222 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 HPD housing violations, 54 HPD complaints, 47 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 814.5. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 64 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-04. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 27 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · ELECTRIC (4) · GENERAL (3) · APPLIANCE (3) · PLUMBING (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | shazam M Karim |
| Last registered | 2024-11-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $350,000 | $157,500 |
| 2026 | $405,000 | $182,250 |
| 2027 | $486,000 | $218,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Parsons Blvd — F · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 163 St — Q1 Q43 · 600 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.
88-50 162 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2005-01-27 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-27 | Mortgage $200,000 — from WHITE, BIBI NAZREEN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $200,000 | |
| 2005-01-27 | Deed $385,000 — from EDWARDS, DOREEN; EDWARDS, COLIN to WHITE, BIBI NAZREEN | $385,000 | |
| 1989-03-17 | Mortgage $140,000 — from EDWARDS, DOREEN E.; EDWARDS, COLIN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $140,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 | 2 | 87 | 2 | 91 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 222 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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