119-50 Metropolitan Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-09231-0020BIN 4192766

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 10 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1974

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS WEST 2 BASEMENT APARTMENT 4B, UNDER VACATE ORDER # 260926 POSTED JULY 17 2026, EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 20, 2026 AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2026-07-16

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE AT WALLS, CEILING, WINDOWS BROKEN AND PLYWOOD SEALED. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Certification Postponment Denied

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2026-07-16RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Certification Postponment Denied

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2026-07-16

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING, WALL OUTLETS AND LIGHT SWITCHES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Certification Postponment Denied

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2020-02-10 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

360

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential269

Vehicle29

Unspecified27

Street/Sidewalk27

Commercial7

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony14

Misdemeanor31

Violation18

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

METRO SOMEKH LLC

Head officer

NISSIM SOMEKH

Managing agent

NAVON SOMEKH

3 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

110-27 72 DRIVEQUEENS 75-46 113 STREETQUEENS 75-51 113 STREETQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-05-16 · $3,175,000

Most recent mortgage2022-04-04 · $509,958.94

Mortgage2022-04-04$509,958.94

borrower METRO SOMEKH LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A

Mortgage2017-06-01$776,463.99

borrower METRO SOMEKH LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK

Sale2012-05-16$3,175,000

METROPOLITAN AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC → METRO SOMEKH, LLC

Mortgage2012-05-16$525,918.59

borrower METRO SOMEKH LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2009-02-12$905,099.48

borrower METROPOLITAN AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC · lender FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale