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153-10 88th Ave

639Records
16City systems
0Open violations
10.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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639 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 143 311 service requests, 102 HPD complaints, 78 rodent inspections.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built2022
Floors9
Res. units223
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)RUFUS KING PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC
BBL4097620010
BIN4208892, 4208894, 4565233, 4623445

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 10.8. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-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

40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

22
’24–25
14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (38) · Noise (19) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · GENERAL (9) · Illegal Parking (7) · APPLIANCE (7).

Filed construction activity

$1,741,216 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2022)
YesSix or more residential units (223)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)RUFUS KING PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
Head officerJairaj Sobhraj
Managing agentZARA REALTY HOLDING CORP
Last registered2026-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$45,179,000 $20,330,550
2026$45,747,000 $20,586,150
2027$42,659,000 $19,196,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

SubwayParsons Blvd — F · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 88 Av / 153 St — Q110 Q112 · 100 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

153-10 88th Ave

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

135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 ZARA REALTY HOLDING CORP — 27 buildings, 2,146 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
153-10 88th Ave QN223 B
88-15 168 Street QN190 C
166-33 89 Avenue QN136 B
87-50 167 Street QN130 B
90-36 149 Street QN112 C
80-25 Parsons Boulevard QN112 B
88-25 153 Street QN96 A
88-05 Merrick Boulevard QN92 A
89-11 153 Street QN91 B
90-10 149 Street QN90 C
91-50 195 Street QN84 A
87-87 171 Street QN81 A
187-35 Hillside Avenue QN77 A
91-60 193 Street QN68 A
195-24 Jamaica Avenue QN65 A
88-06 Parsons Boulevard QN61 A
87-84 165 Street QN55 A
148-14 90 Avenue QN53 B
166-05 88 Avenue QN53 A
89-15 144 Street QN48 B
148-15 Lowe Court QN47 A
91-61 193 Street QN45 A
88-15 144 Street QN44 A
88-18 150 Street QN35 A
144-06 88 Avenue QN31 A
92-07 195 Place QN27 A
4097620019 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,347,576 on 2021-11-03 (lender: Arbor Realty Sr, INC.), covering 12 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
2021-11-23AL&R $52,652,424 — from RUFUS KING PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. $52,652,424
2021-11-23AL&R $12,347,576 — from RUFUS KING PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. $12,347,576
2021-11-03Mortgage $52,652,424 — from RUFUS KING PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. $52,652,424
2021-11-03Mortgage $12,347,576 — from RUFUS KING PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. $12,347,576
2019-10-03Sold for $2,996,500 $2,996,500 $13,437
2007-08-01DEEDO $1,500,000 — from CARITUS HEALTH CARE PLANNING, INC.; CARITAS HEALTH CARE, INC. to PARK HAVEN LLC $1,500,000
2007-01-05Deed $37,600,000 — from SAINT VINCENTS CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERS to CARITAS HEALTH CARE, INC. $37,600,000
2007-01-05Mortgage $35,000,000 — from CARITAS HEALTH CARE, INC. to HEALTHCARE FINANCE GROUP INC. $35,000,000
2006-01-17Mortgage $350,000,000 — from SAINT VINCENT CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERS D; SAINT VINCENTS CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERS to GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS $350,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010001
2018000000
2019050106
202011832024
20213214114263
202229922648
202319824134
2024150256046
20259117000180
202601788087
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The full timeline

Construction 151Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 292Ownership & money 52Health & systems 85

Every one of the 639 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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