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88-14 161 Street

327Records
11City systems
44Open violations
501Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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327 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 HPD housing violations, 76 311 service requests, 75 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1935
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)26TH ST. HOLDING L.L.C
BBL4097640070
BIN4208956

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 501. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations44 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2007-09-16.

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Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

$28,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Lead (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · GENERAL (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)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$735,000 $330,750
2026$882,000 $396,900
2027$1,058,000 $476,100

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

88-14 161 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

13 311 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 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
2016-10-03AL&R $1,600,000 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2016-10-03Agreement $1,600,000 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
2016-10-03SPRD $448,000 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $448,000
2016-10-03Mortgage $909,696 — from 26TH STREET HOLDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $909,696
2006-10-18Mortgage $321,045 — from 26TH ST. HOLDING LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $321,045
2006-10-18AL&R $448,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC to 26TH ST. HOLDING LLC $448,000
2006-10-18Agreement $448,000 — from 26TH ST. HOLDING LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $448,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171001
20181304
20191001
20200101
20210303
20220202
2023569074
2024125026
2025747054
20261146
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The full timeline

Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 262Ownership & money 16Health & systems 9

Every one of the 327 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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