217-23 49th Avenue, Queens

A 1935 single-family home where street-level patterns carry the main footprint.

A single-family home built in 1935. Because it is a single-family residential structure, housing code violations are unverified and direct municipal filings against the house itself are sparse. The practical read comes entirely from the surrounding block. Two things to know:

Curb space and hydrant clearance generate steady street-level friction. 36 illegal-parking calls were logged within three blocks over the last year, driven mostly by blocked hydrants (12) and overnight commercial vehicle parking (10). That points to curb-space friction and commercial vehicle staging on surrounding streets rather than double-parked delivery traffic.

Street trees and heavy branches are a frequent concern on surrounding blocks. The three blocks around the house registered 21 damaged-tree calls and 14 overgrown-branch reports over the past year. Eight calls involved fallen trees and six flagged leaning trunks, showing an active canopy management issue along the local streets.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 20 facility maintenance calls within three blocks over the last year, primarily snow clearing and outdoor structures.
• 19 residential noise complaints logged within three blocks over the last 12 months.
• 13 abandoned vehicle calls filed within three blocks over the past year.

217-23 49th Avenue is a single-family home in Queens, New York City (BBL 4073990035). This building is associated with Hou, Jianwei. 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 1935, this single-family home sits in Queens and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

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