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148-33 88 Avenue

648Records
18City systems
25Open violations
38Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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648 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 189 311 service requests, 97 HPD complaints, 66 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built2017
Floors8
Res. units109
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)88 AVE REALTY DE LLC
BBL4096940049
BIN4595994

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 38. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-29.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

73 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 43 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

43
’23–24
4
’24–25
17
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (29) · Noise (9) · PLUMBING (6) · GENERAL (4) · APPLIANCE (4).

Filed construction activity

$7,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2017)
YesSix or more residential units (109)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)88th Ave Realty DE LLC
Head officerDoug Oberfield
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$21,500,000 $9,675,000
2026$21,738,000 $9,782,100
2027$24,949,000 $11,227,050

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

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.

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

SubwaySutphin Blvd — F · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 88 Av / Sutphin Blvd — Q40 · 700 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 182 Samantha Smith
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

148-33 88 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

112 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 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 AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

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460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
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2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
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180 West End Avenue MN452 A
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25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
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5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
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5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
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185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
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15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
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2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
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87-10 204 Street QN296 A
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200 East 27 Street MN280 B
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101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
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130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,200,000 on 2022-10-21 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-21AL&R $35,200,000 — from 88 AVE REALTY DE LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $35,200,000
2022-10-21Agreement $35,200,000 — from 88 AVE REALTY DE LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $35,200,000
2022-10-21Mortgage $5,200,000 — from 88 AVE REALTY DE LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,200,000
2021-04-28Mortgage $8,808,619 — from 88 AVE REALTY DE LLC to MF1 CAPITAL LLC $8,808,619
2021-04-28Mortgage $600,000 — from 88 AVE REALTY DE LLC to MF1 CAPITAL LLC $600,000
2021-04-28Mortgage $91,381 — from 88 AVE REALTY DE LLC to MF1 CAPITAL LLC $91,381
2021-04-28Agreement $20,591,381 — from 88 AVE REALTY DE LLC to MF1 CAPITAL LLC $20,591,381
2017-05-22Mortgage $17,800,000 — from 88 AVE REALTY, LLC to BANK OF HOPE $17,800,000
2017-05-22Agreement $20,500,000 — from 88 AVE REALTY, LLC to BANK OF HOPE $20,500,000
2017-05-22AL&R $20,500,000 — from 88 AVE REALTY, LLC to BANK OF HOPE $20,500,000
2014-05-27Deed $5,420,000 — from IKI ASSOCIATES LLC to 88 AVE REALTY, LLC $5,420,000
2014-05-27Mortgage $2,700,000 — from 88 AVE REALTY, LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,700,000
2006-04-13Deed $4,350,000 — from ADER, LINDA; SHAMES, CO-EXECUTOR, SHEILA; SHAPIRO, CO-EXECUTOR, HERMAN; WORBY, C0-EXECUTOR to IKI ASSOCIATES LLC $4,350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171029284071
20181458150087
201993790156
202011830022
2021117817043
20225347019
202371670075
202402330035
202501200021
20260218200184
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 159Housing & tenants 372Ownership & money 35Health & systems 6

Every one of the 648 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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