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120-08 97 Avenue

464Records
17City systems
23Open violations
31.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11419 · Neighborhood: South Richmond Hill
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464 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 227 311 service requests, 99 HPD complaints, 59 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11419
Built1924
Floors4
Res. units46
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)97TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES,
BBL4094600001
BIN4199725

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 55% 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 31.5. In ZIP 11419, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations23 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2016-12-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
12
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Noise (8) · Smoking or Vaping (4) · Water System (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$86,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (46)
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)97TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerCHARLES GEDINSKY
Managing agentAM/PM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,934,000 $870,300
2026$2,256,000 $1,015,200
2027$2,523,000 $1,135,350

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 7/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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

SubwayOzone Park-Lefferts Blvd — A · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 101 Av / Lefferts Blvd — Q8 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 161 Arthur Ashe School
Middle: 72, 332. 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

120-08 97 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

40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 AM/PM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC — 5 buildings, 102 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
120-08 97 Avenue QN46 A
118-16 91 Avenue QN31 B
115 West 106 Street MN15 A
34-13 41 Street QN6 A
47-30 Vernon Boulevard QN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $661,302 on 2019-12-03 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-03Mortgage $661,302 — from 97TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES , LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $661,302
2019-12-03Agreement $4,750,000 — from 97TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES , LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $4,750,000
2013-09-09Mortgage $1,783,519 — from 97TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING CORPORATION $1,783,519
2013-09-09Agreement $4,500,000 — from 97TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING CORPORATION $4,500,000
2003-09-25Agreement $3,225,000 — from 97TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $3,225,000
2003-09-25Mortgage $2,462,620 — from 97TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,462,620
1993-04-14Mortgage $850,000 — from WEITZ, BERTA to BAYSIDE FED SVGS BK $850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701930296
201800180119
201901183123
2020007119
202113170122
202211321136
202300270128
202400260228
202500230124
202600340034
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 399Ownership & money 25Health & systems 11

Every one of the 464 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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