# 70-44 57th Road, Queens, NY 11378 BBL 4027980122 · Block 2798 · Lot 122 · BIN 4474660, 4062768 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/70-44-57th-road-4027980122 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-06 ## Summary 70-44 57th Road (Queens, NY 11378; tax lot BBL 4027980122) is a two-family home (building class B2: two-family home, frame (wood)), built around 1925, on a 3,380 sq ft lot zoned R4-1. City tax records list the owner as JAMES WELK. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $985,000. As of November 6, 2026, NYC Open Data shows two active DOB violations and one active ECB violation. There were three 311 requests in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “70-44 57th Road, Queens, NY 11378 (BBL 4027980122)”, data as of 2026-11-06, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/70-44-57th-road-4027980122. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Maspeth: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/maspeth - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/maspeth/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/maspeth/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/maspeth/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/maspeth/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/neighborhoods/maspeth/unpaid-oath-tickets ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 2 | | Active ECB violations | 1 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: JAMES WELK - Building class: B2 – Two-family home, frame (wood) - Year built: 1925 - Floors: 2 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 3,380 sq ft · Building area: 1,406 sq ft - Zoning: R4-1 - 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 $985,000, assessed value $59,100, 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2001-01-15 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2001-01-15 from WELK, HELEN (EX/OF); WELK, HELEN T (EX/OF) to WELK, JAMES, 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. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-06-16 | open (V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL): REMEDY: SEAL ALL FIRE DAMAGED OPENINGS TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC AND PRO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY. Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 | | 2025-06-13 | open (V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL): STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED FIRE, WATER AND SMOKE DAMAGE AT CELLAR LEVEL ALONG WITH SECTIONS OF FIRE PROOFING MISSING, CHARRED CEILING/WALL FRAMING. ALSO EXCESSIVE FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE HOUSEHOLD DEBRIS…. Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 | | 2025-06-13 | open (violation status ACTIVE; hearing status DEFAULT; certification NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED) | ECB (DOB) violation, class - 1: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS BEING COLLECTED/STORED THROUGHOUT ENTIRE DWELLING AT ALL LEVELS OBSTRUCTING. Violation status (DOB): active (open; not resolved in DOB records). Hearing/penalty status: default (the respondent did not appear; the penalty was imposed by default). Certification of correction: no compliance recorded. Balance due $12,500. | 6bgk-3dad | ## 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-06-13 | pending (RESCHEDULED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dept. Of Buildings: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. Hearing pending. 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. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-05-16 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – Partial Access. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2025-11-22 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Blocked Driveway – Partial Access. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2025-11-13 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOT: Curb Condition – Defacement. | erm2-nwe9 | ## 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 JAMES WELK. | 64uk-42ks | | 2001-01-15 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2001-01-15). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. 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