79-15 Penelope Avenue
Queens, NY 11379BBL 4-02990-0045Map
Owner of record: NYC Department Of Education
79-15 Penelope Avenue is a school building built in 1931 in Queens, 11379. The owner of record is NYC Department Of Education. HPD has no housing violations on record for this property.
- HPD violations
- 0
- DOB violations
- 49
- ECB violations
- 61
- HPD complaints
- 1
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
HPD has not cited this building.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
No rent-stabilized units in 2018–2024 tax bills
Violations
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HPD housing violations · 0
No HPD violations on record
DOB building violations · 49
- Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Oct 29, 2021
Dob violation - resolved - Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Oct 29, 2021
Dob violation - resolved - Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Oct 29, 2021
Dob violation - active - Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Oct 29, 2021
Dob violation - resolved - Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Oct 29, 2021
Dob violation - resolved - Failure to submit eer none
Failure to submit an eer per ad. code sec. 28-308.4 in 2020
Jun 20, 2021
Dob violation - dismissed - Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Nov 13, 2020
Dob violation - resolved - Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Nov 13, 2020
Dob violation - resolved - Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Nov 12, 2020
Dob violation - resolved - Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Oct 26, 2019
Dob violation - resolved
ECB violations · 61
- Class - 2
Pedestrian protection does not meet code specifications.at time of inspection observed missing lights at exp 1 and 4 creating hazardous tripand fail conditions to the public that may result in serious injuries.
Apr 21, 2026 · Penalty $2,400
Active - Class - 2
Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. use of prohibited door and/or hardware per bc 1008.1.8; 27-371(j). noted: installation of a door kick stop on classroom 321 3rd floor compromising fire rat
Mar 5, 2026 · Penalty $1,250
Active - Class - 2
Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. noted: glass cracked on 1st floor lobby schoolyard exit main corridor also wire mesh glass panels in stairwells e 2nd to 3rd floor and stair c 2nd floor to
Mar 5, 2026 · Penalty $1,250
Active - Class - 2
Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. illumination for exits, exit discharges and public corridors per bc 1006.1; 27-381. noted: emergency discharge illumination lights not functioning when tes
Mar 5, 2026 · Penalty $3,125
Active - Class - 2
Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. noted: fire rated classrooms and smoke doors not self-closing due to binding or hardware, on classrooms 378, 350, 313, 329, of 2 doors, 227, 225, 211, 257,
Mar 5, 2026 · Penalty $1,250
Active - Class - 1
Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. noted: water leak from slab beam in electrical switch gear room leaking on the transformer unit possibly causing a short circuit on the unit. remedy: repai
Mar 5, 2026 · Penalty $2,500
Active - Class - 2
Exit door not self-closing. noted: exterior emergency exit door not self-closing upon inspection on exterior door on the left leading into schoolyard 1st fl(1 of 3 doors) and exterior door exit 8 first floor ma
Mar 5, 2026 · Penalty $625
Active - Class - 2
Reissue#35678691p failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner.lack if emergency lighting for exits,exit discharges and public corridors per bc 1006.1;27-542.emergency lighting for exit,no emg lights i
Feb 27, 2025 · Penalty $3,125
Resolve - Class - 2
Reissue#35678690n failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner.in yard metal gratting bent and cracked,over cellar air in take.rem:repair and/or replace.
Feb 27, 2025 · Penalty $3,125
Resolve - Class - 2
Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner.rearyard metal rectangular gratting bent and cracked missing rock fall hazard.grating over cellar air intake 1st drop has been overloaded cracking the welds
Mar 8, 2024 · Penalty $625
Resolve
Complaints
- Electric
Power outage
Aug 4, 2020 · Apt 1
Close
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- School building (W1)
- Year built
- 1931
- Floors
- 3
- Residential units
- —
- Building area
- 110,313 ft²
- Lot area
- 59,030 ft²
- Zoning
- R4B
- Community board
- 405
- Council district
- 30
- Block / lot
- 2990 / 45
- Assessed value
- $15,442,650
- Landmark / historic district
- No
Questions about 79-15 Penelope Avenue
Who owns 79-15 Penelope Avenue?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is NYC Department Of Education.
Does 79-15 Penelope Avenue have violations?
NYC HPD has no housing violations on record for this property.
Is 79-15 Penelope Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized units appear in its 2018–2024 tax bills. Individual apartments can still be regulated, so request the rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal if unsure.
When was 79-15 Penelope Avenue built?
City records list 1931 as the year it was built.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.