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85-55 262 Street

89Records
9City systems
3Open violations
228.7Penalty rate

89 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 ECB/OATH violations, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11001
Built1925
Floors1.5
Res. units1
ClassA9
Owner (PLUTO)O'BRIEN MARIAN
BBL4088050018
BIN4180189, 4493956

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 228.7. In ZIP 11001, 94% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-27.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (4) · Sewer (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · GENERAL (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1925)
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$712,000 $42,720
2026$805,000 $48,300
2027$885,000 $53,100

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 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: Hillside Av / 261 St — Q43 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 191 Mayflower
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

85-55 262 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $625,500 on 2009-01-16 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-01-16Mortgage $625,500 — from O'BRIEN, MARIAN to GUARANTEED HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC $625,500
2009-01-16Mortgage $625,500 — from O'BRIEN, MARIAN to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $625,500
2006-07-01Mortgage $247,000 — from O'BRIEN, MARIAN to MERS $247,000
2003-08-27Mortgage $65,000 — from O BRIEN, MARIAN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. (MERS) $65,000
1998-10-14Mortgage $80,000 — from O'BRIEN, MARIAN to GREENPOINT BANK $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017000
2018000
2019011
2020000
2021000
2022033
2023000
2024202
202518018
202611011
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The full timeline

Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 23

Every one of the 89 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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