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89-38 164 Street

4,252Records
19City systems
116Open violations
58.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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4,252 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,564 HPD complaints, 1,379 311 service requests, 673 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units200
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)SM REALTY LLC
BBL4097930069
BIN4209583, 4451818, 4536963

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 58.8. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations116 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 83 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1997-02-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

284 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 38 · winter 2024–25: 154 · winter 2025–26: 80). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

38
’23–24
154
’24–25
80
’25–26

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

$6,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

382 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (140) · Noise (77) · Elevator (35) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (31) · DOOR/WINDOW (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (12).

Filed construction activity

$603,487 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (200)
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)SM REALTY LLC
Head officerLYNNETTe IGLESIAS
Managing agentNYC AMERICAN MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,498,000 $3,824,100
2026$9,775,000 $4,398,750
2027$11,095,000 $4,992,750

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 63/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway169 St — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-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
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 164 St — Q6 Q8 Q41 · 600 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence
Middle: M.S. 358. 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

89-38 164 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

382 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 140 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 NYC AMERICAN MANAGEMENT INC. — 4 buildings, 435 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
89-38 164 Street QN200 C
168-36 88 Avenue QN79 A
14-20 Gateway Boulevard QN78 A
168-42 88 Avenue QN78 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,500,000 on 2021-07-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-02Mortgage $18,500,000 — from SM REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $18,500,000
2013-12-03Mortgage $7,136,738 — from SM REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,136,738
2013-12-03Agreement $15,230,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to SM REALTY LLC $15,230,000
2008-12-04SMTG $1,106,953 — from SM REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,106,953
2008-12-04Mortgage $2,612,076 — from SM REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,612,076
2008-12-04Agreement $9,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to SM REALTY LLC $9,000,000
2008-12-04Agreement $18,106,953 — from NAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; INDUS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; NASSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; SM REALTY to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $18,106,953
1999-02-03Mortgage $4,579,121 — from NAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; NASSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; INDUS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; SM REALTY to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK $4,579,121
1998-09-18Mortgage $2,419,077 — from S.B. REALTY L.L.C.; 42 INDUS LLC; SBM REALTY; NAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; NASSA LIMITED PART to NORTH FORK BANK $2,419,077
1997-02-06Mortgage $2,471,088 — from 42 INDUS LLC; SM REALTY LLC; NASSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NORTH FORK BANK $2,471,088
1986-09-30Mortgage $1,163,321 — from MARKLAND ESTATES, INC. to MERITOR MTGE CORP. EAST $1,163,321
1984-09-19Mortgage $75,000 — from LEIFER, MURRAY; SCHRON, RUBIN to N.S. REALTY CO. $75,000
1984-09-11Mortgage $800,000 — from SHCRON, RUBIN; LEIFER, MURRAY; N.S. REALTY CO. to NACHAM, NACHMAN $800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170619000196
201803826602306
201901516934191
20200914501155
202101013912152
202221119603212
202321019102205
202421332902346
20250930202313
20267318409203
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 401Housing & tenants 3,725Ownership & money 49Health & systems 50

Every one of the 4,252 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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