51-21 48th Street, Queens

Curb space is heavily contested around this Woodside townhouse, with illegal parking and abandoned cars dominating the immediate streets.

A two-family Woodside frame house built in 1920 where the main operational story is street-level curb friction rather than building-level violations. Three things to know:

Hydrant blocking dominates the local parking complaints Within three blocks of the house, 169 illegal parking complaints were filed over the last year. The calls concentrate heavily on fire hydrants, which account for 91 of those reports, alongside 21 calls for commercial vehicles stored overnight.

Abandoned cars linger on the surrounding blocks Neighbors reported 41 abandoned vehicles within three blocks over the past year, alongside 11 derelict vehicle complaints. That points to a persistent pattern of long-term street storage and vehicle dumping nearby.

Small-home maintenance relies on direct inspection Housing code enforcement records for this address are unverified. In a two-unit residential frame structure, routine tenant-driven filings are typically minimal, so an independent physical check of heating and structural systems is essential.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 30 traffic signal condition calls were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, mostly for controller issues.
• 10 snow or ice complaints were reported on the surrounding blocks last winter.
• 5 residential noise calls and 5 dirty condition reports were filed within three blocks over the last year.

51-21 48th Street is a two-family home in Queens, New York City (BBL 4023060014). This building is associated with Franco, Oscar A. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, this two-family home sits in Queens and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Brix score: 86/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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