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35-47 172 Street

233Records
14City systems
0Open violations
4Penalty rate

233 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11358
Built1949
Floors2
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)UTOPIA CROCHERON OWNERS CORP
BBL4053000001
BIN4119861

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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 77% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4. In ZIP 11358, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Street Condition (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Street Sign (1) · Traffic (1).

Filed construction activity

$116,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1949)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)UTOPIA CROCHERON OWNERS CORP
Head officerNANCY KAPIKIAN
Managing agentDIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,245,000 $560,250
2026$1,070,000 $481,500
2027$1,183,000 $532,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $310,030 a year ($19.21 per sq ft), operating expenses $151,868 ($9.41 per sq ft), net operating income $158,162. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Crocheron Av / Utopia Pkwy — Q28 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 032 State Street
Middle: I.S. 025 Adrien Block. 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

35-47 172 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

23 311 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 DIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP. — 42 buildings, 1,206 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
167-10 Crocheron Avenue QN96 A
50-05 43 Avenue QN73 A
21-17 31 Avenue QN56 A
27-05 Parsons Boulevard QN48 A
170-06 Crocheron Avenue QN48 A
26-15 Parsons Boulevard QN48 B
43-10 44 Street QN48 A
246 West 18th Street MN39 A
14-43 28 Avenue QN38 A
172-27 Highland Avenue QN35 A
30-83 Crescent Street QN35 A
35-27 28 Street QN33 A
30-94 Crescent Street QN33 A
1730 2 Avenue MN31 A
23-23 31 Avenue QN30 A
230 East 52 Street MN28 A
37-31 149 Street QN28 A
215-31 Hillside Avenue QN26 A
23-25 31 Avenue QN26 A
23-43 31st Road QN25 A
170-20 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
17202-18 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
191-15 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
218-10 43 Avenue QN24 A
30-25 21 Street QN22 A
35-47 172 Street QN20 A
12-23 30 Avenue QN20 C
25-54 12 Street QN20 B
172-02 35 Avenue QN20 A
12-21 30 Avenue QN20 A
162 East 91 Street MN19 A
107-27 11 Avenue QN16 A
448 East 88 Street MN15 A
23-03 31 Avenue QN15 B
173 East 74 Street MN15 A
38-08 Astoria Boulevard S QN14 A
32-11 23 Street QN14 A
24-21 Steinway Street QN14 A
24-14 Steinway Street QN12 A
1681 1 Avenue MN12 B
25-16 18 Street QN12 C
22-63 26 Street QN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $74,462 on 1999-07-30 (lender: Queens County Savings Bank), 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
2025-03-07RPTT&RET $246,000 — from ESTATE OF JOYCE BORELLI to JARA, PETER $246,000
2025-02-26Sold for $246,000 $246,000 $12,300
2025-01-09RPTT&RET $242,000 — from SARAH FARRAR, DECEDENT; KAY FARRAR, CO-EXECUTOR; THEODORE K. FARRAR, CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE O to WANG, BETTY $242,000
2024-12-30Sold for $242,000 $242,000 $12,100
2024-09-10RPTT&RET $214,000 — from CAVALLACCI, DORANDO to YANG, HUANMIN $214,000
2024-09-06Sold for $214,000 $214,000 $10,700
2024-07-30RPTT&RET $385,000 — from CHEN, YUN; LIN, MING FENG to KIM, ELIZABETH; LEE, JAE $385,000
2024-07-25Sold for $385,000 $385,000 $19,250
2024-03-25RPTT&RET $250,000 — from CHEN, XIAOCHAO to JIN, YINZHU; PHYO, AUNG HLING $250,000
2024-03-05RPTT&RET $240,000 — from LI, YONG HAO; NAN, XIUHUA to PERSAUD, SUVARNA D $240,000
2024-03-05Sold for $250,000 $250,000 $12,500
2024-02-29Sold for $240,000 $240,000 $12,000
2021-07-16RPTT&RET $210,000 — from ROBERT B. AND MARY ANNE LYNCH IRREVOCABL to GUO, BIN $210,000
2021-07-01Sold for $210,000 $210,000 $10,500
2019-03-08RPTT&RET $230,000 — from NINA, ERICA L.; ELIANE, ERICA L. to ZHANG, HONG; YU, JIAN NENG $230,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201762110019
201812130117
201902164123
2020003014
20210072110
202201102013
20230370010
20240259016
202501123016
2026006017
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 135Ownership & money 61Health & systems 5

Every one of the 233 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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