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86-25 Dongan Avenue

542Records
20City systems
39Open violations
154.6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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542 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 161 HPD housing violations, 123 311 service requests, 66 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1937
Floors6
Res. units31
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)DONGAN APARTMENT CORPORATION
BBL4015800037
BIN4039444

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 154.6. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
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 violations39 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1998-12-09.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’24–25
18
’25–26

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

$26,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Noise (9) · Elevator (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Electrical (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1937)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
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)DONGAN APARTMENTS CORP
Head officerGUS RODRIGUEZ
Managing agentFIVE BORO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,965,000 $884,250
2026$1,904,000 $856,800
2027$2,103,000 $946,350

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $520,413 a year ($21.29 per sq ft), operating expenses $270,595 ($11.07 per sq ft), net operating income $249,818. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayElmhurst Av — M R · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Whitney Av — Q53-SBS · 500 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeSouth Railroad Ave & Broadway · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone
Middle: I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School. 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

86-25 Dongan Avenue

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

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 FIVE BORO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC — 8 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
86-25 Dongan Avenue QN31 C
414 East 11 Street MN24 C
91-14 175 Street QN24 B
87-12 Grand Avenue QN20 A
1781 East 16 Street BK19 C
37-42 86 Street QN16 A
693 Flatbush Avenue BK12 C
74-30 Woodside Avenue QN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $339,575 on 2021-12-09 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-16RPTT&RET $110,000 — from DONGAN APT. CORP. to PATEL, AMIT N; PATEL, HEMANT $110,000
2026-09-04Sold for $110,000 $110,000 $3,548
2024-12-26RPTT&RET $290,000 — from MALIK, MAJEED to CHEN, JINGHANG $290,000
2024-11-15RPTT&RET $300,000 — from SINGH, KARNAIL to ZENG, GUANG $300,000
2024-11-08Sold for $290,000 $290,000 $9,355
2024-10-29Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $9,677
2021-12-09Mortgage $339,576 — from DONGAN APT. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $339,576
2021-12-09Agreement $1,350,000 — from DONGAN APT. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,350,000
2021-06-08RPTT&RET $315,000 — from ARIAS, ROSA E to SUN, DANQING $315,000
2021-05-18Sold for $315,000 $315,000 $10,161
2017-03-22RPTT&RET $125,000 — from YAN, ALEX KING WAI; YAN, EMMA OI SHAN to LIANG, CHUNER $125,000
2017-03-09Sold for $125,000 $125,000 $4,032
2016-04-11RPTT&RET $100,000 — from LI, WEI XIN to LI, LINDA $100,000
2016-04-05Sold for $100,000 $100,000 $3,226
2013-12-03Mortgage $575,326 — from DONGAN APT. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $575,326

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722217
2018682117
201926019
20201170119
20210256132
202206219
202313430258
20249754189
20253120116
20264742181
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 362Ownership & money 75Health & systems 17

Every one of the 542 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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