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42-09 162 Street

82Records
14City systems
3Open violations
116.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11358 · Neighborhood: East Flushing
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82 recorded events, 1998–2025, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 15 DOB job filings, 14 DOB permits, 10 FDNY inspections.

BoroughQueens 11358
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)GENESIS 22 LLC
BBL4053930115
BIN4121765

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 116.7. In ZIP 11358, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3).

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

$9,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$198,000 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$320,000 $144,000
2026$315,000 $141,750
2027$322,000 $144,900

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Butter Better CafeCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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: 162 St / Sanford Av — Q65 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 107 Thomas A Dooley
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

42-09 162 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2022-12-29 (lender: Promiseone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-26AL&R $350,000 — from GENESIS 22 LLC to PROMISEONE BANK $350,000
2022-12-29Mortgage $350,000 — from GENESIS 22 LLC to PROMISEONE BANK $350,000
2022-05-02AL&R $800,000 — from GENESIS 22 LLC to PROMISEONE BANK $800,000
2022-05-02Mortgage $800,000 — from GENESIS 22 LLC to PROMISEONE BANK $800,000
2022-05-02Deed $1,300,000 — from 4209 162ND STREET INC. to GENESIS 22 LLC $1,300,000
2022-04-20Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000022
2018000011
2019001012
2020000011
2021000011
2022000516
20232711112
2024500005
20256660220
2026000000
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 12Ownership & money 8Health & systems 10

Every one of the 82 recorded events, 1998–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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