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144-12 34 Avenue

254Records
15City systems
16Open violations
17.5Penalty rate

254 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 311 service requests, 38 HPD housing violations, 38 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11354
Built1927
Floors4
Res. units35
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PARSONS 34 AVENUE CORP
BBL4049950014
BIN4113028

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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 56% 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 17.5. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1988-10-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 23).

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

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Blocked Driveway (7) · Curb Condition (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Noise (2) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$23,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)PARSONS 34TH AVE CORP
Head officerBARRY APFELBAUM
Managing agentINFO-STRUCTURE ENTERPRISES INC.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,286,000 $1,028,700
2026$2,450,000 $1,102,500
2027$2,428,000 $1,092,600

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 29/100, 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.

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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Northern Blvd / Parsons Blvd — Q12 · 800 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 021 Edward Hart
Middle: J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker. 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

144-12 34 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

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 INFO-STRUCTURE ENTERPRISES INC. — 16 buildings, 294 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
198-39 32 Avenue QN42 A
144-12 34 Avenue QN35 A
34-27 74 Street QN26 A
41-56 Lamont Avenue QN21 A
41-55 Case Street QN20 B
109-16 85 Avenue QN18 A
43-29 41 Street QN16 A
43-19 41 Street QN16 A
37-58 81 Street QN16 A
37-54 81 Street QN16 A
37-50 81 Street QN16 A
109-08 85 Avenue QN12 A
272 West 77 Street MN12 A
129 West 75 Street MN10 A
34-20 75 Street QN10 A
103 West 86 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,669 on 2025-03-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 4 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
2025-03-24Agreement $2,340,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to PARSONS 34 AVENUE CORP.; 40 WEST 95 CORP.; RICHMOND 85TH AVE. CORP. $2,340,000
2025-03-24Mortgage $18,670 — from RICHMOND 85TH AVE. CORP.; 40 WEST 95 CORP.; PARSONS 34 AVENUE CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $18,670
2018-04-23Agreement $840,000 — from PARSONS 34 AVENUE CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $840,000
2018-04-23Mortgage $32,990 — from PARSONS 34 AVENUE CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $32,990
2008-09-29AL&R $960,680 — from PARSONS 34 AVENUE CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $960,680
2008-09-29Agreement $960,680 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to PARSONS 34 AVENUE CORP. $960,680
2002-06-05Mortgage $309,433 — from PARSONS 34 AVENUE CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $309,433
1998-04-10Mortgage $850,000 — from PARSONS 34 AVENUE CORP to ALEXANDER JACOBY & PAULA ALTSCHUL JACOBY $850,000

Ten-year activity

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2018006219
2019008019
202020110114
202101100112
2022008019
202301140116
202400200121
202501244130
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 191Ownership & money 24Health & systems 13

Every one of the 254 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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