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139-60 85 Drive

2,306Records
20City systems
110Open violations
50.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
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2,306 recorded events, 1899–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 719 311 service requests, 711 HPD complaints, 443 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built1951
Floors6
Res. units130
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES
BBL4097100037
BIN4440103, 4440740, 4440741, 4440742

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 50.2. 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 violations110 total — 52 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2010-03-30.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

117 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 54). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

21
’23–24
38
’24–25
54
’25–26

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

169 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (56) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · Noise (19) · Smoking or Vaping (14) · Elevator (8) · WATER LEAK (6).

Filed construction activity

$487,580 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1951)
YesSix or more residential units (130)
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)BRAIRWOOD ASSOCIATES, LP
Head officerJEFFREY MOSKIN
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC
Last registered2025-10-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,805,000 $5,312,250
2026$11,795,000 $5,307,750
2027$9,459,000 $4,256,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
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 2015 (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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Briarwood — E F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 87 Av — Q20 Q60 · 1,000 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 117 J. Keld / Briarwood School
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

139-60 85 Drive

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

169 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 56 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
141-35 85 Road QN252 C
202 West 146 Street MN133 D
141-50 85 Road QN132 B
139-60 85 Drive QN130 C
23-50 Waters Edge Drive QN121 A
1892 Morris Avenue BX110 D
60 Hamilton Avenue SI109 C
64-41 Saunders Street QN104 A
41-44 44 Street QN94 A
99 Gold Street BK88 A
2300 Sedgwick Avenue BX80 B
79-02 Woodside Avenue QN72 A
832 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
39-06 114 Street QN70 D
140-55 Burden Crescent QN67 B
65-60 Wetherole Street QN66 A
37-50 97 Street QN66 B
1444 Park Place BK66 B
5733 Kings Highway BK54 B
54 East 176 Street BX53 B
2003 Walton Avenue BX49 A
623 East 5 Street BK48 B
84-06 109 Street QN48 B
530 2 Street BK47 B
170 West 81 Street MN45 A
85-55 115 Street QN45 A
2001 Morris Avenue BX44 B
108-05 Astoria Boulevard QN42 B
2011 Morris Avenue BX41 B
519 West 133 Street MN40 F
1731 Harrison Avenue BX40 B
11-15 46 Road QN39 B
1895 Walton Avenue BX31 B
1979 Walton Avenue BX30 C
1975 Walton Avenue BX30 B
502 West 134 Street MN30 F
1650 Topping Avenue BX27 A
570 East 26 Street BK27 C
1890 Ocean Avenue BK27 C
54 East 179 Street BX27 B
210-01 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
209-17 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
286 West 147 Street MN25 B
52 East Tremont Avenue BX24 C
111-46 76 Drive QN24 B
887 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
889 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
350 Ocean Avenue BK22 C
245 Mulberry Street MN20 B
406 West 48 Street MN20 A
244 East 60 Street MN18 A
688 10 Avenue MN12 B
2522 Adam C Powell Blvd MN12 F
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd MN11 D
34 East 81 Street MN10 A
1093 Jerome Avenue BX9 B
249 West 102 Street MN9 B
164 West 81 Street MN8 A
334 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
1142 Wheeler Avenue BX4 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,500,000 on 2021-01-19 (lender: Northmarq Capital LLC), covering 3 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
2021-01-19Agreement $44,500,000 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P. to NORTHMARQ CAPITAL LLC $44,500,000
2021-01-19Mortgage $4,500,000 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P. to NORTHMARQ CAPITAL LLC $4,500,000
2016-12-19Mortgage $12,382,077 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $12,382,077
2016-12-19Agreement $40,000,000 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $40,000,000
2016-12-19Agreement $40,000,000 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $40,000,000
2012-12-12Mortgage $8,938,421 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $8,938,421
2012-12-12AL&R $30,000,000 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $30,000,000
2012-12-12Agreement $30,000,000 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $30,000,000
2007-11-13Mortgage $7,500,000 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P. to DEUTSCHE BANK BERKSHIRE MORTGAGE, INC. $7,500,000
2003-10-31Mortgage $7,561,170 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $7,561,170
1994-05-26Mortgage $1,392,720 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES to ARCS MORTGAGE, INC $1,392,720
1990-12-28Mortgage $3,397,561 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES to APPLE BANK/SAVINGS $3,397,561
1989-12-26Mortgage $750,000 — from BRIARWOOD ASSOCIATES to EAST NEW YORK SAVS BANK $750,000
1987-02-23Mortgage $800,000 — from MORAL FIVE CORP to D & T NOMINEE CORP $800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705620269
2018102211502149
201949660685
20202119803114
20210718355200
20226414703160
20230712409140
20240711905131
20252516502174
202601810284
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 182Housing & tenants 1,936Ownership & money 69Health & systems 55

Every one of the 2,306 recorded events, 1899–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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