1,053 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 397 311 service requests, 223 HPD complaints, 185 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 54.1. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
207 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 41 · winter 2024–25: 65 · winter 2025–26: 95). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
200 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (99) · Noise (57) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Illegal Parking (5) · Street Condition (4) · Illegal Fireworks (3).
$360,074 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1937) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (107) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC |
| Head officer | RICHARD PODPIRKA |
| Managing agent | JRC MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,440,000 | $4,698,000 |
| 2026 | $10,828,000 | $4,872,600 |
| 2027 | $11,010,000 | $4,954,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Kings Hwy — B Q · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / E 27 St — B7 B82 · 200 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 222 Katherine R. Snyder Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
2702 Kings Highway
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
200 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 99 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by JRC MANAGEMENT LLC — 23 buildings, 1,329 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 144-25 Roosevelt Avenue | QN | 161 | B |
| 2702 Kings Highway | BK | 107 | C |
| 43-31 45 Street | QN | 94 | A |
| 6629 Broadway | BX | 84 | B |
| 144 East 7 Street | MN | 79 | A |
| 140 East 7 Street | MN | 79 | A |
| 30-60 29 Street | QN | 76 | A |
| 1575 Williamsbridge Road | BX | 76 | A |
| 2120 Cruger Avenue | BX | 65 | A |
| 93-54 Queens Boulevard | QN | 61 | A |
| 41-22 42 Street | QN | 60 | B |
| 170 East 3 Street | MN | 54 | A |
| 1025 Esplanade | BX | 48 | C |
| 85-18 118 Street | QN | 48 | A |
| 25-40 30 Road | QN | 41 | B |
| 150 East 7 Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 156 East 7 Street | MN | 32 | B |
| 348 East 15 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 151 East 26 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 129 East 4 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 421 East 9 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 45-34 42 Street | QN | 20 | A |
| 162 East 7 Street | MN | 14 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2019-12-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-02 | Mortgage $700,000 — from KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $700,000 | |
| 2019-12-02 | Agreement $12,400,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC | $12,400,000 | |
| 2015-09-14 | Mortgage $1,389,206 — from KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,389,206 | |
| 2015-09-14 | Agreement $11,700,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC | $11,700,000 | |
| 2012-05-15 | Mortgage $2,950,000 — from KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,950,000 | |
| 2012-05-15 | Agreement $11,000,000 — from KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $11,000,000 | |
| 2008-05-15 | M&CON $8,050,000 — from KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $8,050,000 | |
| 2008-05-15 | AL&R $8,050,000 — from KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $8,050,000 | |
| 2006-09-19 | AL&R $2,300,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to KINSLEY TOWERS LLC | $2,300,000 | |
| 2006-09-19 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from KINSLEY TOWERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,300,000 | |
| 2004-01-13 | M&CON $4,200,000 — from KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $4,200,000 | |
| 2002-09-18 | Mortgage $220,947 — from KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $220,947 | |
| 2000-03-09 | Mortgage $493,313 — from KINGSLEY TOWERS LLC to QUEENS, REALTY TRUSTINC | $493,313 | |
| 1997-09-17 | Mortgage $891,317 — from PODPIRKA, TEODOR; PODPIRKA, KAROLINA to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $891,317 | |
| 1987-07-31 | Mortgage $1,567,643 — from PODPIRKA, KAROLINA; PODPIRKA, TEODOR to SELF RELIANCE NY FEDC/U | $1,567,643 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 111 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 0 | 3 | 144 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 144 |
Every one of the 1,053 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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