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77-16 Austin Street

620Records
18City systems
13Open violations
15.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11375 · Neighborhood: Forest Hills
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620 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 159 311 service requests, 133 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 79 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11375
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units72
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)77 16 20 EQUITIES CORP
BBL4033340186
BIN4079607

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 15.4. In ZIP 11375, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations13 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1995-05-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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2
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (7) · Abandoned Vehicle (6) · Noise (5) · Missed Collection (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Elevator (2).

Filed construction activity

$213,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (72)
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)771620 EQUITIES CORP
Head officerJAMES DEMETRIOU
Managing agentFIRST MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,655,000 $2,994,750
2026$6,494,000 $2,922,300
2027$7,358,000 $3,311,100

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,550,490 a year ($20.22 per sq ft), operating expenses $687,829 ($8.97 per sq ft), net operating income $862,661. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 81/100 (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 2010 (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

SubwayKew Gardens-Union Tpke — E F · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Union Tpke / Grenfell St — Q37 · 700 ft
Citi Bike78 Ave & Queens Blvd S · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 101 School in the Gardens
Middle: J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage. 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

77-16 Austin 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

40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 FIRST MANAGEMENT CORP — 92 buildings, 3,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A43 · B27 · C10 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-25 Kissena Boulevard QN204 C
138-10 Franklin Avenue QN194 A
139-19 31 Road QN162 B
31-65 138 Street QN136 A
66-15 Thornton Place QN126 B
30-44 29 Street QN120 A
66-15 Wetherole Street QN113 B
76-10 34 Avenue QN108 A
67-41 Burns Street QN100 A
42-26 81 Street QN100 B
92-05 Whitney Avenue QN95 A
84-19 51 Avenue QN91 A
137-10 Franklin Avenue QN89 A
37-16 83 Street QN84 A
25-34 Crescent Street QN83 A
34-17 30 Street QN82 A
91-15 Lamont Avenue QN80 B
136-75 37 Avenue QN80 A
37-30 83 Street QN79 A
83-25 Vietor Avenue QN78 A
53-11 90 Street QN77 B
34-50 41 Street QN75 B
77-16 Austin Street QN72 A
61-20 Woodside Avenue QN68 A
1210 Elder Avenue BX68 A
35-40 30 Street QN62 A
120-10 85 Avenue QN60 A
35-50 78 Street QN57 A
72-11 110 Street QN53 A
187 Pinehurst Avenue MN49 A
975 East 181 Street BX49 B
150-31 12 Avenue QN49 A
221 East 76 Street MN43 A
72 Orange Street BK41 A
143-20 Hoover Avenue QN41 A
3542 Broadway MN40 A
619 East 5 Street MN40 A
31-59 34 Street QN40 A
34-32 35 Street QN33 A
25-25 Newtown Avenue QN30 A
27-37 27 Street QN30 A
23 Thompson Street MN28 A
689 East 233 Street BX26 B
685 East 233 Street BX26 B
519 West 139 Street MN25 A
105-25 88 Street QN24 B
25-38 Astoria Boulevard QN23 A
47-05 5 Street QN21 A
271 East 10 Street MN18 C
966 Southern Boulevard BX18 A
1042 Southern Boulevard BX17 A
37-67 64 Street QN16 B
992 Southern Boulevard BX16 A
21-39 27 Street QN16 B
43 Orchard Street MN13 B
32-21 37 Street QN12 B
224 West 104 Street MN12 B
999 Southern Boulevard BX8 B
1007 Southern Boulevard BX8 D
14-14 28 Avenue QN8 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2022-06-17 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-26RPTT&RET $750,000 — from STRATEGIC ACQUISITION GROUP, INC. to KANG, DANIEL; KANG, EVITA VICTORIA $750,000
2026-03-11Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $10,417
2026-01-16RPTT&RET $460,000 — from BARRUNDIA, ANNELISSE to HOWLEY, ERIN MARIE $460,000
2026-01-14Sold for $460,000 $460,000 $6,389
2025-09-18RPTT&RET $310,000 — from STOFFEL, DAVID to ROSENTHAL, KRITHIKA C; ROSENTHAL, GALEN U $310,000
2025-09-16Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $4,306
2025-07-18RPTT&RET $226,600 — from GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER to GONZALEZ, THERESA M; INGENITO, PAIGE; GONZALEZ, ISRAEL $226,600
2025-06-26Sold for $226,600 $226,600 $3,147
2024-12-23RPTT&RET $445,000 — from MEJIA, SERENA D to DIGRAZIA, DANIELLE M; TOBIN, BRITTANY D $445,000
2024-12-12Sold for $445,000 $445,000 $6,181
2024-10-02RPTT&RET $239,000 — from ROSAL, MATTHEW to MCLAUGHLIN, CARLEEN $239,000
2024-08-13RPTT&RET $260,000 — from KIM, CARY to SHAKYA, PEMA TSOKYE; TSERING, TASHI $260,000
2024-08-07Sold for $239,000 $239,000 $3,319
2024-07-31Sold for $260,000 $260,000 $3,611
2024-07-03RPTT&RET $415,000 — from ZERWES, VALQUIRIA INES CHIARION; ZERWES, EDUARDO BOS to HANNIGAN, JOHN THOMAS $415,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
51
2018
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2021
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170256013
2018033412251
201920136223
20200614213
202176810132
2022811912242
202306105223
202402228234
202502164123
202601254333
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 302Ownership & money 173Health & systems 18

Every one of the 620 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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