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148-09 88 Avenue

291Records
13City systems
17Open violations
96.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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291 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 66 HPD housing violations, 61 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built1970
Floors3
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)RAJ EQUITIES INC
BBL4096940063
BIN4207123

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 96.5. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2020-08-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
10
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · APPLIANCE (3) · Missed Collection (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 (1970)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)RAJ EQUITIES INC.
Head officerSUMONA SHARMA
Managing agentCROSSTOWN MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-12-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$639,000 $287,550
2026$767,000 $345,150
2027$920,000 $414,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwaySutphin Blvd — F · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 88 Av / Sutphin Blvd — Q40 · 450 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

148-09 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 CROSSTOWN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 66 buildings, 668 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B13 · C8 · D8 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-42 Elbertson Street QN72 B
36-41 Union Street QN41 A
1364 East 92 Street BK33 B
62-48 Mt Olivet Crescent QN27 A
141-16 84 Drive QN25 A
713 East 85 Street BK24 A
1562 West 6 Street BK24 A
590 Williams Avenue BK23 B
1515 West 1 Street BK20 C
8726 Avenue J BK18 B
1097 East 93 Street BK16 A
4641 Bedford Avenue BK16 B
3611 Shore Parkway BK16 A
4665 Bedford Avenue BK16 A
2403 East 13th St BK12 B
2632 East 21 Street BK12 A
135-46 Grand Central Parkway QN12 A
1203 East 92 Street BK12 A
340 West 46 Street MN11 A
291 3 Avenue BK9 A
3031 Brighton 3 Street BK9 B
2362 East 13th St BK9 A
892 East 7th St BK8 A
148-09 88 Avenue QN8 B
319 East 85 Street MN8 D
30-79 32 Street QN8 A
148-03 88 Avenue QN8 C
2959 Ocean Parkway BK8 A
2955 Ocean Parkway BK8 A
148-05 88 Avenue QN8 D
378 Court Street BK8 A
326 Melrose Street BK8 A
148-07 88 Avenue QN8 A
30-39 32 Street QN7 A
26-69 30 Street QN7 A
143 West 128 Street MN6 C
2526 East 29 Street BK6 A
343 63 Street BK6 A
1567 Lincoln Place BK6 C
197 Green Street BK6 A
250 Stanhope Street BK6 B
8414 13 Avenue BK5 A
8416 13 Avenue BK5 D
8422 13 Avenue BK5 F
8418 13 Avenue BK5 D
108-05 101 Avenue QN5 A
502 1 Street BK4 A
194 Green Street BK4 A
72-03 31 Avenue QN3 F
5314 Avenue O BK3 B
87-65 126 Street QN3 A
315 7 Avenue BK3 C
5312 Avenue O BK3 C
32-13 112 Street QN3 C
42 Willow Place BK3 A
322 East 86 Street MN3 F
107-10 101 Avenue QN3 C
37 Avenue T BK3 D
271 Cornelia Street BK2 B
4711 Avenue D BK2 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $475,000 on 1995-03-30 (lender: New York Federal Savings 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
2003-08-07M&CON $700,000 — from RAJ EQUITIES, INC. to SIKDER, SUKLA $700,000
1995-03-30Mortgage $475,000 — from RAJ EQUITIES INC to NEW YORK FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $475,000
1992-03-26Mortgage $553,000 — from RAJ EQUITIES, INC to DJ ASSOCIATES $553,000
1986-10-20Mortgage $523,496 — from D.J. ASSOCIATES to BANK OF INDIA $523,496

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172114
20181012
2019010111
2020034135
20210314
20220314
20230303
2024233035
20251214
20260202
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The full timeline

Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 205Ownership & money 35Health & systems 34

Every one of the 291 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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