296 Ostend Place, Queens
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Quick answers
- Who owns 296 Ostend Place?
- OSTEND PLACE LLC is the owner of record, per NYC Department of Finance (BBL 4156290080).
- When did 296 Ostend Place last change hands?
- 2025-07-31 to OSTEND PLACE LLC, by a deed recorded with no sale price in NYC ACRIS. The last priced sale was $395,000 on 2012-10-15.
- What is the assessed value of 296 Ostend Place?
- $58,020, set by the NYC Department of Finance.
- Does 296 Ostend Place have open housing violations?
- Yes. NYC HPD lists 1 open violation.
- Is 296 Ostend Place in a flood zone?
- Yes. FEMA maps it in Zone AE, a high-risk flood area with a base flood elevation of 10 ft. Federally backed lenders require flood insurance.
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in Queens County?
- $1,209,750 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 3, low potential.
- What natural disasters is 296 Ostend Place at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively high overall, with elevated inland flooding and heat wave risk.
Property records
Owner of record
Ostend Place LlcTax assessment
$58,020 · class C0
- Correction deedJul 31, 2025
Grantor (seller): Ostend Place Llc · Grantee (buyer): Ostend Place Llc
Recorded document scan - DeedOct 15, 2012$395,000
Grantor (seller): Lopez, Clara · Grantee (buyer): Ostend Place, Llc
Recorded document scan - DeedNov 12, 2008$20,000
Grantor (seller): Lopez, Heir At Law, Clara, Est Of Hipolito Lopez, Figueroa Heir At Law, Sharon · Grantee (buyer): Lopez, Clara
Recorded document scan - DeedNov 2, 1983
Grantor (seller): Lopez, Hipolito · Grantee (buyer): Lopez, Clara, Lopez, Hipolito
- DeedOct 31, 1973
Grantor (seller): Eisenberg Leonard Partners, Eisenberg, Irving Partners, Otton, Edward T Partners · Grantee (buyer): New York City
- DeedMay 8, 1970
Grantor (seller): Avello Antoinette, Avello Michael · Grantee (buyer): Hipolito Lopez, Roberto Lopez
Sourced directly from official city and county records. BBL 4156290080
NYC records
Walk-up apartmentsTenant and buyer signals
Elevator
Walk-up, 3 floors
Top floor is 2 flights of stairs. City building class C0.
Hurricane zone
Evacuation zone 1
Among the first areas told to leave before a storm surge. Ask about basement and ground floor flooding.
Alcohol licenses
None within 200 ft
No active on-premises liquor license on file with the NY State Liquor Authority.
Sources: NYC PLUTO, NYC Emergency Management, NY State Liquor Authority, OpenStreetMap. Rent status is an estimate from the building profile.
Tax lot 4156290080
- Built
- 1952
- Floors
- 3
- Homes
- 3
- Floor area
- 4,347 sq ft
- Lot
- 5,831 sq ft
- Tax assessment
- $58K
Nearest subway
Click a station for walking directions.
Housing violations (HPD)
1 open
0 immediately hazardous · 1 hazardous · 0 non-hazardous
Heat and hot water, 2 years
No heat or hot water complaints filed.
Residential evictions, 5 years
No marshal evictions executed.
311 calls within 260 ft, 12 months
86
- Dirty Condition · 24
- HEAT/HOT WATER · 10
- Abandoned Vehicle · 8
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively High
Highest for this area: inland flooding, heat wave, cold wave. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
FEMA flood zone
Zone AE
Special Flood Hazard Area: a 1% or higher chance of flooding each year. Base flood elevation 10 ft. Lenders backed by federal programs require flood insurance here. Ask for the elevation certificate and an insurance quote before you commit.
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (FIRM)
Toxic release facility
4,200 ft
Bayswater Peaking Facility Llc. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
Radon potential
Low
Geology here keeps indoor radon low on average.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Wildfire risk
Very Low
Wildfire risk is low enough that standard home insurance usually covers it.
FEMA National Risk Index
Nearest public schools
1,400 ft
PENINSULA PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (1,400 ft), PS 197 OCEAN SCHOOL (THE) (1,600 ft), MS 53 BRIAN PICCOLO (2,150 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
3.3 mi
John F. Kennedy (JFK). Homes this close can sit inside the 65 dB DNL noise contour. Visit at peak hours and check the airport's noise map.
FAA large-hub airports
Conforming loan limit 2026
$1,209,750
Queens County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
Property tax after you buy
$7,000 a year
About $583 a month at New York's 1.40% median effective rate.
In New York City, small homes are capped at 6% a year (20% over five years), and the cap stays with the property through a sale.
Rough estimate. U.S. Census ACS median effective rates. Your county assessor sets the final bill.
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Who lives and works in Queens
The most internationally mixed workforce in the country
Queens is where new arrivals build. More than half of residents were born abroad, homeownership is the highest of the dense boroughs, and the economy runs on aviation, healthcare, logistics and thousands of family-run businesses along the avenues.
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- residents aged 25 to 34
- 45%
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What's worth checking in person before deciding.
- Test water pressure and temperature at the tap, in the bathroom and kitchen, for at least a minute.
- Knock on a neighboring door and ask two things: what bothers them most often, and what work is planned for the building.
- Ask specifically where you'd park: is there paid city parking, who currently holds it, what the permit costs, and how long the waitlist is.
- Ask for the latest maintenance bill from a winter month, not a summer one: that's where the real cost of living there shows up.
- Look at the stairwell (cleanliness, smell) and the association's notice board: unpaid dues, conflicts, recent decisions.
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