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1261 Central Ave

Queens, NY 11691Company-ownedBBL 4155410017BIN 4297973
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1961
Floors6
Units180
Building Area183,894 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassD1
Market Value$12.9M

1261 CENTRAL AVE is a property located at 1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens, NY 11691. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1961. It has 6 floors and 180 units. The building area is 183,894 square feet on a 68,719 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $12.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 21 building permits on record (12 active). There are 711 violations on record (133 currently open). 2 docketed judgments carrying $25 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

2,243records on file
43Energy Star

Completed in 1961, 1261 Central Ave rises 6 stories over Queens. Public records put it at 180 units and 183,894 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $12.9M, and assessed for tax at $5.8M. In the 64 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,243 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,309 of its 2,243 records, fully 58%, fall under that one heading. Violation (711) and enforcement (51) trail well behind. 133 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 43, with a site energy-use intensity of 107.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,012 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 58% complaint, 64 years of accumulation, a parcel of Queens — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$12.9M of Queens, written across 2,243 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens, NY 11691
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1961
Floors6
Total Units180
Building Area183,894 sqft
Lot Size68,719 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
4155410017
4297973
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$12.9M
$5.8M
$773K

Building Permits

21 on record · 12 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 14, 2023Est. cost $42KJob #Q00695636-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Mar 30, 2023Est. cost $42KJob #Q00695636-I1

Initial Permit

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 3, 2020Job #440435281-01
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 20, 2020Est. cost $701KJob #421464891-01

FACADE

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jun 12, 2019Job #421464891-01-03

OT

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Violations

711 on record · 133 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$25
Judgments · 2 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 21, 2020Balance $25Ticket #0204734027
20200715N
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2002Ticket #0120068814
20020404N
HPDClass C
DEFECT LETTER ISSUED
Issued May 15, 2026#18934407

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 617B, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Jun 11, 2024#17041164

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION RISER ATEAST WALL. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 202, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Jun 11, 2024#17041166

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND WEST WALL. IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 202, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Jun 11, 2024#17041162

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PILOT LIGHT IN GAS OVEN. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 202, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Jun 11, 2024#17041163

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING. IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 202, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens built?

The building at 1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens, NY 11691 was constructed in 1961. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 180 units. The building area is 183,894 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens?

Yes. 1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens, NY 11691 has 21 building permits on record, with 12 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Sep 14, 2023.

Does 1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens have violations?

Yes. 1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens, NY 11691 has 711 violations on record, with 133 currently open. Breakdown: 52 DOB, 93 ECB, 566 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens, NY 11691 has 2 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $25. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1261 CENTRAL AVE?

1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens, NY 11691 has an assessed market value of $12.9M and a total assessed value of $5.8M (land: $773K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1261 CENTRAL AVE?

1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens, NY 11691 is zoned R5. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1261 CENTRAL AVE?

1261 CENTRAL AVE, Queens, NY 11691 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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