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52-16 94 Street

78Records
11City systems
3Open violations
12.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11373 · Neighborhood: Elmhurst
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78 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 311 service requests, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11373
Built1989
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)LAI, NICOLE
BBL4018680029
BIN4314541

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.8. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · WATER LEAK (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1989)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)NICOLE LAI
Managing agentNEWKEY REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-05-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$625,000 $281,250
2026$750,000 $337,500
2027$900,000 $405,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayWoodhaven Blvd — M R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Junction Blvd / 53 Av — Q72 · 550 ft
Citi Bike53 Ave & 94 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 013 Clement C. Moore
Middle: 77, 93. 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

52-16 94 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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 NEWKEY REALTY LLC — 17 buildings, 229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1620 East 2 Street BK64 A
8616 21 Avenue BK45 A
106 Eldridge Street MN16 A
863 50 Street BK14 A
4824 8 Avenue BK10 A
1910 Avenue V BK10 B
5024 10 Avenue BK8 A
163 Allen Street MN8 A
965 43 Street BK8 A
867 45 Street BK6 A
336 61 Street BK6 B
474 68 Street BK6 A
341 56 Street BK6 A
869 45 Street BK6 A
350 45 Street BK6 C
52-16 94 Street QN5 B
6215 8 Avenue BK5 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,000 on 2013-02-11 (lender: Ceng, Kuen). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-01-14Deed $960,000 — from SHILLINGFORD , IYABO to LAI, NICOLE $960,000
2013-02-11Deed $800,000 — from CENG & ZHENG REALTY CORP. to SHILLINGFORD, IYABO $800,000
2013-02-11Mortgage $125,000 — from SHILLINGFORD, IYABO to CENG, KUEN $125,000
2002-05-17Mortgage $395,000 — from CENG & ZHENG REALTYCORP to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC $395,000
1999-11-03Mortgage $280,000 — from SU, CHAO MIN to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $280,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
9
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201722
201844
201900
202099
202144
202266
202399
202444
202533
202611
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 55Ownership & money 15Health & systems 1

Every one of the 78 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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