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88-15 144 Street

560Records
18City systems
5Open violations
29.4Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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560 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 194 HPD complaints, 109 311 service requests, 77 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built1960
Floors6
Res. units44
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)88-15 144 ST LLC
BBL4096860010
BIN4206966

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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 54% 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 29.4. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3).

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (4) · Elevator (3) · Animal (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$126,938 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1960)
YesSix or more residential units (44)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)88-15 144 ST LLC
Head officerJAIRAJ SOBHRAJ
Managing agentZara Realty Holding Corp
Last registered2025-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,548,000 $1,596,600
2026$3,498,000 $1,574,100
2027$3,322,000 $1,494,900

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 36/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

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

SubwaySutphin Blvd — F · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport — E J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 144 St — Q20 Q56 Q60 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 082 Hammond
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

88-15 144 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

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ZARA REALTY HOLDING CORP — 27 buildings, 2,146 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
153-10 88th Ave QN223 B
88-15 168 Street QN190 C
166-33 89 Avenue QN136 B
87-50 167 Street QN130 B
90-36 149 Street QN112 C
80-25 Parsons Boulevard QN112 B
88-25 153 Street QN96 A
88-05 Merrick Boulevard QN92 A
89-11 153 Street QN91 B
90-10 149 Street QN90 C
91-50 195 Street QN84 A
87-87 171 Street QN81 A
187-35 Hillside Avenue QN77 A
91-60 193 Street QN68 A
195-24 Jamaica Avenue QN65 A
88-06 Parsons Boulevard QN61 A
87-84 165 Street QN55 A
148-14 90 Avenue QN53 B
166-05 88 Avenue QN53 A
89-15 144 Street QN48 B
148-15 Lowe Court QN47 A
91-61 193 Street QN45 A
88-15 144 Street QN44 A
88-18 150 Street QN35 A
144-06 88 Avenue QN31 A
92-07 195 Place QN27 A
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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,646,452 on 2023-06-28 (lender: Provident Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-09AL&R $42,500,000 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC; 195-24 LLC; 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC; 8787 HILLSIDE PARK LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $42,500,000
2023-06-28Mortgage $3,646,453 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC; 195-24 LLC; 8787 HILLSIDE PARK LLC; 88-15 144 ST LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $3,646,453
2023-06-28Agreement $42,500,000 — from 8787 HILLSIDE PARK LLC; 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC; 88-15 144 ST LLC; 195-24 LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $42,500,000
2018-03-16AL&R $7,700,000 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,700,000
2018-03-12Mortgage $1,250,925 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,250,925
2018-03-12Agreement $7,700,000 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,700,000
2016-01-12Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 8815 144 ST LLC to SANTANDER BANK N.A. $1,700,000
2013-01-04Agreement $5,452,500 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, NA $5,452,500
2013-01-04Mortgage $1,397,896 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, NA $1,397,896
2010-06-22AL&R $4,200,000 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,200,000
2010-06-22Mortgage $1,133,732 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,133,732
2010-06-22Agreement $3,066,268 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,066,268
2005-12-01Agreement $1,890,792 — from 88-15 144ST LLC, to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,890,792
2005-04-26Mortgage $1,445,708 — from 88-15 144 ST., LLC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,445,708
2005-04-26AL&R $3,337,500 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 88-15 144 ST., LLC. $3,337,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017020024
201802155123
201920220125
202001330236
202152170226
202236260237
202301315340
202402270130
202502100214
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 391Ownership & money 66Health & systems 25

Every one of the 560 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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