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162-15 Highland Avenue

1,221Records
22City systems
39Open violations
46.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
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1,221 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 525 311 service requests, 342 HPD complaints, 169 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1962
Floors6
Res. units105
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)BELCREST PARK ASSETS LLC
BBL4097730005
BIN4209099

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 46.7. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations39 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

160 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 40 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 71). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

40
’23–24
18
’24–25
71
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

175 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (78) · Noise (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Elevator (13) · WATER LEAK (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (9).

Filed construction activity

$21,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (105)
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)BELCREST PARK ASSETS, LLC
Head officerADAM PARKOFF
Managing agentNEW PARK MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,598,000 $3,419,100
2026$8,949,000 $4,027,050
2027$9,010,000 $4,054,500

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

1 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 164 St / Highland Av — Q65 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. Q086
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

162-15 Highland 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

175 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 78 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 NEW PARK MANAGEMENT, LLC — 62 buildings, 4,143 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B21 · C6 · D8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2131 Wallace Avenue BX175 D
2132 Wallace Avenue BX172 D
4861 Broadway MN146 C
8700 25 Avenue BK123 B
2728 Henry Hudson Pkwy E BX121 C
8635 21 Avenue BK120 D
1701 West 3 Street BK107 B
2084 Bronx Park East BX106 D
162-15 Highland Avenue QN105 C
28 East End Avenue MN102 A
500 West 235 Street BX87 B
2198 Wallace Avenue BX85 C
83-46 118 Street QN84 B
97 Arden Street MN78 A
3115 Avenue I BK77 B
3101 Avenue I BK77 A
1 Seaman Avenue MN74 B
110 Post Avenue MN73 B
2161 Barnes Avenue BX72 A
200 Dyckman Street MN72 B
237 East 20 Street MN72 A
11 Seaman Avenue MN72 B
165 Seaman Avenue MN72 A
2182 Barnes Avenue BX71 D
2140 Barnes Avenue BX70 D
249 Cumberland Street BK70 A
2162 Barnes Avenue BX70 C
383 East 17 Street BK67 A
1561 East 13 Street BK66 A
64-45 Booth Street QN66 A
175-27 87 Drive QN66 D
3300 Netherland Avenue BX66 B
900 Avenue H BK65 B
2 Seaman Avenue MN64 B
64-21 Booth Street QN62 A
1420 Ocean Parkway BK60 A
150 74 Street BK60 A
2016 Avenue N BK60 A
401 Schenectady Avenue BK59 B
98 Thayer Street MN59 B
4730 Broadway MN56 B
2705 Bainbridge Avenue BX54 C
260 Lenox Road BK53 A
431 3 Avenue MN52 A
745 Lincoln Place BK50 B
110-56 71 Avenue QN49 A
75 Thayer Street MN48 A
258 East 18 Street BK48 B
2828 Kings Highway BK48 B
7005 Shore Road BK46 A
144 East 22 Street MN46 A
2784 Morris Avenue BX44 D
192 East 75 Street MN38 A
3 East 66 Street MN27 B
133 East 84 Street MN24 A
1510 York Avenue MN24 B
207 East 76 Street MN16 A
217 East 76 Street MN13 A
209 East 76 Street MN12 A
623 2 Avenue MN9 A

showing 60 of 62 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,291,576 on 2020-07-28 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-28Agreement $15,575,000 — from BELCREST PARK ASSETS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,575,000
2020-07-28Mortgage $5,291,576 — from BELCREST PARK ASSETS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,291,576
2020-07-28Deed $22,250,000 — from BELCREST APARTMENTS DEL LLC to BELCREST PARK ASSETS LLC $22,250,000
2020-07-23Sold for $22,250,000 $22,250,000 $211,905
2013-06-21Mortgage $3,307,000 — from BELCREST APARTMENTS DEL LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $3,307,000
2013-06-21Agreement $11,147,000 — from BELCREST APARTMENTS DEL LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $11,147,000
2004-09-17Agreement $7,840,000 — from BELCREST APARTMENTS LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $7,840,000
2004-09-17Deed $9,068,062 — from BEACH HAVEN APARTMENTS NO. 1, INC. to BELCREST APARTMENTS LLC $9,068,063
2004-09-17Mortgage $7,147,301 — from BELCREST APARTMENTS LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $7,147,301
1997-12-12Mortgage $64,883 — from BEACH HEAVEN APARTMENTS NO.1 INC to M & T REAL ESTATE INC $64,883

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707260033
201806290237
2019512560477
202004816394
202104930097
202209790290
20230417003177
20240313603142
202503920297
20260311802123
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 88Housing & tenants 1,063Ownership & money 34Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,221 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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