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85-21 85 Street

147Records
12City systems
31Open violations
586.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11421 · Neighborhood: Woodhaven
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147 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 HPD housing violations, 40 311 service requests, 27 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11421
Built1920
Floors2.5
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)LEE, MARK
BBL4088640031
BIN4181927

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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 586.7. In ZIP 11421, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations31 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (3) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (2) · Building/Use (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MARK LEE
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$774,000 $46,440
2026$896,000 $53,760
2027$1,074,000 $64,440

The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway85 St-Forest Pkwy — J · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Woodhaven Blvd — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Forest Pkwy — Q56 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 097 Forest Park
Middle: J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell. 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

85-21 85 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

14 311 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: $3,038 on 2020-08-25 (lender: Teachers Federal Credit Union, Isaoa, Atima). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-08-25Agreement $355,000 — from LEE, MARK to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, ISAOA, AT $355,000
2020-08-25Mortgage $3,038 — from LEE, MARK to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, ISAOA, AT $3,038
2017-08-29Deed $915,000 — from CARRENO, IVAN G to LEE, MARK $915,000
2017-08-29Mortgage $499,000 — from LEE, MARK to MERS $499,000
2017-08-22Sold for $915,000 $915,000 $457,500
2005-01-05Mortgage $424,650 — from CARRENO, IVAN G to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $424,650
2001-08-20Mortgage $243,750 — from GOMEZ, CARLOS; CARNASIEVICH, MARIA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $243,750
2001-01-29Mortgage $192,500 — from CARNASIEVICH, MARIA; GOMEZ, CARLOS to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $192,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170044
20180505
20190303
20200538
2021010010
20220303
20230101
20240505
2025264066
202619010
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 17

Every one of the 147 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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