERAL MAINTENANCEDec 8, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$2,000.00
046964361ZJan 18, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STApr 21, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048302627RFeb 17, 2024FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSMay 17, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$25.00
048205274XFeb 1, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEMay 6, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047801029RApr 29, 2023FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSJul 28, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$25.00
046934723JMay 22, 2021FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSAug 20, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$25.00
047092831PMar 27, 2021FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSJun 25, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$25.00
046671319XJun 6, 2020FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSSep 9, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$25.00
0209307955Feb 1, 2020FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSMar 5, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$25.00
042423311NApr 14, 2018FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSMay 18, 2018Written off
011642467PFeb 14, 2018ROOFTOP ACCESS AND MEANS OF EGRESSJun 11, 2018Found in violation
042755992ZJul 14, 2016SPILLAGE FROM TRUCK OR RECEPTACLEAug 15, 2016Written off
042450785ZFeb 22, 2016DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAMar 24, 2016Written off
042773061JMay 16, 2014LOOSE RUBBISHJun 16, 2014Written off
040631625JMay 28, 2011FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 29, 2011Written off
040652123MDec 20, 2010DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJan 20, 2011Written off
042731260RNov 28, 2009LOOSE RUBBISHDec 30, 2009Written off
0171311480Aug 5, 2009RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLES 1ST VIOLATIONOct 26, 2009Written off
042662080NJun 26, 2008MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESJul 28, 2008Pending
040751294KFeb 9, 2008NON-RECYCLABLES LEFT IN RECYCLING CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 2NDMar 31, 2008Pending
042850070HMar 24, 2007RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLESApr 18, 2007Defaulted (did not respond)
0157246165Nov 24, 2006DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREADec 29, 2006Pending
0126021217Nov 17, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKDec 21, 2001Defaulted (did not respond)
0122846011May 26, 2001LOOSE RUBBISHJun 29, 2001Written off
0122773741May 26, 2001FAILURE TO POST NOTICES INFORM ABOUT RECYCLINGJun 29, 2001Written off
0122773750May 26, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 29, 2001Written off
010756111NMar 6, 2001SOLD STR USE MFG TRN MATERIAL W O PERMITApr 23, 2001Written off

Ownership history for 54-33 Metropolitan Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 4026390006), 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 54-33 Metropolitan Avenue
Aug 11, 1997Oct 3, 1997Ahmed, Altaf, Ahmed, NajmaHettich, Adam (Ex/Of), Hettich, Theresia (Ind)DeedView ↗
Jun 23, 1969Jun 23, 1969Theresia Hettich, Adam HettichHettich Adam, Hettich TheresiaDeedView ↗

Financing record for 54-33 Metropolitan 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 54-33 Metropolitan Avenue
Sep 19, 2011Mortgage$6,298,658Deutsche Bank Trust Company AmericasView ↗
Sep 2, 2008Satisfaction of mortgageDeutsche Bank Trust Company AmericasView ↗
Jan 31, 2008Mortgage$212,500Deutsche Bank Trust Company AmericasView ↗
Jul 27, 1966MortgageFrances Schneider, Joseph SchneiderView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageFhb Funding CORPView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageHettich, Adam EtalView ↗
Mortgage$172,250Fhb Funding CORPView ↗
Mortgage$105,000Hettich, Theresia (Ind), Hettich, Adam (Ex/Of), Hettich, Adam JrView ↗
Mortgage assignmentHettich, Adam Jr., Hettich, Theresia, Hettich, Adam (Ex/Of)View ↗

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