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143-50 Hoover Avenue

1,576Records
21City systems
124Open violations
56.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
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1,576 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 539 311 service requests, 360 HPD complaints, 225 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built1948
Floors6
Res. units110
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)143 50 HOOVER OWNERS CORP
BBL4097380114
BIN4208486

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 56.1. 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 violations124 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 56 class B, 37 class A. Oldest open since 1987-02-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

207 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 47 · winter 2024–25: 134 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

47
’23–24
134
’24–25
20
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

272 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (109) · HEAT/HOT WATER (103) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · WATER LEAK (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · GENERAL (6).

Filed construction activity

$913,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1948)
YesSix or more residential units (110)
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)143-50 HOOVER OWNERS CORP
Head officerSANDRA NEWSOME
Managing agentFirstService Residential
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,249,000 $5,962,050
2026$13,633,000 $6,134,850
2027$13,767,000 $6,195,150

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,030,338 a year ($22.43 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,256,449 ($9.30 per sq ft), net operating income $1,773,889. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (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.

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

SubwayBriarwood — E F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / Coolidge Av — Q20 · 900 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

143-50 Hoover 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

272 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 103 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 FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL — 556 buildings, 66,420 units. Grades across the portfolio: A464 · B61 · C14 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 Fordham Hill Oval BX1116 B
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1 Tudor City Place MN799 A
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81-26 150 Street QN675 A
420 Kent Avenue BK605 A
1 Wall Street MN566 A
685 First Avenue MN556 A
150-10 71 Avenue QN536 B
185 Clinton Avenue BK520 B
401 1 Avenue MN510 B
160 West End Avenue MN508 A
26-10 Union Street QN504 A
425 East 63 Street MN495 A
11 Wharf Way BK487 A
99-32 66 Road QN483 B
11 Hoyt Street BK480 A
5600 Netherland Avenue BX462 A
13 Rector Street MN452 A
185 West End Avenue MN432 A
1524 3 Avenue MN430 A
345 Clinton Avenue BK424 B
360 Furman Street BK424 A
555 Kappock Street BX412 A
110-17 Queens Boulevard QN405 A
165 West End Avenue MN403 A
60 East 8 Street MN390 A
2039 Broadway MN387 A
26-21 Union Street QN384 A
3131 Brighton 13 Street BK383 A
16 Dupont Street BK381 A
141 Amsterdam Avenue MN378 A
125-10 Queens Boulevard QN377 A
384 Bridge Street BK371 A
772 Broadway MN360 A
402 Park Avenue South MN350 A
35-11 85 Street QN348 A
75 Wall Street MN346 A
267 Bond Street BK344 A
381 2 Avenue MN339 A
555 West 23 Street MN336 A
2 Tudor City Place MN334 A
1168 1 Avenue MN328 A
92-27 160 Street QN315 A
500 West 43 Street MN311 A
70th Street QN295 A
415 East 64 Street MN290 A
137-47 45 Avenue QN289 A
225 Rector Place MN285 A
20 West Street MN283 A
61 West 62 Street MN276 A
330 West 56 Street MN275 B
5 West 65 Street MN274 A
1992 Broadway MN271 A
195 3 Avenue MN270 A
11-12 30 Drive QN266 A
382 2 Avenue MN262 A
1659 2 Avenue MN258 A
800 Grand Concourse BX254 B
9201 Shore Road BK254 B

showing 60 of 556 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2023-02-07 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-24Sold for $225,000 $225,000 $2,045
2025-12-29RPTT&RET $335,000 — from KHADIR, MINA; ZAKARIA KHADIR EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF MUSTAPHA KADIR; KHADIR, AMINA to STRAKER, MEREDITH F; CALLENDER, ASHA $335,000
2025-12-09Sold for $335,000 $335,000 $3,045
2025-08-26RPTT&RET $205,000 — from ESTATE OF EDWARD CHIN to SONG, CHANGAH; KISHINO, MAKOTO $205,000
2025-08-21Sold for $205,000 $205,000 $1,864
2025-05-14RPTT&RET $199,000 — from LEHMAN, CHERRY to TROTMAN, SIMEON; JOHNSON, NIALLI R $199,000
2025-04-28Sold for $199,000 $199,000 $1,809
2025-01-31RPTT&RET $360,000 — from AHMED, SOHAIL to OHIRA, DAYANE HARUME; FIORE, NICHOLAS WILLIAM $360,000
2024-11-26RPTT&RET $350,000 — from DORCE, KETSIA to CHOWDHURY, MKAFIL; NIMMI, MERINA S $350,000
2024-11-20Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $3,182
2024-10-04RPTT&RET $270,000 — from GALLO TOVAR, CRISTIAN F to AZAD, FAISAL $270,000
2024-09-27RPTT&RET $199,000 — from PAUZER, EDWIN F to TYLER, ADRIAN $199,000
2024-09-26Sold for $199,000 $199,000 $1,809
2024-09-26Sold for $360,000 $360,000 $3,273
2024-09-25Sold for $270,000 $270,000 $2,455

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700556162
201879405364
201913405756
202023262134
202104752182
2022027214189
2023247812197
20248411773139
202513824891279
20263314611154
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The full timeline

Construction 81Enforcement 106Housing & tenants 1,159Ownership & money 204Health & systems 26

Every one of the 1,576 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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