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120-10 85 Avenue

409Records
18City systems
1Open violations
14.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11415 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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409 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 73 311 service requests, 45 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11415
Built1951
Floors6
Res. units60
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)120 10 12 85 AVE OWNRS CORP
BBL4092660001
BIN4193472

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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 59% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 14.3. In ZIP 11415, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Noise (5) · Damaged Tree (3) · Illegal Fireworks (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).

Filed construction activity

$414,860 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1951)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
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)120-10-12 85TH AVE OWNERS CORP.
Head officerJAMES DEMETRIOU
Managing agentFIRST MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-12-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,037,000 $1,816,650
2026$4,101,000 $1,845,450
2027$4,235,000 $1,905,750

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 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 $1,305,801 a year ($26.43 per sq ft), operating expenses $718,363 ($14.54 per sq ft), net operating income $587,437. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 82/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

Subway121 St — J Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lefferts Blvd / 85 Av — Q80 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 51 (K-1), 56 (2-5)
Middle: M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes. 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

120-10 85 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 FIRST MANAGEMENT CORP — 92 buildings, 3,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A43 · B27 · C10 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-25 Kissena Boulevard QN204 C
138-10 Franklin Avenue QN194 A
139-19 31 Road QN162 B
31-65 138 Street QN136 A
66-15 Thornton Place QN126 B
30-44 29 Street QN120 A
66-15 Wetherole Street QN113 B
76-10 34 Avenue QN108 A
67-41 Burns Street QN100 A
42-26 81 Street QN100 B
92-05 Whitney Avenue QN95 A
84-19 51 Avenue QN91 A
137-10 Franklin Avenue QN89 A
37-16 83 Street QN84 A
25-34 Crescent Street QN83 A
34-17 30 Street QN82 A
91-15 Lamont Avenue QN80 B
136-75 37 Avenue QN80 A
37-30 83 Street QN79 A
83-25 Vietor Avenue QN78 A
53-11 90 Street QN77 B
34-50 41 Street QN75 B
77-16 Austin Street QN72 A
61-20 Woodside Avenue QN68 A
1210 Elder Avenue BX68 A
35-40 30 Street QN62 A
120-10 85 Avenue QN60 A
35-50 78 Street QN57 A
72-11 110 Street QN53 A
187 Pinehurst Avenue MN49 A
975 East 181 Street BX49 B
150-31 12 Avenue QN49 A
221 East 76 Street MN43 A
72 Orange Street BK41 A
143-20 Hoover Avenue QN41 A
3542 Broadway MN40 A
619 East 5 Street MN40 A
31-59 34 Street QN40 A
34-32 35 Street QN33 A
25-25 Newtown Avenue QN30 A
27-37 27 Street QN30 A
23 Thompson Street MN28 A
689 East 233 Street BX26 B
685 East 233 Street BX26 B
519 West 139 Street MN25 A
105-25 88 Street QN24 B
25-38 Astoria Boulevard QN23 A
47-05 5 Street QN21 A
271 East 10 Street MN18 C
966 Southern Boulevard BX18 A
1042 Southern Boulevard BX17 A
37-67 64 Street QN16 B
992 Southern Boulevard BX16 A
21-39 27 Street QN16 B
43 Orchard Street MN13 B
32-21 37 Street QN12 B
224 West 104 Street MN12 B
999 Southern Boulevard BX8 B
1007 Southern Boulevard BX8 D
14-14 28 Avenue QN8 B

showing 60 of 92 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2022-01-12 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-23RPTT&RET $215,000 — from REIZENSON, EDWARD to VUGA, DARIO $215,000
2026-02-10Sold for $215,000 $215,000 $3,583
2024-09-30RPTT&RET $300,000 — from HELM, FREDERICK to LOPEZ, ALEXANDRIA; LOPEZ, CESAR $300,000
2024-09-20Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $5,000
2023-08-16RPTT&RET $155,000 — from LIPKIN AS EXECUTOR, MICHAEL; THE ESTATE OF LEONID LIPKIN to RIZZUTI, NICHOLAS $155,000
2023-08-11Sold for $155,000 $155,000 $2,583
2022-11-03RPTT&RET $347,000 — from MAJAK, EWA to BODE, PJERINA; BODE, SADETE $347,000
2022-10-19Sold for $347,000 $347,000 $5,783
2022-09-30RPTT&RET $175,000 — from GARCIA, KLEBER to HERRON, VICTORIA $175,000
2022-09-21Sold for $175,000 $175,000 $2,917
2022-07-15RPTT&RET $298,000 — from SCHAEFER, MARY Y to FLORES, RAYDA $298,000
2022-07-08Sold for $298,000 $298,000 $4,967
2022-03-01RPTT&RET $230,000 — from MOHAMAD, TALAL to YURIN, ROMAN $230,000
2022-02-15Sold for $230,000 $230,000 $3,833
2022-01-21RPTT&RET $325,000 — from GU, LONGJIE; YIN, WEN to SINGH, VADISHA $325,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702514122
20180064111
20190036110
20200174214
20210265114
202202125230
202310102114
20242074417
2025111412257
202650152123
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 72Housing & tenants 125Ownership & money 158Health & systems 20

Every one of the 409 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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