27-28 Thomson Avenue
Composite verdict
This 106-year-old condo building at 27-28 Thomson Avenue has 4 open HPD violations including one Class C (immediately hazardous) that has been open for 1,542 days — over four years — with no resolution, and the landlord is flagged as slow to respond. The Class C violation concerns a missing required notice about who holds the key to the building's heating system, which, combined with 15 HEAT/HOT WATER complaints in the 311 data, raises a real question about heating reliability. On the positive side, crime is low (score 92, A grade, zero violent incidents), there are no bedbug filings in the past three years, and the building is not rent-stabilized. The owner of record is listed as unavailable, which limits your ability to research their track record before signing.
Class B
Class C
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(311 complaints)
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- There is an open Class C HPD violation that has been unresolved for 1,542 days — it concerns the missing posted notice for who holds the heating system key. Why has this not been corrected, and can you show documentation of the current heating system key-holder?
- The landlord response rate is flagged as 'slow' in HPD records, and there are 3 open Class A violations in addition to the Class C. What is the typical timeline for maintenance requests, and can you provide a written maintenance log from the past 12 months?
- 311 data shows 15 HEAT/HOT WATER complaints in the area over the past year. Has the building had any heating outages or hot water interruptions in the past two winters, and what is the protocol when heat goes out?
- The building was built in 1920 and is 106 years old. What major systems — boiler, plumbing, electrical, elevator — have been updated, and when were those upgrades completed?
- The owner of record is listed as unavailable in the data. Who is the legal owner or management company responsible for this building, and can you provide their HPD registration information?
- 311 records show 98 parking-related complaints and 59 illegal parking calls in the area. Is there dedicated resident parking available, and how is building access and loading managed given the apparent congestion?
- Check the public hallway for the required heating system key-holder notice — its absence is the basis of the 1,542-day-open Class C violation. If it's still missing at the showing, the landlord has not remediated a four-year-old hazardous violation.
- Inspect the building's common areas, stairwells, and any mechanical rooms visible to you for signs of deferred maintenance consistent with a 106-year-old structure: water staining on ceilings or walls, corroded pipes, aging electrical panels, or worn elevator equipment.
- Visit the block at different times of day — 311 data shows 59 illegal parking complaints and 39 blocked driveway complaints nearby. Observe whether building access, deliveries, and street conditions are manageable for your daily routine.
27-28 Thomson Avenue sits in Queens, ZIP 11101. The closest subway is Court Sq-23 St (7,E,F,G) (4-minute walk), served by the 7, E, F, G, N, R, and W lines. Within an 800-meter walk you'll find 39 restaurants, 26 cafes, 20 groceries, and 3 pharmacies — a walkable-errands grade of A. Nearby public schools include P.S. 384 (grades K to 5), a 4-minute walk. Noise activity over the past 12 months is moderate noise activity — 46 noise complaints filed via 311, mostly residential noise. NYPD CompStat data places this precinct at a 92/100 safety score.
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class A · 3 open · penalty 3 · (1/ea)
- Oct 1, 2019 "FAILED TO FILE CYCLE 1 TECHNICAL REPORT BY 12/31/2018 PER RCNY 103-09"
- Oct 24, 2018 "THE DOB INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL APPROVALS AND PERMITS UNDER PLUMBING LAA #440184462 DUE TO SUSPENSION OF MASTER…"
- Sep 1, 2017 "BORO COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE STOP WORK ORDER FOR ALL WORK UNDER APPLICATION # 440279770 DUE TO RE…"
- THE REMY GROUP NYC INC
- SOHA ATELIER CORP
- SP PLUS CORPORATION
- P.S. 384
- Growing Up Green Charter School
- Court Sq-23 St (7,E,F,G)
- Queens Plaza (E,F,R)
- Queensboro Plaza (7,N,W)
- 21 St (G)
- Hunters Point Av (7)
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