48 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 4 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 HPD housing violations, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 bedbug filings.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11415, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 20 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-10-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | ABRAHAM SEMMEL; MIRIAM L SEMMEL |
| Head officer | ABRAHAM SEMMEL |
| Managing agent | none |
| Last registered | 2026-05-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,079,000 | $64,740 |
| 2026 | $1,206,000 | $72,360 |
| 2027 | $1,088,000 | $65,280 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: CLERGY
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.
| Subway | 121 St — J Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Briarwood — E F · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / 125 St — Q54 · 550 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 099 Kew Gardens Middle: J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck. 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.
85-28 125 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.
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.
Managed by NONE — 117 buildings, 639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B18 · C47 · D10. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $77,000 on 1984-12-05 (lender: USA Vet Admin). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-12-05 | Mortgage $77,000 — from KALISH, ARNOLD to USA VET ADMIN | $77,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
Every one of the 48 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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