# 20 Beechknoll Avenue, Queens, NY 11375 BBL 4032890013 · Block 3289 · Lot 13 · BIN 4078724 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/20-beechknoll-avenue-4032890013 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-06 ## Summary 20 Beechknoll Avenue (Queens, NY 11375; tax lot BBL 4032890013) is a two-family home (building class B1: two-family home, brick), built around 1935, on a 2,666 sq ft lot zoned R3-2. City tax records list the owner as CHARLES, SMITH; the most recent deed with a stated price is dated August 31, 2004 at $1,200,000 (per ACRIS). The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $2,471,000. As of November 6, 2026 (limited by DOB Job Application Filings (BIS); other open-item sources were confirmed later), NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB/ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “20 Beechknoll Avenue, Queens, NY 11375 (BBL 4032890013)”, data as of 2026-11-06, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/20-beechknoll-avenue-4032890013. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Forest Hills: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11375 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11375/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11375/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11375/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11375/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11375/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Queens 11375: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11375 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 18 Beechknoll Avenue (30 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/18-beechknoll-avenue-4032890012 - 24 Beechknoll Avenue (31 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/24-beechknoll-avenue-4032890015 - 14 Beechknoll Avenue (62 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/14-beechknoll-avenue-4032890010 - 26 Beechknoll Avenue (63 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/26-beechknoll-avenue-4032890016 - 30 Beechknoll Avenue (94 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/30-beechknoll-avenue-4032890018 - 32 Beechknoll Avenue (130 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/32-beechknoll-avenue-4032890019 - 12 Beechknoll Road (98 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/12-beechknoll-road-4032890008 - 8 Borage Place (145 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/8-borage-place-4032890005 ## 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 | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: CHARLES, SMITH - Building class: B1 – Two-family home, brick - Year built: 1935 - Floors: 2.5 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 2,666 sq ft · Building area: 2,775 sq ft - Zoning: R3-2 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-07 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $2,471,000, assessed value $148,260, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2004-08-31 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2004-08-31 from GUGEL, CRAIG T; KESTEN, SIDNEY to SMITH, IVONA; SMITH, CHARLES K, stated price $1,200,000. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2002-09-03 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2002-09-03 from KESTEN, SIDNEY; GUGEL, CRAIG T. to GUGEL, CRAIG T.; KESTEN, SIDNEY, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 2002-02-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2002-02-28 from BERLAND, STUART; BERLAND, FRANCES to KESTEN, SIDNEY; GUGEL, CRAIG T, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1988-10-18 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1988-10-18 from FRIEDMAN, JACOB Y.; FRIEDMAN, LUDA to BERLAND, STUART; BERLAND, FRANCES, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1983-08-05 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1983-08-05 from GRIFFIN, HARRISON C.; GRIFFIN, KAREN E. to FRIDMAN, LYUDMILA; FRIDMAN, JACOB, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1979-03-13 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1979-03-13 from CAPRON HERBERT E to KAREN E GRIFFIN; HARRISON C GRIFFIN, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1978-06-12 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1978-06-12 from SCHOFIELD IRENE H EXER OF to HERBERT EUGENE CAPRON, 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. No records found. ## 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 CHARLES, SMITH. | 64uk-42ks | | 2004-08-31 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2004-08-31). | 636b-3b5g | | 2004-08-31 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2004-08-31). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/4032890013