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88-12 161 Street

182Records
14City systems
15Open violations
111.6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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182 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 26 DOB violations, 22 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1935
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)26TH ST. HOLDING
BBL4097640068
BIN4208955

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 111.6. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Animal (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$182,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1935)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)26TH STREET HOLDING LLC
Head officerFARHAD BASAL
Managing agent26TH STREET HOLDING LLC
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$739,000 $332,550
2026$806,000 $362,700
2027$967,000 $435,150

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

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 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Parsons Blvd / 88 Av — Q25 Q65 · 400 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

88-12 161 Street

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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC — 7 buildings, 18 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88-14 161 Street QN6 D
88-12 161 Street QN5 D
69-52 Almeda Avenue QN2 B
135-40 231 Street QN2 C
87-26 127 Street QN1 C
247-14 137 Road QN1 C
114-47 226 Street QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $909,696 on 2016-10-03 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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
2016-10-03Agreement $1,600,000 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2016-10-03AL&R $1,600,000 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2016-10-03Mortgage $909,696 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $909,696
2016-10-03SPRD $448,000 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $448,000
2006-10-18AL&R $412,500 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC $412,500
2006-10-18Agreement $412,500 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $412,500
2006-10-18Mortgage $288,395 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $288,395
1999-12-08Mortgage $175,000 — from 26TH STREET HOLDINGLLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $175,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170110011
2018019010
20190726235
202008109
20214410018
202230205
202305319
202410102
20253115019
202611147
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 95Ownership & money 19Health & systems 11

Every one of the 182 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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