706 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 HPD complaints, 241 311 service requests, 110 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 22.3. In ZIP 11372, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1998-04-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).
5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Water System (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · WATER LEAK (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1922) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 37-42 86TH STREET REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | ASHRAF PALWALA |
| Managing agent | FIVE BORO PROP MGMT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,150,000 | $517,500 |
| 2026 | $1,283,000 | $577,350 |
| 2027 | $1,255,000 | $564,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 83 St / Roosevelt Av — Q29 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | 86 St & 37 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 89Q: The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers Middle: I.S. 230. 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.
37-42 86 Street
| 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 |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 FIVE BORO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC — 8 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · C5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86-25 Dongan Avenue | QN | 31 | C |
| 414 East 11 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 91-14 175 Street | QN | 24 | B |
| 87-12 Grand Avenue | QN | 20 | A |
| 1781 East 16 Street | BK | 19 | C |
| 37-42 86 Street | QN | 16 | A |
| 693 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 12 | C |
| 74-30 Woodside Avenue | QN | 4 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,296 on 1992-01-28 (lender: Astoria Fed S&l Assn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-01-28 | Mortgage $16,297 — from CHEN, JULIE LI-SINGLIN; CHEN, CHING H to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN | $16,297 | |
| 1983-12-16 | Mortgage $50,000 — from CHAN, WAI LIN; CHAN, KAREN to AKINITA, INC. | $50,000 | |
| 1983-12-16 | Mortgage $120,000 — from CHAN, KAREN; CHAN, WAI LIN to ASTORIA FED SAV&LN ASSN | $120,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| 2019 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 49 |
| 2022 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| 2023 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
Every one of the 706 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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