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37-36 88 Street

812Records
17City systems
15Open violations
67.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11372 · Neighborhood: Jackson Heights
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812 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 375 311 service requests, 232 HPD complaints, 90 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11372
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units40
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ARGOS REALTY LLC
BBL4014750021
BIN4036271

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 67.2. In ZIP 11372, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2009-06-18.
Active vacate order5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
12
’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ARGOS REALTY LLC
Head officerANASTASIOS SOTIRIOU
Managing agentAUBURN EQUITIES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-27

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,428,000 $642,600
2026$1,460,000 $657,000
2027$1,464,000 $658,800

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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.

Getting around

Subway90 St-Elmhurst Av — 7 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 35 Av / 86 St — Q49 · 0.2 mi
Citi Bike87 St & Roosevelt 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.

Report a problem to 311

37-36 88 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by AUBURN EQUITIES, INC. — 7 buildings, 181 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
70 East 162 Street BX72 A
37-36 88 Street QN40 B
89-03 104 Street QN24 B
102-33 91 Avenue QN23 B
6917 Shore Road BK10 A
47-18 45 Street QN6 A
116-17 14 Road QN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $184,715 on 2021-08-26 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-26Agreement $4,600,000 — from ARGOS REALTY, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,600,000
2021-08-26Mortgage $184,715 — from ARGOS REALTY, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $184,715
2018-05-21Mortgage $1,004,360 — from ARGOS REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,004,360
2018-05-21Agreement $4,500,000 — from ARGOS REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,500,000
2018-05-21AL&R $4,500,000 — from ARGOS REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,500,000
2013-07-25Agreement $3,900,000 — from ARGOS REALTY, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $3,900,000
2013-07-25Mortgage $838,547 — from ARGOS REALTY, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $838,547
2010-06-09Agreement $3,200,000 — from ARGOS REALTY, LLC; NAFPLIO REALTY, LLC to ALMA BANK $3,200,000
2010-06-09Mortgage $596,626 — from ARGOS REALTY, LLC; NAFPLIO REALTY, LLC to ALMA BANK $596,626
2005-04-20Agreement $2,497,500 — from NAFPLIO REALTY LLC; ARGOS REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,497,500
2005-04-20Mortgage $1,332,855 — from ARGOS REALTY LLC; NAFPLIO REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,332,855
2005-04-20Deed $3,589,000 — from FEGGOUDAKIS, ANTONIOS to NAFPLIO REALTY LLC; ARGOS REALTY LLC. $3,589,000
2005-04-20Agreement $2,497,500 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to ARGOS REALTY LLC; NAFPLIO REALTY LLC $2,497,500
2005-04-20Mortgage $499,000 — from NAFPLIO REALTY LLC; ARGOS REALTY LLC to FEGGOUDAKIS, ANTONIOS $499,000
2004-05-25Agreement $1,200,000 — from FEGGOUDAKIS, ANTONIOS to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700330437
201800415147
201902180121
202000200121
202101295237
202220550158
202301110113
202401480150
2025006017
202602300133
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 717Ownership & money 44Health & systems 19

Every one of the 812 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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