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83-55 Austin Street

3,383Records
19City systems
283Open violations
276.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11415 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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3,383 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,181 311 service requests, 942 HPD complaints, 857 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11415
Built1954
Floors6
Res. units43
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)83-55 AUSTIN PROP/ASSOC
BBL4033550140
BIN4080139

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 276.4. In ZIP 11415, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations283 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 165 class B, 76 class A. Oldest open since 2012-09-19.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 36). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’24–25
36
’25–26

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

$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

216 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (32) · HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · Blocked Driveway (23) · Noise (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · WATER LEAK (17).

Filed construction activity

$597,985 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1954)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
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)83-55 AUSTIN STREET ASSOC.
Head officerRAMESH SARVA
Managing agentCAMELOT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-01-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,837,000 $1,726,650
2026$3,818,000 $1,718,100
2027$3,696,000 $1,663,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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 2014 (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lefferts Blvd / Austin St — Q10 Q80 QM18 · 600 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 099 Kew 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

83-55 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

216 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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 CAMELOT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 38 buildings, 528 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C13 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43-33 48 Street QN58 C
930 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 A
147 3 Avenue MN54 A
83-55 Austin Street QN43 C
411 Manhattan Avenue MN38 C
105 East 38 Street MN27 A
41-28 55 Street QN26 C
604 West 178 Street MN22 D
117 East 29 Street MN16 A
173 Chrystie Street MN13 A
129 Avenue D MN12 A
788 9 Avenue MN11 B
165 E 62nd Street MN10 A
465 Washington Street MN9 A
260 West 22 Street MN9 A
500 West 25th MN8 A
533 Washington Avenue BK8 A
253 East 7th Street MN8 A
552 West 43 Street MN8 A
540 Pacific Street BK8 A
165 Chrystie Street MN8 A
555 Pacific Street BK8 A
542 Pacific Street BK8 B
557 Pacific Street BK6 A
110 East 97 Street MN6 A
68 Thomas Street MN5 C
58 White Street MN5 C
236 West 24 Street MN5 C
25 Mercer Street MN5 C
43 East 63 Street MN4 F
346 West 22 Street MN4 B
1438 3 Avenue MN4 C
56 Lispenard Street MN3 C
130 Berkeley Place BK3 A
166 Spring Street MN3 C
410 East 50 Street MN3 C
538 Pacific Street BK2 C
405 East 6 Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $252,437 on 2021-03-02 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-02Agreement $4,000,000 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to INVESTORS BANK $4,000,000
2021-03-02Mortgage $252,438 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to INVESTORS BANK $252,438
2021-03-02AL&R $4,000,000 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to INVESTORS BANK $4,000,000
2015-09-15AL&R $4,175,000 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,175,000
2015-09-15Agreement $4,175,000 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,175,000
2015-09-15Mortgage $1,085,714 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,085,714
2012-01-10Mortgage $1,054,562 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,054,562
2012-01-10Agreement $3,300,000 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,300,000
2005-11-14Agreement $2,410,000 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,410,000
2005-11-14Mortgage $859,903 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $859,903
2005-11-14AL&R $2,410,000 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,410,000
2002-06-10Mortgage $579,752 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $579,752
1997-08-21Mortgage $61,316 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PROPERTIES ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $61,316
1993-01-14Mortgage $222,121 — from 83-55 AUSTIN PRPTY ASN to QUEENS COUNTY SAVS BK $222,121
1988-11-17Mortgage $100,000 — from 8355 AUSTIN PRORTY ASSOC to MATHEVOSIAN, VARTANOOSH; MATAVOSIAN, SIRANOUSH $100,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
259
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174413301142
20182812902141
20190011502117
202002810184
202144735288
20222410901116
20236514802161
20241425301259
20251420502212
20264417000178
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 191Housing & tenants 3,060Ownership & money 50Health & systems 36

Every one of the 3,383 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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