1,426 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 484 HPD housing violations, 370 311 service requests, 363 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 82.6. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 119 total — 60 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1997-01-02. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
114 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (94) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Elevator (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · GENERAL (1).
$714,380 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (78) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | AMBASSADOR APTS INC |
| Head officer | SAL RADONCIC |
| Managing agent | FRIEDMAN MGMT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,008,000 | $1,803,600 |
| 2026 | $4,194,000 | $1,887,300 |
| 2027 | $4,682,000 | $2,106,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 11/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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.
| Subway | Sutphin Blvd — F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 88 Av / Sutphin Blvd — Q40 · 600 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.
148-25 88 Avenue
| 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 |
114 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.
Managed by FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CORP — 95 buildings, 1,987 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B38 · C17 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 95 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 1996-09-05 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-06 | Agreement $222,109 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS INC. to FLUSHING BANK | $222,109 | |
| 2013-02-04 | Agreement $307,118 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $307,118 | |
| 1996-09-05 | Mortgage $450,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $450,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2018 | 3 | 18 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 77 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 151 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 103 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 | 121 | 0 | 3 | 132 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 103 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 2 | 144 |
Every one of the 1,426 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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