# 159-20 Meyer Avenue, Queens, NY 11433

BBL 4121960010 · Block 12196 · Lot 10 · BIN 4264532  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-20-meyer-avenue-4121960010  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-06

## Summary

159-20 Meyer Avenue (Queens, NY 11433; tax lot BBL 4121960010) is an one-family home (building class A1: one-family home, two stories, detached), built around 1925, on a 2,000 sq ft lot zoned R3A. City tax records list the owner as JOSME, GISELE; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated April 21, 2003 lists a price of $295,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $687,000. As of November 6, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one OATH ticket with an unpaid balance. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “159-20 Meyer Avenue, Queens, NY 11433 (BBL 4121960010)”, data as of 2026-11-06, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/159-20-meyer-avenue-4121960010. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Neighborhood

South Jamaica: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/south-jamaica

- Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/south-jamaica/open-hpd-violations
- Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/south-jamaica/active-dob-violations
- Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/south-jamaica/active-ecb-violations
- Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/south-jamaica/open-dob-jobs
- Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/south-jamaica/unpaid-oath-tickets

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 |
| Active DOB violations | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 0 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 1 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: JOSME, GISELE
- Building class: A1 – One-family home, two stories, detached
- Year built: 1925
- Floors: 2.5
- Units: 1 residential / 1 total
- Lot area: 2,000 sq ft · Building area: 1,416 sq ft
- Zoning: R3A
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-06

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $687,000, assessed value $41,220, tax class 1
- Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws)

## Sales & deeds (ACRIS)

Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-07 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2020-07-07 from JOSME, GISELE to JOSME, GISELE; BRICE, GISELE KAREN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 2003-04-21 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2003-04-21 from KENSINGTON REALTY AND HOLDING INC. to JOSME, GISELE, stated price $295,000. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 2002-12-04 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2002-12-04 from POSEY, STINSON; POSEY, QUEEN E to KENSINTON REALTY HOLDING CORP, stated price $140,750. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1998-08-04 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-08-04 from EXODUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to POSEY, QUEEN E; POSEY, STINSON, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1998-04-16 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-04-16 from WILLIAMS, BEATRICE C(HEIR); WILLIAMS, BETTY (HEIR/OF) to EXODUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj |

## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits

A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items).

No records found.

## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open.

No records found.

## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending

status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-29 | open (DOCKETED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Police: LITTERING FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE 1ST OFFENSE. Unpaid balance $200. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi |

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

No records found.

## Owners & contacts

Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as JOSME, GISELE. | 64uk-42ks |
| 2020-07-07 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2020-07-07). | 636b-3b5g |
| 2020-07-07 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2020-07-07). | 636b-3b5g |

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