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88-05 Merrick Boulevard

755Records
18City systems
3Open violations
27.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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755 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 244 HPD complaints, 240 311 service requests, 73 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1958
Floors9
Res. units92
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)88-05 MERRICK BLVD.
BBL4098170006
BIN4210068

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 27.1. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-09-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 24 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PLUMBING (3) · APPLIANCE (2) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$350,991 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1958)
YesSix or more residential units (92)
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)88-05 MERRICK BLVD. LLC
Head officerKENNETH SUBRAJ
Managing agentZara Realty Holding Corp
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,466,000 $4,259,700
2026$10,149,000 $4,567,050
2027$9,319,000 $4,193,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 54/100, 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.

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 168 St / Hillside Av — Q30 Q31 Q75 · 500 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

88-05 Merrick Boulevard

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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 ZARA REALTY HOLDING CORP — 27 buildings, 2,146 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
153-10 88th Ave QN223 B
88-15 168 Street QN190 C
166-33 89 Avenue QN136 B
87-50 167 Street QN130 B
90-36 149 Street QN112 C
80-25 Parsons Boulevard QN112 B
88-25 153 Street QN96 A
88-05 Merrick Boulevard QN92 A
89-11 153 Street QN91 B
90-10 149 Street QN90 C
91-50 195 Street QN84 A
87-87 171 Street QN81 A
187-35 Hillside Avenue QN77 A
91-60 193 Street QN68 A
195-24 Jamaica Avenue QN65 A
88-06 Parsons Boulevard QN61 A
87-84 165 Street QN55 A
148-14 90 Avenue QN53 B
166-05 88 Avenue QN53 A
89-15 144 Street QN48 B
148-15 Lowe Court QN47 A
91-61 193 Street QN45 A
88-15 144 Street QN44 A
88-18 150 Street QN35 A
144-06 88 Avenue QN31 A
92-07 195 Place QN27 A
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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,646,452 on 2023-06-28 (lender: Provident Bank), covering 4 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
2023-08-09AL&R $42,500,000 — from 88-15 144 ST LLC; 195-24 LLC; 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC; 8787 HILLSIDE PARK LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $42,500,000
2023-06-28Agreement $42,500,000 — from 8787 HILLSIDE PARK LLC; 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC; 88-15 144 ST LLC; 195-24 LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $42,500,000
2023-06-28Mortgage $3,646,453 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC; 195-24 LLC; 8787 HILLSIDE PARK LLC; 88-15 144 ST LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $3,646,453
2018-03-16AL&R $14,500,000 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $14,500,000
2018-03-13Agreement $14,500,000 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $14,500,000
2018-03-13Mortgage $2,777,820 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,777,820
2016-01-21Mortgage $3,350,000 — from 8805 MERRICK BLVD LLC to SANTANDER BANK N.A. $3,350,000
2013-01-04Agreement $9,630,000 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, NA $9,630,000
2013-01-04Mortgage $1,520,793 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, NA $1,520,793
2010-06-15AL&R $8,400,000 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,400,000
2010-06-15Agreement $6,545,965 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,545,965
2010-06-15Mortgage $1,854,035 — from 88-05 MERRICK BLVD, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,854,035
2006-08-08Agreement $7,125,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 88-05 MERRICK BOULEVARD, LLC. $7,125,000
2005-03-16Mortgage $3,156,064 — from 88-05 MERRICK BOULEVARD, LLC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $3,156,064
2005-03-16AL&R $7,125,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 88-05 MERRICK BOULEVARD, LLC. $7,125,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713630168
201806165128
201902290233
202043250133
202101390141
202202240430
202300555363
202402270130
202500450247
202600620264
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The full timeline

Construction 49Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 583Ownership & money 42Health & systems 23

Every one of the 755 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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