12-61 Central Avenue
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~93% of buildings in this ZIP (132 open)
- 29 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built in 1961
- Rent-stabilized: 177 of 180 units
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
12-61 Central Avenue
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- City records show 132 open HPD violations, 29 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 1993 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 177 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
12-61 Central Avenue sits in Queens, ZIP 11691. The closest subway is Far Rockaway-Mott Av (A) (9-minute walk), served by the A line.
Building Condition
- 2024-06-11 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING. IN THE 4th RO…"
- 2024-06-11 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION RISER ATEAST WALL. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 202…"
- 2024-06-11 "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND WEST WALL. IN THE 1…"
- 2024-06-11 "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL. IN THE…"
- 2024-06-11 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PILOT LIGHT IN GAS OVEN. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT…"
- 2023-01-03
- 2020-01-23
- 2020-01-23
- 2019-05-07
- 2019-04-26
- Class C · 29 open · penalty 435 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 77 open · penalty 385 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 26 open · penalty 26 · (1/ea)
- 2026-05-27 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2025-12-30 · Apt 617B · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2025-12-30 · Apt 617B · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2025-12-17
- 2025-12-17
- 2019-04-30 "FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2019"
- 2017-01-03 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
- 2017-01-03 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
5 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2018). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
7 earlier hazards cited and remediated.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 44
- HARRASSMENT 2: 28
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 18
- MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 13
- FELONY ASSAULT: 8
- Illegal Parking: 33
- Noise - Residential: 29
- Blocked Driveway: 21
- Missed Collection: 10
- Snow or Ice: 9
- ODZER CONTRACTING INC.
- PELICO CONSTRUCTION CORP
- EMPIRE CLOSETS INC
- P.S. 253
- Success Academy Charter School - Far Rockaway
- Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School
- M.S. 053 Brian Piccolo
- Village Academy
- P.S. 197 The Ocean School
- M.S. 053 Brian Piccolo
- Village Academy
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av
- Grade A
- Far Rockaway
- M.s. 053 Brian Piccolo
- Redfern Playground
- Challenge Preparatory Middle Charter School
- Jewish Community Council Of The Rockawaypeninsula
- World Harvest Deliverance Center
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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