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139-79 85 Drive

2,204Records
17City systems
72Open violations
62.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
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2,204 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 736 311 service requests, 708 HPD complaints, 228 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units122
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CRESCENT V ASSOCIATES
BBL4097110075
BIN4207707

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 62.2. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations72 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2006-12-14.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

144 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 43 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 58). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

43
’23–24
27
’24–25
58
’25–26

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

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

219 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (66) · Noise (35) · Blocked Driveway (23) · Elevator (8) · Illegal Parking (8) · Rodent (8).

Filed construction activity

$610,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (122)
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)CRESCENT FIVE ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerMAMNOON A MARGHOOB
Managing agentZUMO MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,901,000 $3,105,450
2026$7,926,000 $3,566,700
2027$7,667,000 $3,450,150

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Briarwood — E F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / 87 Av — Q20 Q60 · 0.2 mi
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

139-79 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

219 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 66 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 ZUMO MANAGEMENT INC — 6 buildings, 297 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
139-79 85 Drive QN122 C
77-10 34 Avenue QN96 C
3401 Avenue J BK59 B
807 Bergen Street BK8 A
22 Menahan Street BK6 A
268 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $406,829 on 1997-02-28 (lender: Home Federal Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
1997-02-28Mortgage $406,830 — from CRESCENT V ASSOCIATES to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $406,830
1987-08-18Mortgage $944,296 — from CRESCENT V. ASSOCIATES to HOME SAVS BANK $944,296
1983-05-05Mortgage $18,169 — from CRESCENT V ASSOCIATES to BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS,INC $18,169
1983-03-22Mortgage $193,395 — from BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS,INC to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK $193,395

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017105562174
2018310390557
2019519410166
2020223410268
202109410353
2022214201055
202314840291
20244210502113
20259927416299
2026016730695
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The full timeline

Construction 98Enforcement 344Housing & tenants 1,693Ownership & money 29Health & systems 40

Every one of the 2,204 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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