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269 Grand Central Pkwy

7,284Records
22City systems
6Open violations
0.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11005 · Neighborhood: Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
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7,284 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,714 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 1,825 DOF property sales, 503 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11005
Built1972
Floors34
Res. units1844
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)NORTH SHORE TOWERS APARTMENTS INC
BBL4084890001
BIN4453535, 4456885, 4456886, 4456888, 4576940, 4585152, 4585153, 4585155, 4599872, 4599874, 4616458, 4616459, 4616460

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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 90% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.3. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (35) · Street Condition (12) · Elevator (10) · Food Establishment (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · Indoor Air Quality (7).

Filed construction activity

$49,088,229 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (74 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 (1972)
YesSix or more residential units (1844)
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)NORTH SHORE TOWERS APARTMENTS INC.
Head officerARIANA DEMHASAJ
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$377,718,000 $169,973,100
2026$378,492,000 $170,321,400
2027$374,008,000 $168,303,600

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

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $84,800,275 a year ($22.61 per sq ft), operating expenses $37,505,650 ($10.00 per sq ft), net operating income $47,294,625. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
North Shore Towers Restaurant and CateringGreekA—
Vip GrillAmericanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

9 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Food Preparation Location), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

4 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

BusNearest boarding stop: North Shore Towers / Building Entrance — QM6 QM36 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 186 Castlewood
Middle: Irwin Altman Middle School 172. 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

269 Grand Central Pkwy

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

135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
269 Grand Central Pkwy QN1844 A
333 East 30 Street MN1117 A
97-40 62 Drive QN1094 A
175 Adams Street BK1022 A
23-15 44th Drive QN802 A
1655 Flatbush Avenue BK634 B
345 West 58 Street MN586 A
73-50 Bell Boulevard QN583 B
340 West 57 Street MN576 A
460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
440 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
213-06 75 Avenue QN567 B
140 West End Avenue MN561 A
205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
4-74 48 Avenue QN522 A
15 West 72 Street MN493 A
61-25 98 Street QN492 A
6 West 16 Street MN481 A
312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
99 John Street MN438 A
5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
87-10 204 Street QN296 A
301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
120 Riverside Boulevard MN276 A
210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
75-05 210 Street QN270 B
10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
560 3 Avenue MN263 A
211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

showing 60 of 372 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $22,999,999 on 2022-11-22 (lender: John Hancock Life Insurance Company), covering 3 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
2026-09-30RPTT&RET $385,000 — from GOLOMBEK, BRENDA; GOLOMBEK, STEVEN to NANCY PETERS, TRUSTEE; NANCY PETERS AND JOSEPH PETERS LIVING TR; JOSEPH PETERS, TRUSTEE $385,000
2026-09-29RPTT&RET $370,000 — from DIENSTAG, AS CO-EXECUTOR, JEFFREY; DIENSTAG, AS CO-EXECUTOR, ROBERT; ESTATE OF JOLANA DIEN to MASTERNAK, KRYSTIAN; MASTERNAK, DANICA $370,000
2026-09-29RPTT&RET $735,000 — from NANCY SHANES, TRUSTEE; THE IRWIN SHANES LIVING TRUST DATED AUGU to SILVERBERG, ELISSA $735,000
2026-09-28RPTT&RET $510,000 — from WIENER, RHEA to CANNATELLA, ANTHONY; CANNATELLA, SUSAN $510,000
2026-09-25RPTT&RET $683,500 — from NANCY L. FREEDMAN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; SIDNEY F. FREEDMAN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUS; FREEDM to 2015 SILVERSTEIN INCOME ONLY TRUST; SILVERSTEIN, CO-TRUSTEE, GARY; SILVERSTEIN, C $683,500
2026-09-24Sold for $735,000 $735,000 $399
2026-09-23RPTT&RET $540,000 — from TRULAND, MARCIA to SOBEL, ELAINE $540,000
2026-09-23RPTT&RET $320,000 — from GRAPPEL, MARK to CARLIN, EVEYLN $320,000
2026-09-22RPTT&RET $355,000 — from LAURA DAVIDSON, TRUSTEE; MARILYN DAVIDSON IRREVOCABLE ASSET PROTE to GARA, YEHUDIT $355,000
2026-09-21RPTT&RET $385,000 — from JOAN SWERSEY REVOCABLE TRUST; JOHN SWERSEY TRUSTEE to ITA LEV TRUSTEE; URI LEV TRUSTEE; THE URI LEV AND THE ITA LEV LIVING TRUST $385,000
2026-09-18RPTT&RET $360,000 — from ESTATE OF MIRIAM SIMONS; STEPHEN SIMONS AS EXECUTOR to WILLNER, CAROLE $360,000
2026-09-18RPTT&RET $1,350,000 — from THE ESTATE OF DORI BECKHARD; JAMES, EXECUTOR, CLAIRE E to SUBAIYA, SHEILA KUMARI $1,350,000
2026-09-18RPTT&RET $260,000 — from RYAN, MARY E; HIRSCH, JR., WILLIAM J to PALLO, PATSY P $260,000
2026-09-18RPTT&RET $900,000 — from GROSS, BARBARA to KISH, ROBERT; KISH, RHONDA $900,000
2026-09-18Sold for $683,500 $683,500 $371

Ten-year activity

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660
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201719153733918428
20181584031211386
2019463840213463
202056362469302
2021012393328391
202227334136613480
202331274334615462
202439145943214558
20254095954012660
20264576529214423
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Construction 459Enforcement 513Housing & tenants 637Ownership & money 5,539Health & systems 136

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