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139-21 86 Avenue

306Records
16City systems
0Open violations
0.9Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
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306 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built1959
Floors6
Res. units61
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CAROLE GARDENS REALTY
BBL4097100094
BIN4207692

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.9. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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: Noise (6) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · GENERAL (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (61)
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)CAROLE GARDENS REALTY LLC
Head officerNEIL T ISRAEL
Managing agentGLENWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,626,000 $1,631,700
2026$3,702,000 $1,665,900
2027$3,675,000 $1,653,750

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 47/100, 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 2016 (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

SubwayBriarwood — E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 87 Av — Q20 Q60 · 650 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

139-21 86 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 — 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 GLENWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 29 buildings, 7,971 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29. See the whole portfolio

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1751 York Avenue MN328 A
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1775 York Avenue MN272 A
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333 East 56 Street MN224 A
1434 York Avenue MN210 A
519 East 76 Street MN210 A
334 West 39 Street MN205 A
450 North End Avenue MN151 A
1737 York Avenue MN62 A
139-21 86 Avenue QN61 A
1195 Lexington Avenue MN58 A
425 East 72 Street MN49 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,517,908 on 2019-12-23 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-23AL&R $5,000,000 — from CAROLE GARDENS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2019-12-23Agreement $5,000,000 — from CAROLE GARDENS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2019-12-23Mortgage $3,517,908 — from CAROLE GARDENS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,517,908
2011-06-03AL&R $1,750,000 — from CAROLE GARDENS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,750,000
2011-06-03Mortgage $1,750,000 — from CAROLE GARDENS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,750,000
1987-06-30Mortgage $700,000 — from CAROLE GARENS CO D/B/A; ISRAEL, FAYE to SEAMEN'S BANK SAVINGS $700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170270110
2018015017
201901285236
202000150116
20210275115
2022015017
20230080210
2024403029
2025006028
2026007018
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 205Ownership & money 23Health & systems 17

Every one of the 306 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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