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87-24 126 Street

359Records
15City systems
14Open violations
63.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11418 · Neighborhood: Richmond Hill
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359 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 HPD housing violations, 103 311 service requests, 72 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11418
Built1929
Floors4
Res. units27
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HAMSHAK INC.
BBL4093340016
BIN4196133

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 63.8. In ZIP 11418, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

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 violations14 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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6
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · SAFETY (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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
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)Hamshak Inc
Head officerShakuntala Manni
Managing agentHamshak Inc
Last registered2025-07-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,486,000 $668,700
2026$1,415,000 $636,750
2027$1,571,000 $706,950

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway121 St — J Z · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Jamaica-Van Wyck — E · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 124 St — Q56 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 054 Hillside
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.

Report a problem to 311

87-24 126 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

23 311 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 HAMSHAK INC — 2 buildings, 29 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
87-24 126 Street QN27 B
86-24 126 Street QN2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2006-03-02 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-03-02Mortgage $500,000 — from HAMSHAK, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $500,000
1999-05-05Mortgage $275,000 — from MANNI, HAMECHAND; MANNI, SHAKUNTALA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $275,000
1986-02-21Mortgage $225,000 — from MANII, SHAKUNTALA; MANNI, SVECHAN; MANNI, HAMECHAND to RICHMOND HILL SAVS BK $225,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
2018180312
20191170119
20200230124
202115118
20220160117
20232220327
20241230226
20250190120
20260310031
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 288Ownership & money 30Health & systems 15

Every one of the 359 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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