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162-01 85 Avenue

272Records
14City systems
56Open violations
879.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
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272 recorded events, 2012–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 62 HPD housing violations, 40 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)16201 HOME CORPORATION
BBL4097860047
BIN4209413, 4499168

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GRADE F

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 879.7. 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 violations56 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2025-09-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 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

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (7) · Rodent (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Illegal Dumping (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,291,189 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,699,000 $101,940
2026$1,596,000 $95,760
2027$1,440,000 $86,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 164 St / 85 Av — Q65 · 350 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

162-01 85 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

33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,999 on 2025-12-08 (lender: Ark Mortgage, INC.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-08Mortgage $499,999 — from HAQUE, AZAHAR MOHAMMAD to ARK MORTGAGE, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $499,999
2020-07-31Mortgage $789,000 — from HAQUE, AZAHAR to HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $789,000
2018-06-18Agreement $792,000 — from HAQUE, AZAHAR to METRO CITY BANK $792,000
2018-06-18Mortgage $142,000 — from HAQUE, AZAHAR to METRO CITY BANK $142,000
2016-09-06Mortgage $650,000 — from ALVINA HOME SALES CORP. to LOAN FUNDER LLC SERIES 912 $650,000
2016-09-06Deed $625,000 — from JACKSON (DECEASED) , INGELORE; JOHN A. JACKSON AS AMINISTRATOR to ALVINA HOME SALES CORP. $625,000
2016-07-11Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $312,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701191122
201852865246
20192740013
20200594018
2021002002
2022000000
2023104207
2024306009
202550156531
2026019216100
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 157Ownership & money 23Health & systems 16

Every one of the 272 recorded events, 2012–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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