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168-42 88 Avenue

756Records
19City systems
28Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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756 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 311 service requests, 195 HPD complaints, 101 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1958
Floors6
Res. units78
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)42 INDUS LLC
BBL4098200049
BIN4210118

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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 50% 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 23.3. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations28 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1999-06-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Elevator (9) · Indoor Air Quality (4) · SAFETY (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$271,292 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 (78)
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)42 INDUS 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$3,821,000 $1,719,450
2026$4,488,000 $2,019,600
2027$4,799,000 $2,159,550

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 169 St / 88 Av — Q3 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 095 Eastwood
Middle: I.S. 238 - Susan B. Anthony Academy. 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

168-42 88 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

38 311 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.

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: $3,344,884 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 $3,344,884 — from 42 INDUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,344,884
2021-07-02Agreement $9,250,000 — from 42 INDUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $9,250,000
2019-06-25Agreement $5,905,116 — from 42 INDUS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,905,116
2013-11-26Mortgage $3,075,092 — from 42 INDUS LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA $3,075,092
2013-11-26Agreement $6,675,000 — from 42 INDUS LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA $6,675,000
2008-12-04Agreement $4,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 42 INDUS, LLC $4,000,000
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
2008-12-04SMTG $4,000,000 — from 42 INDUS ,LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $4,000,000
2002-06-17Mortgage $6,000,000 — from INDUS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITIBANK NA $6,000,000
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
1990-05-11Mortgage $695,604 — from HAM ASSOCIATES to EAST NY SAVINGS BANK $695,604
1985-08-22Mortgage $712,442 — from HAM ASSOC to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CP $712,442
1982-04-16Mortgage $375,000 — from SCHWARTZ, HARRY; COHEN, ARTHUR to UNION FEDERAL S&L ASSOC $375,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701270129
2018007029
201905161325
2020002024
202102122218
202242120321
2023001023
202425360447
202501400344
202600240327
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 74Housing & tenants 530Ownership & money 101Health & systems 32

Every one of the 756 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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